Church Communications: Recent Episodes
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You are likely familiar with Adopt-a-Family signups during the holidays. But what about the rest of the year? How can you help? What about an Adopt-a-Family program going into the summer or prior to the start of school? What about determining what’s needed for families after a natural disaster strikes?Julie Farrell, founder of PlanHero, shares simple ways to reach out to your community year-round.
Check out http://churchcommunications.com/planhero-engage to download the free guide now and visit http://churchcommunications.com/podcast to watch this episode!
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.com and be sure to use the promo code “churchcomm15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
Caring for your mental health while serving in ministry can be difficult. In this episode, we'll hear from Eliza Huie as she shares 4 traits of a healthy ministry worker, along with some practical tips for caring for yourself and your community.
Eliza is a counselor, author, and speaker committed to providing care and resources for the whole person. Trained both biblically and clinically, she understands the complexities people face in their spiritual, emotional, and physical lives. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and has advanced certificates in biblical counseling from The Christian Counseling Educational Foundation (CCEF) and The Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC). She is also a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC/LCP) and has specialized training in trauma care, including EMDR. Eliza’s approach to clinical psychology reflects an unwavering commitment to a Christian worldview. Eliza is the director of counseling at McLean Bible Church located in the Washington D.C. metro area. She is also the Dean of Biblical Counseling for Metro Baltimore Seminary in Maryland. Her books include The Whole Life: 52 Weeks of Biblical Self-Care, Raising Teens in a Hyper-Sexualized World, Raising Kids in a Screen-Saturated World, Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids, and How to Get the Most Out of Your Counseling. To connect with Eliza, visit www.elizahuie.com.
Planning outreach events doesn't have to be complicated! Join us as we hear from Julie Farrell, founder of PlanHero™ as she shares some tips you can use to simplify your planning process. We talk about how to get more members involved, collaborating with local organizations, and forming relationships with new people.
Check out https://churchcommunications.com/planhero-engage to download the free guide now!
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.com and be sure to use the promo code “churchcomm15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
A church trivia night can be a fun and engaging way to get your congregation connected with one another! Join us for a conversation with Julie Farrell, as she walks us through the ins and outs of planning a trivia night, and shares some helpful tips and resources.
Check out http://churchcommunications.com/planhero-engage to download the free guide now!
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.com and be sure to use the promo code “churchcomm15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
During this episode, we hear from Drew Young, a church communicator in Washington. Drew shares his experience as a fully remote church employee, some tips and tricks for collaborating online, and how to set up a community-wide prayer initiative in your church. To connect with Drew, send him an email at day2pray@ctk.church.
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.comand be sure to use the promo code “churchcomm15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
Delivering meals to church family members in need may not seem like the biggest opportunity for service, but it can truly make people feel so cared for. In times of celebration and mourning, whether a baby has been born, a new family has joined the community, or someone is recovering from surgery, we've all gotta eat. Join us as we're joined again by Julie Farrell, PlanHero founder, to talk about how to effectively serve people using a meal delivery process.
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.com and be sure to use the promo code “churchcomms15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
To checkout the video podcast, visit http://churchcommunications.com/podcast.
Join us as we discuss how to breathe some life into an old-school church potluck. There are so many ministry opportunities available when you use this simple, tried-and true event style. We'll hear from Julie Farrell, founder of PlanHero, as she takes a through how to set up and streamline the entire process.
PlanHero™ is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at http://planhero.comand be sure to use the promo code “churchcomms15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
To checkout the video podcast, visit http://churchcommunications.com/podcast.
Kristie Christie from Compassion International joins us for an interview where she shares about this amazing organization, along with some personal stories of encouragement! We talk about ministry burnout, the ways communication is changing, and what making an impact really looks like. Tune in to learn more about how Compassion is releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Learn more and sponsor a child today at www.compassion.com/slc.
Join as we hear from Jacquelyn Cork about the lives being changed in India and around the world thanks to the incredible work done by the Dignity Freedom Network. Learn more at www.dfnusa.org.
Jacquelyn Cork is the Executive Director of Dignity Freedom Network, an organization whose mission is to rescue India’s most vulnerable families from the threat of exploitation and trafficking. Serving the most vulnerable people of India has become her heartbeat and her calling. Jacque, and her husband Mark, have three adult children and six grandchildren. They live in Nampa, Idaho. In her spare time, Jacque loves photography, travel, and exploring Idaho in the family Airstream.
Join us as we hear from Julie Farrell, founder of PlanHero. Julie walks us through how to simplify the sign up process in your church, and fills us in on some other great communications tools that can improve your team's efficiency.
PlanHero™is a suite of tools that deliver a fast and easy user experience, allowing you to organize your groups and teams all in one place. Learn more at planhero.com and be sure to use the promo code “churchcomm15” for a discount on the annual subscription!
