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Archive for the ‘Think Ahead’ Category
Planning Christmas: Insights, Field Trips & After Christmas
A triple-dose of insight around the importance of planning before and after Christmas, featuring Shawn Wood, Robbie Foreman and Maurilio Amorim.
Planning Christmas: Stephen Brewster & Evan Courtney
More Christmas idea including flashmobs and 12 days of serving.
Planning Christmas: Bethany Russell
A communications director for a multisite church in Texas talks about getting ready for Christmas.
Planning Christmas Launches
We kick off Planning Christmas with a video from Gary Molander sharing two things he thinks are vital for church teams to consider.
Christmas is Coming
Christmas is just around the corner. Are you ready? If you're on the ball, you should already be having those conversations. But if you're like most churches, you're not there ...
Outspoken: Little Guys Can Do Big Things Too
Here's hope for the underdog. In this excerpt from the book Outspoken, we offer advice and encouragement to the small (i.e., normal) church.
Make it Functional: Making Sure Your Audience Can Understand Your Message
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently simplified the food pyramid, again. It's a good example of how cutting out the clutter and getting to the essentials can better get your ...
Eliminating False Assumptions
Todd Henry, author of The Accidental Creative, shows how our false assumptions can hold back our creativity. In the church, it's called the 'that's how we've always done it' excuse. ...
A Letter to Pastors: Is Communication PR or DNA?
Is your church communication PR or DNA? An open letter to pastors about two ways of handling communications and the startling differences.
What You Resist Persists
I've spent too much of my short life criticizing what I don't like. It doesn't work. Tell me what you're for, not against.
Expert Series: What Are You Doing For Easter?
Easter is only nine weeks away. Is your church ready? We’re launching a new series where we ask some church marketing experts for their input and our first question is ...
Planning Christmas with Shawn Wood
We talk with Shawn Wood about planning Christmas. It's not too late and there are plenty of good ideas out there.
Repurposing Content for Maximum Impact
Many churches struggle to produce quality content week-after-week, and what they do produce often falls into the ether, never to be heard from again. But Brandon Cox suggests a better ...
The Power of Anticipation
A happy vacation has more to do with planning, preparation and anticipation than it does the actual vacation. What does that mean for church marketing?
An Imaginary Church for the Greater Good
Andrew Pautler, a senior graphic design major at the University of Notre Dame, e-mailed us to let us know about a little project he’s been working on: I believe that if ...
