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Leading Up
Gerry True explains leading up: "Sometimes you have to lead up in a way that helps senior leaders see an idea they've never seen before."
Connecting With Christmas Guests Who Won’t Come Back
Lots of people show up for Christmas services, but what can you do to connect with guests who will likely never come back?
By the Numbers: Guests, Attendance and the Back Door
Statistics show we're losing visitors quickly. Is your church doing its best to invite, interact with, follow up and retain the new people who walk in?
Christmas Book Now Available: God Rest Ye Stressed Communicators
Our new Christmas book, God Rest Ye Stressed Communicators: Planning Christmas for Your Church, is now available. Take advantage of the launch week sale.
25 Christmas Stories: How Does Your Church Do Christmas?
What makes Christmas special at your church? Check out these creative and inspiring ideas for how different churches do Christmas.
Questions to Transform Church Communication on #cmschat
Last night's #cmschat on Twitter explored some basic questions to transform your church's communication.
Stop Making Outreach All About You
Many of our messages to the community are self-centered. It’s time for the church to shift its approach from “Look at us” to “Let’s talk about you.”
Integrated Communication
"If your church is known for a bunch of ministry silos, then you're not doing church communication properly."
4 Ways Your Church Can Use Social Media at Christmas
There is a great opportunity to get your message out there on social media during the Christmas season. We've got four ways to maximize your message.
The Value of Church Communications for Leaders on #cmschat
This week's #cmschat on Twitter covered how to communicate the value of communication to church leadership.
Why Christian?: People Want to Know Why We Believe
The question—why Christian?— is one of the most important questions churches can ask. The answer is literally the great commission.
What Does Your Community Need This Christmas?
“As you’re planning Christmas, think about what it is your community needs your church to be.”
6 Ways to Overcome the Dreaded Church FAIL
Just when you think everything is perfect, every typo caught and every detail correct, there it is: Church FAIL. We explore how to fix the fail.
Surviving the Fall: Prioritizing & Staying Sane
How to survive the fall: "I don't know about the rest of you, but this particular season in church communication feels a little crazy making."
The Communication Episode
Dave Shrein talks with Ryan Holck about how utilizing the three c’s of communication will help your church communicate it's message more effectively.
