Archive for the ‘Featured’ Category

Power to the Pews: Church Devotional Content
May 9, 2012

Power to the Pews: Church Devotional Content

The pastor isn't the only one who can take on the great commission. What if the people in the pews started creating and sharing devotional material?

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Power to the Pews: Create Content
May 8, 2012

Power to the Pews: Create Content

Our guerrilla church marketing series continues with some practical ways the people in the pews can do church marketing.

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Power to the Pews: Guerrilla Church Marketing
May 7, 2012

Power to the Pews: Guerrilla Church Marketing

If your church marketing sucks, maybe it's time to do something about it. A new series exploring how the people in the pews can market their church.

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Office Hours: Pastors and Social Media & Wasting Money
May 1, 2012

Office Hours: Pastors and Social Media & Wasting Money

Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about social media and the uselessness of YellowPages ads.

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Interview with Austin Kleon
April 30, 2012

Interview with Austin Kleon

We talk with Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, about creativity and the church.

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Moving Beyond Stories
April 25, 2012

Moving Beyond Stories

Story has become a buzzword lately, but we need to push beyond stories and connect with the theology and identity of what we communicate.

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Tips & Tricks For Managing Communications
April 23, 2012

Tips & Tricks For Managing Communications

How in the world do you keep track of all your communication projects without something slipping through the cracks? We've got tips and tricks from communication pros to help.

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Copy Matters: Copy That Sucks
April 19, 2012

Copy Matters: Copy That Sucks

Here's a list of pet peeves from a professional writer. Avoid them and you can avoid having copy that sucks.

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Copy Matters: Proofreading
April 16, 2012

Copy Matters: Proofreading

Typos, spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, wonky style—it can all contribute to ruining otherwise good copy. You must proofread your copy.

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Church Communication Hero: Steve Jobs
April 11, 2012

Church Communication Hero: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs had vision, confidence, imagination and drive. It's these qualities that make him an unlikely church communication hero.

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Copy Matters: Style Guides
April 9, 2012

Copy Matters: Style Guides

For the love of all things holy, be consistent. Every church needs a style guide and we've got some examples to get you started.

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Engage Your Congregation with Visual Worship
April 4, 2012

Engage Your Congregation with Visual Worship

We talk with TripleWide Media about communicating with visuals and engaging congregations.

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Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)
April 4, 2012

Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)

The dread-locked author, hippy and Jesus lover Anne Lamott gives churches advice about how to welcome visitors.

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Copy Matters: Writing for Non-Writers
April 2, 2012

Copy Matters: Writing for Non-Writers

Not everyone is a writer, but sometimes you still have to write. We ask a non-writer to step up and share tips on how the non-writer can write.

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Copy Matters: Writing for Social Media
March 30, 2012

Copy Matters: Writing for Social Media

Social media isn't just one more channel, it's an opportunity for connection, conversation and care. Here are some tips to improve your writing for social media.

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