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We need your help. As an organization that has delivered thousands of breakthrough moments—those key sparks that frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ—we believe there is even more to be done.  We’ll get to that in a moment.  First, 2011 was a remarkable year and I want to celebrate what took place.  Last year included events such as the launch of Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication, Creative Mis...

While it may seem preposterous that a school might not have a website, there are many schools that either don’t have a website or don’t have one that they can manage themselves to produce timely updates. If you find yourself tasked with updating a school website, or maybe you are creating one from scratch, then there are many elements to keep in mind. The details will vary from school to school, but knowing what it takes to design a school website that is both functional and user-friendly...

There is always a lot going on over in the Church Marketing Lab. This month we’re highlighting some fun new message series graphics…We want your voice! Jump over to the Lab and join the conversation.

Our broadcast world is quickly giving way to an interactive world. One-way broadcasting is being replaced with multi-way conversations. People no longer passively consume media, they interact with it. They talk back, through Twitter, Facebook, text messages and more.Widespread events are especially prone to this kind of treatment, from last night’s State of the Union to the upcoming Super Bowl, and anything that’s experienced by a large group, whether it’s national elections or natural ...

Creative Missions is an opportunity to use your skills on a missions trip. Not everybody is good with construction or kids, but Creative Missions taps into your creative skills and gives you a chance to serve others. We first heard from Cleve Persinger, the man behind the mission, last year in the run up to the first Creative Missions trip. This May 19-25 is round two of Creative Missions and this year they’re headed to Joplin, Mo., and Northwestern Arkansas to help churches communicate bet...

Ed Young recently spent 24 hours in bed with his wife on the roof of his church, all while streaming live on the Internet (well, he didn’t make it the whole 24 hours). We asked your opinion of the great Sexperiment of 2012 and the results weren’t so thrilled.A full 62% called it a gimmick. Maybe climbing up on the roof was a bit, well, over the top.Next came the 15% that were thrilled that the church was talking about sex. Another 9% thought it was too much but still gave it a thumbs up, ...

Every year we ask about your favorite post of the last year, and for 2011 it was A Teenager’s Plea: Don’t Suck. Next came A Letter to Pastors: Is Communication PR or DNA?, followed by The Epic Fail of Church Announcements.Those three top posts, along with one more in the top five vote-getting posts, were all written by guest bloggers, which is something we’re hugely grateful for.Of course the top five vote-getting posts constituted all the votes this poll had. Poor turnout seems to have...

Media Social is a new online broadcasting platform for churches. But rather than just broadcasting content, it emphasizes the social factor with conversation and engagement. It synchronizes the online broadcast with social media conversation, including Facebook and Twitter. Approaches like this are changing how we watch TV, as we shift from passive watching to active engagement.We talked with Peter McGowan, the design principal at Plain Joe Studios, the company that designed Media Social.It s...

While nearly anyone can use the Google AdWords results to help build a website, there are definite advantages to hiring a AdWords management specialist in Raleigh. Some of these advantages are:They understand how to run a successful pay per click campaign so that you get immediate results, a significant amount of data to help you determine if Google AdWords is a good investment for you and the ability to use Geotargeting effectively and efficiently.An AdWords management specialist knows ho...

A new round of resources and links has been added to the Church Marketing Directory:Echo Hub – A site for church communicators, storytellers, designers and video producers (it’s the new incarnation of Collide Magazine).Global Short Film Network – A compilation of short film, question guides and free training. These short films are a platform to spur conversations and springboard into the gospel.Ken McGarity – A church growth consultant and strategist.AdamLegg.com – Website that focu...