Archive for the ‘Featured’ Category

Office Hours: Surveys & Your Own Office Hours
September 5, 2012

Office Hours: Surveys & Your Own Office Hours

Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about surveys and holding your own office hours.

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Getting Started: Cleve Persinger
September 4, 2012

Getting Started: Cleve Persinger

Cleve Persinger of MediaBleep, Creative Missions and The Chapel talks about getting started: "Take a lot of deep breaths and learn to stop taking criticism personally."

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Generosity: The Brand of the Early Church
August 29, 2012

Generosity: The Brand of the Early Church

Traceway Baptist Church found a new brand and marketing voice by giving away their offerings for an entire year. Founding pastor John Richardson explains how they got there.

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Getting Started: Kelley Hartnett
August 27, 2012

Getting Started: Kelley Hartnett

"I approached my church communications role with a rainbows-and-unicorns perspective. Most of the time that worked. But sometimes it knocked me on my rear, to be honest."

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Office Hours: Project Management & Social Networks for Churches
August 22, 2012

Office Hours: Project Management & Social Networks for Churches

Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about project management and incorporating seniors into technology.

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Busy Pastors Can Say No to Social Media
August 21, 2012

Busy Pastors Can Say No to Social Media

OtterBox CEO Curt Richardson opted out of social media: "I believe that to be a valuable participant in social media, you must really dedicate the time."

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Getting Started: Kelvin Co
August 20, 2012

Getting Started: Kelvin Co

With 25 years of communication experience, Kelvin Co shares his insights on getting started in church communication.

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The Pixelated Church: Managing the Tensions of Church Online (Part 2)
August 16, 2012

The Pixelated Church: Managing the Tensions of Church Online (Part 2)

Church online calls leaders to think outside the box and into the future. Exploring online church services with examples and stories.

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The Pixelated Church: Managing the Tensions of Church Online (Part 1)
August 15, 2012

The Pixelated Church: Managing the Tensions of Church Online (Part 1)

As more and more churches offer online services, we explore some of the tensions and issues created by online church experiences.

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Getting Started: Joe Porter
August 14, 2012

Getting Started: Joe Porter

From volunteer to creative director, Joe Porter has been in the church marketing trenches. We talk to him about what he's learned and how churches can get started in church ...

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Lessons for the Church from the 2012 Olympics
August 13, 2012

Lessons for the Church from the 2012 Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics offer plenty of lessons for churches. Here are three: Tell a story, be a good sport, you're not in control. Plus, bacon!

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Office Hours: Online Budgets & Bulletin Advertising
August 8, 2012

Office Hours: Online Budgets & Bulletin Advertising

Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about online marketing budgets and bulletin advertising.

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Getting Started: Chuck Scoggins
August 6, 2012

Getting Started: Chuck Scoggins

Chuck Scoggins wrote the book on getting started in church communications. Literally: It's called Getting Started in Church Communications. We talk with Chuck about insights for beginners.

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featured Article
August 2, 2012

Fighting Over Chicken

A major battle in the culture war went down at fast food establishments and all over social media--but what did it communicate to the wider world?

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Church Communication Hero: G.K. Chesterton
August 1, 2012

Church Communication Hero: G.K. Chesterton

What can this columnist, journalist, and novelist teach us about church communications? Quite a lot, actually.

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