Media Outreach

You Have a Website. Now What?

Yay! You have a website! It has amazing graphics, awesome features and, after pain-staking hours of labor, great content. But…now what?  Are people coming to your site? Has it become the main hub of activity for your church or organization? One very important step in setting up a new website is in regard to site [...]

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Is the bulletin dead?

In my lifetime, I have been a member of 6 different churches.  Growing up, I attended a bible church that had about 250 people. When I hit high school, my family moved to an 800 members Baptist church with a thriving youth program. In college, I attended the largest church in Nacogdoches, TX (look it [...]

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Become a Student of the Leaders

If you haven’t noticed, the world of websites is much different than it was just a few years ago.  The web 2.0 movement has created an expectation that websites be equipped with interactive characteristics and features.  With this in mind, take a few moments and observe your ministry website through the eyes of a site [...]

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Have You Considered – Going Green in Your Church?

Why should I go green? You can save money on heating and cooling that could be used for other programs. It’s being a good steward with what God has given you It’s good for the environment and taking care of God’s creation How can I go green? Install double-pane windows Insulate your church to keep [...]

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Investing Marketing Dollars in Your Members

I was reading through one of the blogs I frequent, Michael Hyatt.  I ran across an interesting article discussing the success (or lack there of) regarding marketing and social networking.  The first line is captivating right from the start. “Sometimes when I speak with marketing executives about social media, they seem to get it. But [...]

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Best Practices – Event Overload

Churches are happening places! Not only do we have1-2 weekly, full blown get-togethers, we also have our bible studies, small group meetings, potlucks, youth groups, retreats and special events. I would imagine your church has anywhere between 20 and 30 ‘things’ going on every month. I know mine does. In my years working with the [...]

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Think Outside the Box: Watering Your Ministry

Last week I decided that it was time for me to be responsible with something “living” and try to keep it alive.  I’ve not had very good luck in the past with this. 1.    My fish (R.I.P. Celerina) died because I kept her in a wine glass. I think she died because of dizziness and [...]

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Advertising Available on Twitter

On Tuesday, Twitter unveiled its initial plan to sell advertising on the popular micro blogging website. While the Twitter creators needed to do something to generate profits, I’m not so sure fellow tweeters will be excited to see advertising mixed in with the normal tweets. From what I understand from the plan for “Promoted Tweets” [...]

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Corporate Church Twitter Accounts vs. Brand Evangelists

Have you ever thought if a corporate church Twitter account is for your church?  Yesterday I had a great conversation with @stevenshattuck over Twitter.  I posted an initial tweet asking people the below questions: If U had to choose 1 result for Twitter-usage & the church, what would it be? Start conversation with new folks? [...]

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Best Practices: Reaching Out to Young Couples

For many young couples, the first step after getting married is to find jobs and re-locate to a new place where they can start their new life and, one day, have a family.  I don’t think there’s a more vital time to have a church home and fellow Christians to connect with than during this [...]

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