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Kristen Parkhurst - who has written 76 posts on Media Outreach.


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Brand Sync

Brand Sync

Everywhere we turn, there is another application to help us sync one device to another. I’m not going to lie. Every time I hear that word, I’m captured. We’re always looking for faster ways to do things.  But, as always, faster isn’t always better. Knowing the pace our culture has set, it’s important to have certain [...]

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Communication Tools To Make or Break You

Communication Tools To Make or Break You

Communication  can be the difference of right or wrong, success or failure and life or death.  Church marketing guru, Steve Fogg, shares a list of his favorite communication tools on a  recent blog post. When thinking about what works for your audience, what all do you take into consideration?  Do you consider where they spend their [...]

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The Weight of Vision

The Weight of Vision

With the new school year upon us, I’m sure you’re experiencing an increase in the pace at your organization. When the whirlwind of extreme busyness blows through the office, is a feeling of fear evoked? Or the comfort that your staff can handle it? I’ve experienced the ebb and flow of office busyness and different types [...]

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What If We Let Our Churches Fail?

What If We Let Our Churches Fail?

I’m curious. What would happen if we let our churches fail a little more? What would happen if we let go and allowed positions to remain unfilled? What if there were no greeters to open the front door on Sunday morning? What if the lights were off and the preschool rooms were vacant when families come to drop off [...]

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Fall Events

Fall Events

The fall is just around the corner. Careful…it might come right out and bite you. Anyway, that means those huge back-to-school church kick-off events are also right around the corner. Have you started the plans yet? Now is the time. Here are a few things to consider for your fall event. Make sure the event is relevant to your audience. Just [...]

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Five Ways to Ruin Your Website

Five Ways to Ruin Your Website

While are many wonderful things you can do to continually enhance your website, there are just as many things you can do to degenerate it as well.  More than 8 out of 10 people will attend your church after first visiting the website.  The quality of the site can only increase if you want to [...]

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Nothing New Under the Sun

Nothing New Under the Sun

There is nothing new under the sun. But, there are things we still haven’t discovered.  Even now, we’re discovering new species on the planet. Beautiful, strange new species.  Some look similar to those we are familiar with, others are completely baffling. See these newly revealed creatures: http://shutr.bz/2t. As the world turns and we discover new technologies and means [...]

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Why to Get out of the Box and Go to STORY

Why to Get out of the Box and Go to STORY

If you would have been in my middle school class, you probably would’ve been one of the many students annoyed by me. I was a total suck up. I wanted so badly for my teachers, coaches and peers to like me that I shaped myself to their approval. While I was never the smartest or nerdiest [...]

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Blogging in 2010…Not Too Late

Blogging in 2010…Not Too Late

Do you have a blog? Have you ever thought of having one? Now is as good a time as any to get going. Church Crunch posted an update about the Wordpress 3.0 push.  The features are more efficient and easy to use, plus, now you can add plug-ins with your eyes closed. If you’re just starting out, [...]

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Mobile Friendly Web Content

Mobile Friendly Web Content

Firefox, IE, Safari, Chrome…this list goes on.  Not too long ago we only had to worry about how to keep your website looking the same from browser to browser.  Now, not only do you have to consider browser type, but also the appearance in the vast array of mobile devices. The best way to be sure [...]

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