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Dec

MinistryCOM 2010 in Dallas Discount Registration

Posted by: Cory Miller | Comments (0)

You don’t want to miss MinistryCOM 2010 in Dallas on Oct. 20-22. It’s put on by our friends at Main Street Enterprises and I’ve attended before (and hope to do so again in 2010).

They sent us a special discount code for earlybird MinistryCOM registrations. The next 50 registrations that use the discount code ‘SM0912‘ will get a $45 discount per attendee. That gets the price down to $250 per person. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Register for MinistryCOM 2010 here

Categories : Church Marketing

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Sep

Rick Warren Book Cover Design Contest

Posted by: James Dalman | Comments (3)

My good friend Michael Buckingham wrote an interesting post and open letter to Rick Warren about his latest book design contest for designers. By the responses in comments, I would say that Michael has hit a nerve! I dig his passion and can see a valid point being a designer myself, but I also see the other side of the coin and the opportunity for design recognition.

If you wanna read the article, visit Church Marketing Sucks, but please remember that as Christians we should strive to be Christ-like in our actions and responses.

Categories : Church Branding, Church Marketing, Church Media

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May

5 Great Twitter Ideas for Church Communications

Posted by: James Dalman | Comments (2)

Twitter is an amazing tool that continues to explode and gain a more mainstream attraction. The unusual thing Branding Shed has discovered is that Twitter is mostly used by people over the age of 30 and not the younger crowd one would imagine. With so many people jumping into the “Twittersphere” it is essential the churches who have not already done so to get Twittering!

Here are five great Twitter ideas you can use for your church communication efforts:

Celebrations: Every time a person dedicates their life to Jesus, gets married in the church, or does something awesome you can tell the world and you church members about it!
Prayer: While you may want to be careful on what details you provide, you can ask your Twitter followers to pray for a specific need or person — or just offer a short daily prayer people can read and feel energized by.
Events: You can easily keep your congregation or church members informed of planned gatherings (or even spontaneous get together’s) by sending Twitter updates — or why not use it to invite people to church in a non-threatening way?
Sermons or Message: Why not drop a link into your conversation and let people know you have a new sermon or message uploaded so they can listen or watch if they missed it?
Community Dialogue: People in your community will probably be on Twitter and you can begin conversations on pressing needs in your town, schools, or other churches. You can discuss social issues to religion to sports…all great things for building trust and building your church “brand”.

The truth is your church will need to start taking risks and using tools such as Facebook, Blogs, and Twitter to establish connection points with the people you want to reach or help. Just don’t let it take a back seat to personal attention and care as these will/should always be the staple in creating strong relationships in a church!

So what are you waiting for? Go get started on Twitter today!

Please feel free to follow James Dalman on Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesdalman)

You can also download my FREE ROCKIN’ TWITTER BIRD ICONS to plug into your site.

Categories : Church Branding, Church Marketing, Church Media

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Jan

Will You Twitter Your Church or Ministry?

Posted by: James Dalman | Comments (2)

Twitter is an awesome tool!

It allows us to communicate in a way that is totally different from traditional websites, blogs, and e-mails. You can tie in Twitter with your FaceBook account, send voice mesages to Twitter using your phone, TwitPic your photos, and even synch it with your Google iCalendar. The applications are many and you should consider using it for your church or ministry.

Anthony Coppedge (whom I’d love to meet and have missed at a few conferences) launched a website called Twitter for Churches (www.twitterforchurches.com) and offers a PDF book called “The Reason Your Church MUST Twitter” for only $5.00! Having read Anthony’s posts in the past, I think this is going to be a great read and recommend checking out his new website.

Twitter could help your ministry to communicate more efficiently or carry on conversations with people in your community. Don’t miss the boat.

Categories : Blogging Tips, Church Branding, Church Marketing, Church Media, Web 2.0

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Jan

Modern Church Marketing

Posted by: James Dalman | Comments (4)

Church Communications Pro had the privilege to particpate in an interview and questionnaire that our friend Darren Hoyt sent to us a couple of months ago. He recently published the article on SitePoint called The Role of Design in Modern Church Marketing.

Please check it out and provide your feedback. Thanks Darren for giving me the opportunity to share with you!

Categories : Church Marketing

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