Media Outreach

Best Practices: Technology in the Sanctuary

Salutations men & women of the cloth (and of the Internet)! Our beloved Andy Grove who delivers his dear reader(s) weekly with best practices has become buried this week, so in his stead, I will be leaving my video format to bring to you “Best Practices”! Allow me to dust off my thesaurus and wordsmith [...]

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The Q: Branding Timelines

Today, Greg gives some guidelines for how long you should wait between changing your artwork for different branding campaigns. He also gives some variations to long term branding. pic by annjaber74

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Response to Joe Kennedy

Joe, Thank you for the opportunity to respond. We always appreciate open and transparent communication, as we have serves thousands of churches and ministries over 10 years with quality, cost-effective solution as best as we can.  Although far from being 100% perfect, we are not the crooks, liars or robbers some have labeled us on social [...]

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The Q: Should I put ads on my church website?

Today, Greg talks about the drawbacks of putting third party ads on your church website. He gives some information about the core purpose of your website and warns about watering down the message your church website transmits when you add third party marketing to your site. pic by Straws pulled at random

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The Q- What should my mobile site do?

Today, Greg brings back the Q, talking about mobile sites. He discusses why you should create new content specifically for your mobile site, and how you should use images sparingly throughout your mobile site. pic by samantha celera

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On the 8th day of Christmas, fH gave to me: A 25 page site with all the trimmings by Website Outfitters

Need a new site for your church, ministry, youth group, children’s ministry or nonprofit? Website Outfitters will provide you with online forms, a media suite, 25 pages, an easy-to-use editor and flash!  Just tweet or comment to participate. Participating is easy: Follow @faithHighway Tweet: @faithHighway: On the 8th day of Christmas, fH gave to me: A 25 page [...]

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The Q: How can I recruit more volunteers?

Today, Greg talks about how you can successfully recruit volunteers for your church website. Many churches tend to run into the same pitfall of not knowing their membership’s passions and make assumptions about where people can/should serve. Greg gives some advice how to avoid this to have a successful volunteer pool. pic by Gameodactyl

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Giving Thanks – Greg Johnson

All the authors at MediaOutreach were talking last week, and we thought it would be great to share with you some of the things we are thankful for as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, here’s my list of ten things (in no particular order) that I am extremely thankful for: My wife’s fantastic sense of [...]

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The Q- How can I improve my staff pages?

Today, Greg gives some tips about making your staff pages a better reflection of your church’s fingerprint. Through consistency, creativity and forethought, your church can have amazing staff pages! pic by katiew

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The Q- What makes a great church blog?

Today Greg gives you three steps to consider when starting your church blog. He talks about the importance of planning, being persistent and practicing your craft. pic by Sailing “Footprints: Real to Reel” (Ronn ashore)

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