Jon Haley walks us through simple solutions to problems that most churches face and gives us an inside look into Servant Keeper by Faithlife.
Have you ever heard of “Health Care Sharing?” In this episode, Elvilio Silvera gives us all the details on what that is and how it works, and how it’s helping faith communities everywhere!
Evelio Silvera has worked as a financial services, business development and government relations professional as well as a communication strategist with deep experience in start-ups, publicly traded companies, multinational organizations, and state and local government. He currently serves as VP of Communications and Government Affairs at Christian Care Ministry, a not-for-profit that operates the Medi-Share program, a Christian health care sharing program that provides an affordable alternative to health insurance for faith-based consumers.
In this episode, we hear from our friend Jeff Hook, the founder and CEO of Communitas Technologies. We discuss how data can be used to impact your church members and reach more people in your community.
To learn more, visit churchcommunications.com/communitas.
In today's episode, Katie Allred chats with Rashawn Copeland, Digital Evangelist, where he talks all things social media and how to grow your audience for your church.
Have you wondered what content you should be creating? Today, Katie Allred sits down with Trey Van Camp so he can answer that question. Find out what pieces of content Church Comm Leaders should be creating!
In today's episode, Katie Allred speaks with Kathleen Cooke regarding the role of women communicators in the church. Tune in today!
Tune in today to hear Katie Allred speak with Phil Cooke on his view of how the role of a church communicator has changed.
In today's episode, Katie Allred speaks with Rashawn Copeland, Digital Evangelist, on ways to increase your social following as a church and how to leverage social media better.
Today, Katie interviews Andy Miller, Indiana Wesleyan University's Vice President of Innovation & Partnerships. Katie and Andy talk about changes seen during this pandemic and how they have been responding to the cultural shifts brought on in today's society.
Tune in today as Katie Allred interviews Nathan Elson of CDF Capital. Nathan talks about how CDF Capital helps the local church get the capital they need to transform a community. CDF Capital is also a sponsor of She Leads Church, a summit for women in church leadership.
Today, Katie interviews Andy Miller, Indiana Wesleyan University's Vice President of Innovation & Partnerships. Katie and Andy talk about changes seen during this pandemic and how they have been responding to the cultural shifts brought on in today's society.
Tune in today as Katie Allred interviews Nathan Elson of CDF Capital. Nathan talks about how CDF Capital helps the local church get the capital they need to transform a community. CDF Capital is also a sponsor of She Leads Church, a summit for women in church leadership.
In today's episode, Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng discuss how your church can get up to speed on digital content. Tune in for tips on creating content and repurposing content for your church. And to hear more about Ramsey Solutions, visit daveramsey.com/ccwebinar for more details!
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Tune in today as Katie Allred talks with Trey Sheneman, the Executive Marketing Director at Ramsey Solutions. Hear more about Ramsey Solutions, and visit daveramsey.com/ccwebinar for more details!
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Tune in today to hear Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng give you 3 best practices of successful Facebook Groups. You won’t want to miss this episode hearing from two leaders of social media with vast experience in Facebook Groups and social media engagement!
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Tune in today to hear Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng talk about their best tips on hosting a church small group online.
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Tune in today to hear Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng discuss the 5 types of Facebook groups your church can start today. Facebook groups are a great way to get and stay connected!
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Join Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng today as they discuss how you can keep Small Groups connected now that you have established them online. Katie and Kenny provide tips for engagement and follow through to keep your online groups connected!
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In today's episode, Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng discuss how to start video-based small groups online.
This episode is brought to you by Ramsey+, a money plan for real life. This brand-new, all-access membership from Dave Ramsey's company gives you the best money content, tools, and resources all in one place. Later on, we will talk about how your whole church or organization can get plugged in, but until then you can start a free Ramsey+ trial at www.daveramsey.com/cctrial.
Join Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng today as they discuss why your church should think like a content producer.
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In today's episode, join Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng to discuss why your church should be focusing on felt needs, your "why", and meeting people where they are.
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Tune in today as co-host Katie Allred talks with Tim Newton, the Senior Creative Officer at Ramsey Solutions about Branding and the Church.
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In this episode of the Church Communications Podcast, Katie Allred hangs out with Aaron Rountree of ViveMedia.co. They discuss Instagram and social media, as well as how church can use social media to follow up with their guests. They also discuss the online church follow up process.
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In today’s podcast episode, Kenny Jahng and Seth Muse have conversations about testing different technologies such as using Zoom pushing to Facebook Live, microphones and more. The main topic of the episode today touches on mastering Instagram via the InstaSummit coming up in April. Seth shares about the summit, the speakers, and the topics that are going to be covered.
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Kenny Jahng and Seth Muse hop onto the podcast discussing a recent response to their podcast episode 10 Unwritten Rules of Social Media. Tune in today to hear the discussion over social media mistakes and why you need to follow a few rules when posting to social media!
