Kevin D. Hendricks

When Kevin isn't busy as the editor of Church Marketing Sucks, he runs his own writing and editing company, Monkey Outta Nowhere. Kevin has been blogging since 1998, runs the hyperlocal site West St. Paul Reader, and has published several books, including 137 Books in One Year: How to Fall in Love With Reading, The Stephanies and all of our church communication books.

Kevin D. Hendricks's Posts:

Anthony Miller on Church Leadership
July 31, 2017

Anthony Miller on Church Leadership

Saddleback's Anthony Miller talks leadership for communicators: "Remember: When you get tired of saying it, they are just starting to get it."

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Words of Wisdom From the Cincinnati Intensive
July 26, 2017

Words of Wisdom From the Cincinnati Intensive

Insights from the Cincinnati Intensive: "What's my one job as (church) communications director? To be an advocate for my audience."

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The Metamorphosis of a Church Communicator
July 24, 2017

The Metamorphosis of a Church Communicator

Church communicators evolve from followers to leaders, from being reactive to proactive. It's a metamorphosis. We've got tips for surviving the process.

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David Hansen on Church Leadership
July 19, 2017

David Hansen on Church Leadership

Finding your leadership role as a communicator and serving your pastor can be a difficult line to walk. We talk with Pastor David Hansen about leadership.

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Lucinda Rojas Ross on Church Leadership
July 12, 2017

Lucinda Rojas Ross on Church Leadership

Leading as a church communicator can be a challenge: "I have to remember it’s not about me. I’m learning to step out of that comfort zone."

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Design Isn’t Just Pretty, It Impacts Experience
June 26, 2017

Design Isn’t Just Pretty, It Impacts Experience

Good design is about more than how something looks. It's about how something works. We look at the design of experiences and how that impacts the church.

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Jim LePage on Design in the Church
June 19, 2017

Jim LePage on Design in the Church

Designer, artist, and painter Jim LePage talks about how churches could be using design to take risks and provoke people to consider bigger issues.

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Marcus Williamson on Design in the Church
June 7, 2017

Marcus Williamson on Design in the Church

Graphic designer Marcus Williamson talks about the state of design in the church and how creatives can help move churches toward being more creative.

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More Father’s Day Social Media Graphics
June 6, 2017

More Father’s Day Social Media Graphics

We've got a set of free Father's Day social media graphics for your church to share. You can use them as is, edit them, or whatever you need.

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Not a Big Budget Church? Lower Your Expectations
May 31, 2017

Not a Big Budget Church? Lower Your Expectations

When we don't have big budgets or big communications teams, we need to lower our expectations so that we can pursue excellence.

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Free Dangerous Download
May 22, 2017

Free Dangerous Download

Creative Missions literally wrote the book on church communication with Dangerous: A Go-to Guide for Church Communication. You can download a free sample.

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Follow Along With Creative Missions 2017

Follow Along With Creative Missions 2017

28 church communicators are serving churches in Montana with Creative Missions. You can follow along as they help churches communicate better.

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How You Can Support Creative Missions 2017
May 19, 2017

How You Can Support Creative Missions 2017

Church communicators are coming to Montana to help local churches communicate better. It's Creative Missions 2017. Here's how you can help.

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Bulletin Bingo
May 10, 2017

Bulletin Bingo

Download our handy bulletin bingo sheet, and see if your church's bulletin faux pas can score you a bingo! No cash prize, but do we offer helpful resources.

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Mother’s Day: Free Graphics, Ideas & the Challenge
May 3, 2017

Mother’s Day: Free Graphics, Ideas & the Challenge

We've got some free Mother's Day social graphics, ideas for how you can approach Mother's Day, and we'll unpack some issues surrounding this holiday.

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