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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My wife and I have made a decision (which if you know my wife, well enough said J). Our next car is going to be a hybrid. Since gas prices have come down a bit, you don’t see a lot of folks that are proud to be driving a hybrid. And in our mind, if we [...]
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The Merriam Diction defines the word “slacker” in the following manner: 1: a person who shirks work or obligation; especially : one who evades military service in time of war 2: a person and especially a young person who is perceived to be disaffected, apathetic, cynical, or lacking ambition – slacker adjective Easy enough to [...]
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I get calls from businesses and church leaders alike. They were all excited when they mapped out their marketing campaign. They planned it, budgeted for it hit the ground running. 30 – 45 days into the campaign is when I typically get the call. I did everything you told me…yet we haven’t seen the growth [...]
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I was recently discussing with a client about the marketing efforts of their church to get a feel for where they were at marketing wise. The Minister told me they had roughly 50-60 members. I indicated that was great for a church as young as it was. The Minister said “Thanks, but our Board feels we [...]
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My church is having one of its’ biggest events of the year this weekend. It has been in the planning stages for months. As such, there are a bunch of folks going around the church making sure that the experience that people have (many of them for the first time) will be a positive one. [...]
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There was a time that whether you lived in small town or even a large one, having a ministry of presence was usually an easy task. Today, with the plethora of churches seemingly on every street corner, having your voice heard is a bit more challenging. While there are some passive ways of church marketing [...]
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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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Go back in time for a moment and think about praying. The simple, yet powerful act of praying hasn’t changed for the most part during that time. There certainly is a lot of evidence that when we pray either by ourselves or in group, that there is power there. But the way in which we [...]
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