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Join Katie and Kenny for this episode as they introduce you to Brandon Rodgers, from First West in Monroe, LA, who started a FB group (@NELANeeds) to help the community with services, resources, availability of goods and more during this time of quarantine. The Facebook group took off, and there are many great tips on creating a Facebook group for the needs of your community.
Resources:
Facebook Group- @NELANeeds
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In this episode, Kenny Jahng talks through a recent blog post from ChurchCommunications.com titled 6 Ways to Reach out During Coronavirus. He mentions some great resources and tips to staying connected during distancing. Tune in today for the latest on ways to reach out during Coronavirus.
Resources:
6 Ways to Reach Out During the Coronavirus Blog Post
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Kenny Jahng talks with Chad Meyer from Focus Ministry about a cool tool for connecting further with first-time visitors
Join Kenny today on the Church Communications Podcast as he talks with Seth Muse going over the remaining top 10 rules about church social media. These are tips that you are not going to want to miss!
Seth Muse:
- Instagram: @sethmuse
Kenny Jahng:
- Instagram: @kennyjahng
- LinkedIn: Kenny Jahng
Church Communications:
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- Facebook: @churchcomm
Join Kenny today on the Church Communications Podcast as he talks with Seth Muse going over the top 10 rules about church social media. These are tips that you are not going to want to miss!
Seth Muse:
Instagram: @sethmuse
Kenny Jahng:
Instagram: @kennyjahng
LinkedIn: Kenny Jahng
Church Communications:
www.churchcommunications.com
Facebook: @churchcomm
Today, Katie interviews the CEO of Missional Marketing, Jason Hamrock. He explains how experts in digital marketing for churches determine exactly what your church needs to do next and how Missional Marketing can be the right solution for your church.
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and schedule a call with Jason to see how Missional Marketing can work for your church today!
https://missionalmarketing.com/
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
In today's episode, Katie and Kenny discuss how to make your sermon videos work for you in growing web traffic and new visitors, and be sure to visit https://missionalmarketing.com/sermons to see if a Sermon Video Library is right for your church!
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and be sure to fill out our FREE evaluation to find out if a Sermon Video Library would be right for your church.
https://missionalmarketing.com/sermons
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/sermons
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
What's the #1 most important thing you can do for your website's SEO when you're migrating or rebuilding a website? In today's episode of the Church Communications Podcast, Katie and Kenny discuss the important factors you should be considering when changing your website.
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and be sure to fill out the form to receive a FREE crawl of your church website that can be used for future 301 redirects!
https://missionalmarketing.com/301
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/301
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
In today's podcast episode, Kenny and Katie are going to explain what retargeting is and how it can help the church. They are also going to talk about using retargeting ads to build your ministries.
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page for more information on retargeting and how you can make this work for your church.
https://missionalmarketing.com/retarget
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/retarget
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
In today's episode, Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng discuss what are Google Nonprofit Ad Grants, what objectives should you plan/expect for AdWords traffic, how to frame Felt Needs and Message/positioning, and what do you do with a landing page?
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and find out if your church is eligible for the Google Grant. Also, while you are there, be sure to check out the Keyword Analyzer tool!
https://missionalmarketing.com/grant
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/grant
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
What type of conversions should we be measuring on our church website? What are "events" in Google Analytics, and how can they be used to power conversion goals? In today’s episode, Katie and Kenny discuss conversions, how to measure them, and best practices.
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and be sure to download the pdf “The Top 5 Conversion Goals Your Church Website Should Be Tracking”.
https://missionalmarketing.com/goals
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/goals
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
Your church website is a funnel that brings new visitors to your church in-person. To increase the number of in-person visitors resulting from the funnel, there are two general areas in which you can improve: 1) Generate more "new visitor" traffic to your church website; 2) Do a better job of your website converting "new visitor" website traffic into in-person visits. In this episode, Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng will discuss two aspects to help you evaluate your traffic: Google Search Console and Google Analytics. Google Search Console helps you evaluate where your organic, "new visitor" traffic is coming from, and how to get more. Google Analytics helps you evaluate what "new visitor" traffic is doing once they reach your website, and how to improve your website to convert more new visitors into in-person visits.
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and be sure to download the pdf “The Top 5 Questions You Should Ask Google Analytics & Search Console About Your Church Website”.
https://missionalmarketing.com/five
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/five
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
In today’s podcast episode, Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng discuss the three basic components of On-Page SEO Optimization: Metadata, Security, and Speed. Tune in to hear them explain the different components and add their valuable insight into each of these three components!
