Celine Murray

Celine is recent graduate who is still getting used to sitting for eight hours at a time. She blogs regularly at Latchkey Writing & Editing.

Celine Murray's Posts:

Communication Audit: 24 Potential Channels to Consider
April 27, 2016

Communication Audit: 24 Potential Channels to Consider

When our church communication efforts are floundering, we're tempted to borrow ideas from other churches. But it might be time for a communication audit.

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Church Bulletin Do’s and Don’ts: A Visitor’s Perspective
March 16, 2016

Church Bulletin Do’s and Don’ts: A Visitor’s Perspective

A church bulletin user offers bulletin tips from a user's perspective. What should be on the cover? How much info inside? Should you use pictures?

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How Do the Audience Groups in Your Church Affect Small Groups?
September 2, 2015

How Do the Audience Groups in Your Church Affect Small Groups?

Our churches can get locked into certain ways of communicating to small groups. But you can change that when you change how you categorize the congregation.

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How To Rebrand Your Church on #cmschat
August 15, 2015

How To Rebrand Your Church on #cmschat

During Thursday's #cmschat on Twitter, we talked about church brands and tips for creating and maintaining good brands. What kind of brand does your church have?

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5 Steps to Recruiting and Retaining Church Volunteers
August 12, 2015

5 Steps to Recruiting and Retaining Church Volunteers

Sometimes the difficulty isn't that you can't find volunteers—they're just hard to keep hold of. Learn how to find good church volunteers and keep them.

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How to Improve Your Visual Social Media Marketing on #cmschat
August 7, 2015

How to Improve Your Visual Social Media Marketing on #cmschat

Last night during the #cmschat on Twitter, we talked about what tools work best for creating visual social media effects.

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Church Communicators’ Roundtable on #cmschat
July 31, 2015

Church Communicators’ Roundtable on #cmschat

Last night during the #cmschat on Twitter, we opened up the floor for anyone to ask questions about church communications in a roundtable format.

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Top Free/Paid Tools for Your Church on #cmschat
July 24, 2015

Top Free/Paid Tools for Your Church on #cmschat

For last night's #cmschat on Twitter, we talked about online tools. We looked at some of the top paid and free ones as well as which are the favorites.

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How Your Church Can Leverage SEO and SEM on #cmschat
July 10, 2015

How Your Church Can Leverage SEO and SEM on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter centered on creating SEO within the church's website, why this is important and how to do it well.

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Creating a Church Communication Strategy on #cmschat
July 3, 2015

Creating a Church Communication Strategy on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter discussed building a church communication strategy, how to do so and why it is important.

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How to Build a Brilliant Volunteer Church Communications Team on #cmschat
June 26, 2015

How to Build a Brilliant Volunteer Church Communications Team on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered how to build and retain a solid volunteer church communications team.

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How to Use Periscope on #cmschat
June 22, 2015

How to Use Periscope on #cmschat

Last Thursday's #cmschat on Twitter covered a new app called Periscope, discussing whether or not it should be used in church communication and if so, how.

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10 Summer Reads for Church Communicators
June 17, 2015

10 Summer Reads for Church Communicators

A summer reading list to help improve your church communication skills. We've got everything from communicating change to creative fuel.

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How to Connect With Your Local Community Online on #cmschat
June 12, 2015

How to Connect With Your Local Community Online on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered how a church can better connect online to its local community.

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St. Louis Certification Lab Recap: Success #5

St. Louis Certification Lab Recap: Success #5

A recap at the St. Louis Certification Lab, where 28 participants discussed strategies for becoming better communicators in their churches. They even blew bubbles!

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