Archive for 2018

Mother’s Day: Why & How Your Church Should Celebrate
April 25, 2018

Mother’s Day: Why & How Your Church Should Celebrate

Mother's Day is the third most-attended Sunday of the year, but it can be a challenge for churches to avoid overlooking, alienating, or embarrassing moms.

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Church Communication Hero: Ida B. Wells
April 23, 2018

Church Communication Hero: Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells was a journalist and social crusader. Her work cast the harsh light of truth on lynching, and her life's work offers lessons for the church.

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Communication Flow With Trello
April 18, 2018

Communication Flow With Trello

As a church communicator, you need a system to keep everything organized. This free resource will help you set one up using Trello.

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We All Make Mistakes: The Accidental Email
April 16, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The Accidental Email

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's an email intended for the pastor going to the entire church. Oops.

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Permission to Send: How is Your Church Handling People’s Data?
April 11, 2018

Permission to Send: How is Your Church Handling People’s Data?

The world requires us to comply with certain laws and regulations concerning people's personal information—and churches should go above and beyond.

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Creative Missions: Join Us to Help Underfunded Churches
April 9, 2018

Creative Missions: Join Us to Help Underfunded Churches

Creative Missions has empowered 85 missionaries to serve 110 churches in nine states, and now one province. Join us in supporting underfunded churches in Calgary this year.

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Post-Easter Recovery Plan
April 4, 2018

Post-Easter Recovery Plan

I love Easter, but as church communicators, it becomes something to survive. To make sure you're still around to survive it next year, we present a post-Easter recovery plan.

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Data, Demographics & Targeted Communication
April 2, 2018

Data, Demographics & Targeted Communication

Courageous Storytellers helps you learn as much as you can about your congregation and community—and apply that data toward targeted communication efforts.

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We All Make Mistakes: Wrong Name at a Funeral
April 2, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: Wrong Name at a Funeral

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's the wrong name at a funeral. Yikes.

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5 Days of Easter Prayer & Coloring Book
March 28, 2018

5 Days of Easter Prayer & Coloring Book

Instead of trying to cram in more marketing in the final days before Easter, take a moment to de-stress with our Easter prayer and coloring book.

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How to Make the Most of Church Communication Facebook Groups
March 26, 2018

How to Make the Most of Church Communication Facebook Groups

Joining a church communications Facebook Group can be a great way to learn new things, get practical tips, and network (and commiserate) with fellow ministry leaders. It can also be ...

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Free Easter Copy Tune Up Checklist for Your Church
March 21, 2018

Free Easter Copy Tune Up Checklist for Your Church

It's important to review all your written communication as you head into Easter to make sure you haven't overlooked any important details or channels.

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We All Make Mistakes: The 60-Second Church Service
March 19, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The 60-Second Church Service

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's PowerPoint that condensed the service to 60-seconds.

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25 Last-Minute Easter Ideas
March 14, 2018

25 Last-Minute Easter Ideas

As Easter gets closer and closer you’re running out of time to do more promotion and marketing. Rather than something big and new, we've got some last-minute Easter ideas to ...

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8 Ways to Stop Your Pastor’s April Fool’s on Easter Sunday Jokes
March 12, 2018

8 Ways to Stop Your Pastor’s April Fool’s on Easter Sunday Jokes

With Easter Sunday and April Fools occurring the same day, church communicators need to be prepared for an onslaught of poorly planned pastor puns.

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