Health concerns are effecting every part of our lives. It doesn’t matter where you go. Whether you go to the grocery store, doctor’s office, or even when attending church, people want to know how your organization is dealing with top of mind items like the H1N1 virus. It doesn’t matter what side of the fence [...]
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Do you want your church to grow? Are you reaching the people looking for a church just like yours? Some of those folks are looking in your area for the first time and yet others for a variety of reasons are looking for a new church home. If your church is like many organizations, you [...]
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I love Twitter. I come across some pretty amazing people that I have learned quite a bit from. And you also will come across quotes. Lots of quotes. Some of the quotes are of an inspirational nature. You will regularly receive quotes in tweets telling you how to overcome adversity, what great leaders of our [...]
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The fall of the Berlin Wall changed personal landscapes as well as political maps. One couple living an ordinary life along the German-Polish border managed to turn the clock back decades. St. Nikolai Evangelical Lutheran Church hasn’t changed much since the 16th century. Bach once played the organ here and the music remains alluring, but [...]
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Twenty-five years ago, a mother was concerned about the welfare of her children as they prepared to go off to school. Instead of being overwhelmed by fear, she decided to pray about it. Decades later, that prayer has grown into Moms In Touch International. The group has thousands of members in more than 100 countries. [...]
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So, you put a marketing plan together, even got a budget that didn’t have “shoestring” associated with it, ran your campaign and guess what? It all came together. People have started to flow into your church. And if you have read my past articles, you are saying that you are done and have done the [...]
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Guestpost by Annalaura Brown If you are a member of a church you no doubt need to do fundraising at least occasionally if not frequently. You need funds to pay for everything from a new building to mission trips. So how exactly do you jump start your church fundraising and make it as easy and [...]
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As you can probably guess, I am on a lot of lists and turn up on FaceBook groups having to do with churches in general and church marketing in particular. I received an email today that was put out to their congregation that asked members input about a new church logo. And I totally resonated [...]
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People have asked me if they were just starting out, should they do a website or a blog. My response is always immediate and to the point If you can only do one, I would go with a blog over a website every time! Websites have their place. And ideally, you would want them to complement [...]
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If you or more importantly, your church has had its’ head stuck in the ground over the past 18 months like an ostrich, then you might not have noticed this phenomenon called social media. It is literally exploding in every aspect of our lives. It is something that has been embraced from Fortune 100 companies down [...]
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