For more information, visit Missional Marketing’s page, and be sure to download a checklist of On-Page SEO optimization steps and test how well your website content and metadata is optimized for ministry-related keywords:
https://missionalmarketing.com/onpage
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/onpage
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
Does your church show up in search results when someone searches for "church near me" in your area? What factors influence local search rankings? What should every church be doing with their Google My Business property? Tune in to hear Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng of Church Communications address all of these issues in today's podcast episode!
For more information, visit Missional Marketing's local page, and be sure to download a checklist of Local SEO optimization steps and get a free Local SEO Report for your church website:
https://missionalmarketing.com/local
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/local
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
There are three audiences for your church's website. 1) Those who already attend, 2) Those who are seeking a church, and 3) Those who are searching Google for help with Felt Needs. How do you position your homepage for these audiences? What components does your church website need to appeal to all three of these audiences effectively? Tune in to hear Katie Allred and Kenny Jahng of Church Communications address all of these issues in today's podcast episode!
For more information, visit Missional Marketing's homepage, and be sure to download a checklist of what components every church homepage and "plan a visit" page should contain:
https://missionalmarketing.com/homepage
Relevant links:
https://missionalmarketing.com/homepage
https://churchcommunications.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcomm/
https://katieallred.com/
https://www.kennyjahng.com/
We're excited to have church giving expert, Kacie Frazier, on this podcast. In this episode, we discuss transparency in church budgets, as well as how we can get over the stigma of talking about giving in our churches.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Join hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor for today's episode talking about engagement techniques. There are lots of means of fundraising that churches aren't engaging with that nonprofits do often. In this episode, we discuss three strategies your church can take to fundraise.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Join us, hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor, to talk in this episode about how Millenials give. In this episode, we discuss statistics about millenial givers and why they're different from previous generations.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor talk today about communication calendars and what to include. Who doesn't love a good calendar? In this episode, we discuss an example calendar and how you can best schedule your next year's calendar.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Join us, hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor for today's Church Communications Podcast episode. We're excited to interview, Kim Garrett of Victory Health Partners, as we talk about building a plan for legacy givers in your church.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Do you remember to follow up with your givers? It's easy to forget. Join us, hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor for this episode, in which we dive into five different ways you can follow up with the people who give at your church.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
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Join us, hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor, as we talk about texting and its effect on giving. Text to give—is it a trend or is it here to stay? In this episode, we discuss the primary benefits and disadvantages of using text to give.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
And for more information, click here! http://bit.ly/2YmEgFq
There's got to be a better way to communicate the "why" behind giving at your church. In this podcast, we discuss different strategies and how to overcome the stigma of discussing giving at your church.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
And for more information, click here! http://bit.ly/2YmEgFq
Join us, hosts Katie Allred and Josh Taylor, as we discuss why communications staff need to care about online giving software. The communications staff generally doesn't have a say in what financial software the church uses, but they should. In this podcast, we're discussing the benefits of using giving software, text to give, and more. BONUS: Why you should get over the processing fee.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
And for more information, click here! http://bit.ly/2YmEgFq
Join us, Katie Allred and Josh Taylor, as we talk about giving—it's awkward to talk about but we need to talk about it. In this podcast, we discuss what would happen if people did or didn't give and why you should discuss giving with your congregation and how.
Our friends at Kindrid are being crazy generous. If you Tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app, they’ll make sure you get one of those too. Did you hear that? Online giving AND a church app—FREE. Just tweet @_Kindrid and tell them why you need a church app.
And for more information, click here! http://bit.ly/2YmEgFq
In this episode, Katie Allred and Josh Taylor discuss the benefits of killing off some traditional events at your church.
This episode was inspired by ChurchMarketingSucks.com. Thanks Kevin!
In this episode, Katie and Josh discuss the benefits of creating a mobile app or a mobile website for your church.
In this episode, Katie Allred and Josh Taylor discuss the importance of using the sermon as evergreen content for social media and much more.
Are you a church plant? Planting a church is a good work, long and hard, but good. How can we communicate our church plant better to our communities that we're in? Let's dive in and learn more with Bob Carlton, Multiplication Guru and Jim Gray, VisionTrust International.
In this podcast, we discuss multi-site church communication strategy with Peter Gowesky of Hope City Church SRQ and Carly Seelman of Family Church.
Today on the Church Communications Podcast, Katie and Josh talk about how shift happens.
Go back and check out this great blog on Transitional Leadership on the Church Communications blog: https://churchcommunications.com/transition-happens-finding-place-midst-organizational-change/
We're debating whether or not you should use a cross as your church's logo—you don't want to miss this!
This episode brought to you by UseBulletin.com.
This morning on the podcast, Josh Taylor and Katie Allred are discussing, "How to Strategically Communicate Your Church’s Vision, Values, and Culture Online."
You can learn more by checking out it out on ChurchCommunications.com.
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to our weekly gatherings - facilities, parking lots, volunteers, etc. We consider where people will sit, what they’ll hear, and how things look.
