Media Outreach

Blog Review: Are We Building Bench-Riding Believers?

A blog post on Church Marketing Sucks’ blog by Brian Gaffney caught my attention this week. (disclaimer: we advertise with CMSucks- but I didn’t choose this blog because of that.) In his post, Brian Gaffney, talks about the messages your church marketing materials are sending. He relates it to a sports team and how the coveted [...]

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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

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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Lessons from Apple & the iPhone 4

I’m a PC. Ever since I was a young teen (I refuse to say I was ever a Tween), I have been a PC. When I hit the computer lab at school, I hated the Mac. Maybe it was that stupid “uh-oh” sound it made when you hit backspace too many times. Or the fact [...]

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Youth leader lessons learned from a high school youth trip

Last week (June 7th-12th) the high school youth group at my church had their annual “Road Rules” trip. This isn’t by any means related to the old MTV reality TV series, but in a way is conducted in the same manner. I participated as a leader/driver and was amazed at the things we learned. Each [...]

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Mission Trips- Some ideas on incorporating social media

One of my best friends is currently living in Rwanda working with the Ministry of Education to collect data and helping design a curriculum for the Ishimwe Center- a center for abandoned children in Rwanda. I think my friend has done a great job of using social media to keep her supporters and friends updated [...]

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Control vs. Influence in Social Media

I just read a blog entitled “Social Policies Will Backfire” written by Jay Deragon and posted on The Relationship Economy’s blog. We’ve previously talked about setting social media guidelines for your church or organization and I thought this was a little bit of a different spin on the topic. Some pertinent points to consider: Fear is 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 not [...]

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E-book Review: How to Think Like an Unchurched Person

This e-book is a short and easy read (6 pages) that tells of one pastor’s experience in visiting a new church. I thought it had some very relevant information that would be useful to think about, if you’re a pastor or ministry leader. Here are 3 things that stood out to me: 1.    People want to [...]

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Sermons wanted!

faithHighway’s client, DoersTV, is helping spread the Gospel to the four corners of the earth by  partnering with Faith Television Network to provide the Gospel, in television format, to people in Pakistan. Pastor David Wright, the CEO and President of DoersTV shared his excitement with faithHighway and wants other pastors to understand the opportunity available to [...]

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