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Archive for the ‘Evangelism & Outreach’ Category
Outstanding Church Customer Service on #cmschat
Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered the church's greatest marketing opportunity—customer service.
How Your Church Can Be a Voice in the 2016 Presidential Election
In a divisive political season (and election), how can the church be a voice of grace, hope and love? We need to share the message of the gospel.
How to Deal With Declining Church Attendance
Christians are attending church less frequently. What do we do? We can give people more reason to show up or connect when they don't. Or both.
Planning (& Surviving) Easter on #cmschat
Steve Fogg leads our weekly Twitter chat in a conversation about planning and surviving Easter.
Get Out of the Sanctuary & Into the Streets
Churchgoers love church, but outsiders don't. The church can no longer assume people want to come to us. We need to get out and go where the people are.
The Church Is Not Respectable
When churches strive to be respectable, they're kind of missing the point. Jesus didn't worry about dress codes or cultural norms of respectability.
A Different Approach to Church Signs: It Is Going to Be OK
Should church signs advertise upcoming events or groan-worthy puns? One church decided their sign could do something more: give hope.
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?
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.”
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.
Mother’s Day: Third Most Popular Sunday
Mother's Day is the third most attended Sunday of the year, but let's avoid some of the pitfalls of the day, from stereotypes to insensitivity.
Easter Marketing Campaign: Found at Church
Most people already know about Easter, so Eagle Brook Church launched a spring campaign to engage people and answer what they found at church.
Easter Film: Crowd-Funded Video is Inspiring
Watch this crowd-funded Easter film about Mary Magdalene created by a church in Ohio with help from Indiegogo supporters.
Cleve Persinger: A Church Communications Missionary
We talk with new CFCC board member Cleve Persinger about Creative Missions and the role of communicators in moving churches forward.