In this podcast, Katie Allred and Josh Taylor deep dive into the "curse of knowledge" and how we can give our guests the first time experience that they were looking for.
We're excited to have StoryBrand Guide, Josh Taylor with us on the show today.
Have you tried pitching your ideas to senior leadership and they just aren't sticking? That's what we're talking about today on the Church Communications Podcast.
AskAdam show talking with Carey Nieuwhof about his new book (and Audio Book) “Didn’t See It Coming”
Sheila Bernal Ray is a marketing communications professional with a strong background in visual strategy. After nearly 20 years of working in several different industries, including entertainment, retail fashion and B2B, God put it on Sheila’s heart to resign from her full-time job in Corporate America and start freelancing from home. Little did she know that God’s plan also included entering the world of ministry.
Sheila currently serves as the Director of Communications at Good Shepherd Church in Naperville, Illinois. In addition, she runs her home-based freelance marketing communications business, Sheila Ray Creative.
This morning, I’m excited to interview Rachel Shanower. Rachel was recently hired at her church, Middlebranch Grace Brethren. She is the Social Media and Marketing Administrator, and also works alongside her husband, who is our Youth Ministry Team Coordinator. Along with secretarial tasks, she also updates and creates vision for the communication and outreach at their church.
Today we're talking about the brand new app from Churchome.
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Today we're talking about how to pick the right font for your projects.
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Katie chats with Holly Hall Tate from Vanderbloemen Search Group about humanizing church communications. This episode was brought to you by Piksel Faith.
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Today, we're lucky to have author, Jenny Randle, on the show to discuss her love of all things Church Communication, as well as her new book, Courageous Creative.
We’re partnering with National Back To Church Sunday and Outreach to offer you some FREE RESOURCES to kickstart your Fall outreach. Churches who participated last year experienced a 25% attendance increase on Back To Church Sunday and 87% said that having a special day motivated their members to invite friends and family!
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Create Ads from Your Mobile Device Using New Creative Tools in the Ads Manager App
Slack acquires Missions to help users automate work tasks inside chat
What Are the Best Times to Post on Social Media in 2018?
Facebook Messenger Bots: How to Set Up a Chatbot in 30 Minutes or Less.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Affilliate link)
Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success by Ben Hardy (Affilliate link)
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Introducing the Questions Sticker
Apple is reportedly upgrading most of its Mac lineup this fall, including the Mac mini
How Social Media Professionals Can Combat Burnout at Every Career Stage
These are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to grow
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The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World (affiliate link)
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IGTV Handbook (PDF)
Facebook Adds Stories Archive, Enabling Re-Use of Stories Posts
10 Royalty-Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know
Instagram launches ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature to help users deal with the algorithm
Facebook Shutting Down tbh, Moves, Hello Apps
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99U Conference 2018
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
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WP Engine Acquires Studiopress Wordpress Solutions Including Genesis Framework
Instagram now has a billion monthly active users
Introducing Video Chat, a New Explore, and More
New Google Maps features just started rolling out
Keyword Snooze: A New Way to Help Control Your News Feed
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Katelyn Beaty - A Woman’s Place
https://ocasio2018.com
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Welcome to IGTV
Facebook Experiments with A/B Testing for Page Posts
Helping Small Businesses and Developers Protect Their Customers’ Privacy
Should Instagram Hashtags be in the Post or Comments?
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Start with Why by Simon Sinek
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Twitter wants to inject live events into every area of the app
SBC Elects JD Greear
Facebook demands advertisers have consent for email/phone targeting
IHOP’s name change is what happens when brands exploit the Internet outrage cycle
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Start with Why by Simon Sinek
AskAdam with Daniel Irmler - taking your questions about turning website visitors into church visitors.
Today, we have a special episode featuring Nils Smith and Justin Dean. This is a live discussion about whether or not your church should be using Snapchat.
Links mentioned in this episode:
How Instagram’s algorithm works
Instagram might soon let you post videos up to an hour long
New Tools for Nonprofit Fundraisers
Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018
WWDC
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Agenda App
Dropbox Paper
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Pinterest 2017 Sales Rise 58 Percent to $473 Million
This Is What Happens In an Internet Minute in 2018
Hot Topics in the United States for April 2018
The first Snapchat lens that reacts to your voice has arrived
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Links mentioned in this episode:
Introducing Mute: A New Way to Personalize Your Feed
Facebook Stories reveals 150M daily viewers and here come ads
Introducing YouTube Premium
Guest Host Justin Nava:
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https://www.churchtrainingacademy.com
Taking questions we've received, asked in the church communications group and questions that came in as we were recording. We answered questions about finding Instagram volunteers, moderating comments on social media, creating engagement and how to find out if your church is ready to do away with your bulletin.
