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Branding Whiz Dawn Nicole Baldwin

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Tooday at MinistryCOM here in Nashville, Dawn Nicole Baldwin, founder of AspireOne will be sharing her insights into branding for ministry communications in her workshop Branding 101: Reintroducing Your Church to the Community. Here are a few interesting tidbits from her workshop:
In a nutshell can you tell why branding should be important to ministry leaders?
Branding […]

Preach the Gospel Always and If You Have To, Use Film

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

You have no doubt heard that St. Francis of Assisi is known to have said ”Preach the Gospel always and if you have to, use words” I like the new take on that quote from SermonCinema.org
Recently, I had the chance to meet Marc Harper, Executive Director and Co-Founder over at SermonCinema.org. He’s a former youth pastor with […]

Copyright Legal Briefing with Copyright Specialist Ami Williams

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Television. Songs. Cartoons. Icons. As the church strives to creatively connect with an increasingly visual audience, our culture is rich with enticing metaphors, perfect for the next sermon or event promotion. Do you know what the rules are for if, when, and how you can and can’t use them?
For example do you know what you […]

Free Publicity Tips from a Master

Monday, August 20th, 2007

PR Master Sandra Beckwith has launched a brand new blog and has made an incredible offer, if you post your PR questions on her comment section, she’ll help you troubleshoot your PR problems. A very generous offer! You may remember I did a two part (see pt.1 and pt.2) interview with Sandra recently about her great […]

Church Marketing Goes to the Toilet

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Marketing includes every contact your church has with people. It is so important that your church keep all facilities clean. One issue many churches, even large ones, overlook is that clean bathrooms make a difference to guests. Clean restrooms may not sound like a part of ministry marketing, but it is. So are clean classrooms, […]

What is it Like to Be a Graphic Designer in Ministry?

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Ashley Schuerman is the graphic artist for Seacoast Church, a multi-site church with 13 locations throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and cyberspace via their internet campus. She dedicates all of her time at Seacoast designing everything from print to web pieces for all of their locations.
In her workshop Being a Graphic Designer in Ministry you […]

Eight Random Things about Me

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Nedra Kline Weinreich  has tagged me to share eight random facts about myself. So here goes below…
1. I feel most like writing in the morning. Yeah, right smack dab when I need to be getting ready for work, I get the muse to write. I don’t think of myself as a writer and I don’t […]

Become a Video Whiz with Curt Cavnar at MinistryCOM 2007 in Nashville

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Even if you don’t have video production in your job description in your role as communication leader in your church, you still need to know the basics of video. Chances are you will have to use video in some way in your outreach efforts or to back up internal communication needs. You need to know […]

Free MMC Blog Coaching Update

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Thanks to all the ministries who have responded to the MMC free ministry marketing coaching summer blogging frenzy offer.  At this point I have enough questionnaires to last until this fall. Thanks for the response!
The free coaching offer ends  August 31st. So this offer is valid only for questionnaires received before then.
BTW: Have you seen this tool?
While […]

Positioning, the Breakfast of Communication Champions

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Let me pick with your brain a little. What kind of breakfast cereal would you eat if you were a champion? What kind of cereal is just for kids? What kind of cereal would you eat if you wanted to help your heart by lowering your cholesterol? If you are like most people you would have […]

Pros and Cons of Dropping Affiliation with Your Denomination in Your Church’s Name

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

I am adding a new section to the MMC blog, occasional news and other “bloggy stuff” These are posts that don’t fit into the seminar, but are worth reflecting over. Mainly, I want to keep working on posting the MMC seminar. But, here and there, I have some ideas I’d also like to address.
Below, I expand on my article […]

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