Media Outreach

Kem Meyer talks about “Making a connection calls for change…”

“The amount of change in marketing over the past 3–5 years
probably equals the amount of change over the past 30 years.”
Robert Liodice, CEO, Association of National Advertisers

You don’t believe it? Consider this truth. Three years ago Facebook didn’t exist. Today it’s the 5th largest “country” in the world.

Church Crunch gives 10 reasons why your pastor should blog

1. To Connect. Blogging grants the Pastor and opportunity to connect with their congregation, as well as those outside the direct “flock.”
2. To Promote. Pastors who blog can recommend and promote particular people, pieces of writing, books, other blogs, etc. that’ll give their congregation more material to consume for educational purposes and edification. This is an amazing opportunity to leverage.

Tim Stevens is talking about why does church have to be either or ?

Can’t a church service be both relevant and bathed in prayer? Can’t a church leader both fast regularly and decide to use an entertaining video to communicate truth? Can’t a pastor both care very deeply for others to be in biblical community and create a sermon series with the very purpose of drawing a crowd?

Mark Driscol talks a little bit ( a few paragraphs from his new book Vintage Church) about how churches can utilize technology

In addition to using technology in the corporate worship service, the church also benefits from taking full advantage of the opportunity for its preaching and other resources to become “sticky” to a larger audience for a longer period of time, thereby multiplying its influence. This includes use of the Internet, which has become the new front door for churches and the place people visit before showing up at any physical location….

Church Marketing Sucks discusses Twittering the Sermon

The micro-blogging service Twitter has been soaring in popularity lately, and now the intersections between church and Twitter will get even more attention with this Time magazine article, Twittering in Church, with the Pastor’s OK.

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