Today's show was sponsored by touchpoint software:
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
On this episode, Katie and special guest, Emmy award-winning editor, Jenny Randle, chat about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it might affect your church, as well as Twitter trolls, and Facebook's new rating system based on sentiment for pages and brands.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Making it Easier to Do Business on Instagram
How Facebook's News Feed Works - and What's Coming Next
Google’s AI sounds like a human on the phone — should we be worried?
New Live Tools for Publishers: Persistent Stream Keys, Crossposting and Live Rewind
Today, I'm joined by Ryan Holck From Rad-Ideas.com to talk about promoting and designing for Summer Camp / Vacation Bible School. Ryan gives us some great ideas on what to consider leading up to your church's Summer program.
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
The mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. They want you to see disciples, not data.
Get your free e-book "The Field Guide for Data-Driven Ministry"
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All of the news from Facebook’s F8 developer conference
Stephen Brewster talks about leading creative discussions, with leadership, a brainstorming team and with a creative team at your church. The concepts are simple but plan to listen to this episode a few times to take it all in.
This episode is brought to us by touchpoint software.
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
The mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. They want you to see disciples, not data.
Get your free e-book "The Field Guide for Data-Driven Ministry"
Links mentioned in this episode:
Facebook Adds New QR Code Option for Pages
Facebook’s ‘Premieres’ video format will let publishers post prerecorded video as live footage
Facebook Could be Closer to Rolling Out Upvote and Downvote Options for Comments
Here’s how to use Twitter to dominate the Google search results
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Fossil footprints ‘unique in the world’ show a human chasing a giant sloth
Brandon Rodgers answers your questions about running Social Media for 3 campuses, having a main brand page, and workflow for creating and getting content to and from each campus.
Today's show is brought to us by Touchpoint Software:
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
The mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. They want you to see disciples, not data.
Get your free e-book "The Field Guide for Data-Driven Ministry"
New ideas aren't always well received, and while in most cases it's not our decision, how we frame the conversation can help get the best results. Today, I'm talking with Kyler Nixon about using facts, benefits over features, and considering "What factors have other decisions been made with?"
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
Touchpoint will be hosting a webinar on April 25 titled, "5 Things Every Executive Pastor Needs in a Church Management System." Register at touchpointsoftware.com/XPWebinar.
Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
The mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. They want you to see disciples, not data.
Get your free e-book "The Field Guide for Data-Driven Ministry"
Links mentioned in this episode:
This is the new Gmail design
Live Blog: Day 1 of Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Before Congress
Facebook Stories adds funky AR drawing and Instagram’s Boomerang
https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104784125525891
Piper Jaffray Completes Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey of More Than 6,000 U.S. Teens
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Amazon Prime Now 99% Invisible Podcast Overcast Podcast Player
In this Episode, Meghan and Jeanette discuss how to bridge the generation gap in church communications. For most churches, there is a significant gap in generations. What do we do? How can we approach church communications when such a gap exists? Meghan and Jeanette give some practical tips on bridging the generation gap.
Kenny and I talk about everything from guest follow up, best practices, email and texting systems and framing your conversations with new visitors based on "He, Me, and We" then we talk about event reminders and other ways you can utilize online tools to maximize your communication strategy.
This show is brought to you by Touchpoint software.
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
The mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. They want you to see disciples, not data.
Get your free e-book "The Field Guide for Data-Driven Ministry"
Links mentioned in this episode:
Instagram suddenly chokes off developers as Facebook chases privacy
Introducing Group Video Chat
Making Split Testing Easier and More Accessible for All Advertisers
You can now donate to charity by asking Amazon’s Alexa to send money
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Amazon Prime Now 99% Invisible Podcast Overcast Podcast Player
Today, I'm talking with Seth Muse about getting out of a creative rut, giving yourself low-pressure breathing room, making things happen on a deadline, and working with different personalities on your creative team.
Check out Seth's blog: SethMuse.com
This episode is made possible by Touchpoint Software:
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
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Today's Stories:
Introducing Hashtag and Profile Links in Bio
https://www.jesscreatives.com/gdpr/
https://www.digitaldoughnut.com/articles/2017/november/gdpr-a-summary-of-what-you-need-to-know
Keeping Up with the Algorithms: What You Need to Know About Each Platform's Sorting System
April 2018 lineup: Key dates for Twitter marketers
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Moment App
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Today's Stories:
Facebook: Changes Are Coming To Messenger, Too
Instagram Stories gets ‘quote tweet’-style feed post resharing
Zuck's Post
Making It Easier to Go Live
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CREATIVE POTENTIAL: Principles for Unleashing Your God-Given Calling"
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Not all public relations strategies are in case of emergency. Maybe your church is working to get an event out to the public and using the media for that, but the time that we feel it the most may be when we need to communicate a delicate situation or clarify a misunderstanding.
At the pivotal moment when you need to provide clarity, it's too late to start building a public relations platform. Today on #AskAdam, I'm talking with Justin Dean, author of PR Matters (formerly of Mars Hill church).
Justin shares how to build a PR strategy, why it's important for a church of any size and ideas for building relationships with media outlets in your area for crisis and non-crisis related topics.
Today's show is made possible by TouchpointSoftware.com
TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.
The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date.
Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data.
Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
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Today's Stories:
Twitter is working on a camera-first feature that could threaten Snap
The Crackdown on Social Bots, and How that Will Change Influencer Marketing
Instagram Creators Presents: Reframing Creativity with Vertical Video Format
Great Questions Lead to Great Design: A Guide to The Design Thinking Process
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Good Christian Fun and the Bible Binge
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In today's show, Ryan and I talk about Visual Branding, when is it not enough, when is it too much, and how can you get started with creating a brand guide for your church to create consistency across all departments. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date. Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data. Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
What can we do to grow our Instagram following and engage more people locally with our Instagram accounts? Today's episode is brought to you by Touchpoint Software. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, receive messages, complete ministry tasks, schedule marketing messages, and more. And because the app integrates with your TouchPoint database, your members’ contact information is correct and up to date. Our mission at TouchPoint is to eliminate the need for numerous point solutions and free you from data silos. We want you to see disciples, not data. Go to touchpointsoftware.com/churchcommunications to get a free e-book about using data to make smarter ministry decisions.
In this episode Jeanette and Meghan discuss Instagram. They offer some helpful tips and a practical strategy for getting Instagram going in your church.
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Today's Stories:
Facebook's Testing a New Option Which Enables Brands to Mass-Send Promotions via Messenger
Micropodcasting? Facebook tries Voice Clip status updates
Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs?
Email Marketing for Beginners: 15 Unwritten Rules for Success [Infographic]
5 of the Most Common Facebook Ad Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them
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Today's Stories: What Is Rising Social App Vero – and Should You Be on It?
New Report Shows Facebook Usage is in Decline, Which May be Behind the Latest News Feed Shifts
Twitter's new bookmarks feature takes the ambiguity out of likes
Comparing The Differences Between Generation Z and Millennials [Infographic]
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In the midst of a busy week, how do you get everything accomplished? Hard to answer? You need to find your workflow. In this Episode, Meghan and Jeanette discuss workflow and how they get it all done and offer you some tips, tricks, and tools to maximize your work and minimize your stress. Tools: Hootsuite Recurpost Airtable Reminder App Google Sheets Excel Documents Old Fashioned Notebook and Pen Text In Church MailChimp
This week's show brought to you by BigIdeaNashville.com - A church communications and marketing conference April 19-20 presented by Brentwood Baptist Church, Nashville TN. Ever left a meeting thinking it had been a complete waste of time? Ever been the leader of that meeting and still left thinking that way? Here are 9 rules that we use to be sure that our creative meetings are effective: 1) Invite only relevant participants 2) Have an agenda 3) Start on time, End on time 4) Everybody contributes 5) Leave with an action plan 6) Review last meeting's action plan 7) Nobody leaves confused 8) What happens in the room stays in the room 9) Get clear before the meeting
Wes is a certified Story Brand consultant and talks about Donald Miller's book: Building a Story Brand, specifically in the context of our church and communications strategies. Have a question you'd like answered on the Ask Adam show? Send me an email: adam@adammclaughlin.net
Rich Birch talks about his new book 'Church Growth Flywheel: 5 systems to drive growth at your church' 94% of churches are plateaued or in decline. Today we discover what we can all learn from the 6% that are growing faster than their community. 3 systems we talk about are that Big Days, Content & Social Media, and Internal Communication. Download the first chapter of Rich's book for free: churchgrowthflywheel.com/adam and order Church Growth Flywheel to read about all 5 systems. Also, check out Rich's blog: Unseminary.com Have a question you'd like answered on Ask Adam? send me an email: adam@adammclaughlin.net and watch live every Friday on the Church Communications Facebook group!
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Facebook's Coming Changes Could Actually Help Small Nonprofits
Your project failed. Now What?
Facebook Live with Mike and Walker on Implicit Bias - Tackling Racial Reconcilation
The Top 5 Free Online Courses for Digital Marketers
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Everything we do has a purpose, but sometimes in the midst of scheduling, planning, and strategizing our purpose gets put on the back burner. When it comes to church communications or any form of communications we cannot lose sight of our purpose and the "why" behind what we do. In this Episode, Jeanette & Meghan discuss, "Remembering Your Why." Be sure to check out Simon Sinek at www.startwithwhy.com
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Facebook says it will push more local news stories into your News Feed
Facebook usage falls in the US as it begins to tinker with the News Feed
Instagram Scheduling is Here
Instagram Confirms Ability to Add GIFs to Stories, and to Upload Stories Content in Various Formats
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In this episode, we discuss tools to help you equip staff and other volunteers to use social media effectively. We look at the rise of Facebook Groups and their use in ministry settings, how a simple trick during a staff meeting or other gathering can help your church make a deeper impact on social media, then other Two Church Girls shenanigans. We mention a talk Jeff Henderson, lead Pastor of Gwinnett Church in Atlanta gave at That Church Conference. Jeff also discussed some of the same principles in a recent podcast with Carey Nieuwhof. You can access Jeff's material on sundayu.org or https://careynieuwhof.com/mypodcast/.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
News Feed FYI: Bringing People Closer Together
Stratechery
Facebook Hard Questions
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On Thursday, January 11, Facebook announced that it's going to be reducing the content that appears in newsfeeds from pages, including brands, companies and media (side note: your church's page falls in there somewhere). What does this mean for your church, and why I think this is actually a great thing. This episode brought to us by BigIdeaNashville.com - A Communciations conference, including straegies online and offiline helping you tackle your big idea this year. April 19-20th presented by Brentwood Baptist church, hosted by Katie Allred & Darrel Girargdier.
In this Episode, Meghan & Jeanette discuss how Two Church Girls and a Microphone happened and why they are on this journey to help ministry leaders create a strategy, build community and keep it real in church communications. Join them as they share their knowledge, successes, and epic failures.
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Show Notes
How to manage email: Tips on easy strategies for organizing your inbox — Quartz at Work
5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible — Quartz at Work
How to structure your work day: tips for prioritizing your schedule — Quartz at Work
How to Become More Self-Aware - 99U
What I Wish I Knew at Every Age - 99U
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Church Communicator Christmas Wish List The list below contains tools we know/love/use/or want to use. The links below are affiliate links meaning we will receive a small commission if you buy the product through our link at no cost to you.
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#4. Hue Lights
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#5. PHARISEES: The Party Game
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#6. The Power of Habit (Book)
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#7. Smartphone Video Rig
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#8. Dimmable Ultra Brightness LED Video Light Lamp
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#9. Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (Book) by Tim Ferriss
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#10. PopSockets
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#11. Autonomous Standing Desk
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#12. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
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#13. WeMo Outlets
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#14. Neuyear Calendar
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This week's top stories:
Twitter admits shortcomings, commits to more trust, safety
Facebook tests burying posts from media outlets in a separate News Feed — unless they pay
Facebook is releasing a second News Feed, whether you like it or not
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This week's top stories:
So much for the 9 to 5… Americans are more burnt out than ever — here’s how to fix it
The NYT is cracking down on its journalists’ Twitter feeds
Facebook Live cuts out the middle man, adds its own screen-sharing feature
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This week's top stories:
Twitter unveils prototype for tweet bookmarking
Twitter adds a new feature that puts sports updates at the top of your timeline
Two-Person Instagram Live Video
Twitter Expanding Character Count
Vimeo Acquires Livestream
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Today's Top Stories:
Facebook exec: Some video-viewability metrics up for debate
Instagram introduces polling feature for Stories
5 metrics to measure the success of Facebook videos
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Today's Top Stories:
Instagram Is About to Ruin Your Perfect Grid
Facebook is really desperate to make Stories work in its main app
Apple hid a QR Code scanner in iOS 11
Instagram is rapidly eating away at Snapchat’s share of new users
YouTube touts effectiveness of six-second ads
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Our top stories:
How to pick between the iPhone X and iPhone 8
Facebook tests group video chat app called Bonfire
5 New Facebook Updates and Tests Spotted This Week
Facebook is consolidating its ad-buying tools and combining its ad placement options
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Today's Stories
Facebook rolls out Watch to everyone in US
IAB Guide to Digital Video Advertising
Infographic: How US women feel about branded content
WhatsApp confirms that it is testing tools for business
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Today's Stories:
Facebook announces ad ban on Pages serving fake news
MoonPie wins Twitter with snarky poll
Report: iPhone launch set for Sept. 12
Survey: Consumers impatient, unforgiving about digital experiences
Half of digital media time is spent in five apps
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This Week's Stories
Google adds video preview to search results, explores subscription tools
Google and Walmart team up to take aim at Amazon
Facebook tests offline-to-digital ad targeting
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will test subscriptions for news stories
Facebook Usage Among Teens Set to Drop in U.S., eMarketer Says
Shout Outs
Taylor Swift and her new album
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THIS WEEK'S STORIES:
Facebook will let users give friends the option of donating to a US nonprofit on their birthday
Facebook and Instagram get redesigns for readability
Snapchat debuts Crowd Surf feature, which stitches together Snaps from select live events by syncing audio, to create multi-perspective viewing experiences
Google reveals sites that fail ad test, risk being filtered by upcoming Chrome ad blocker, including Forbes, LA Times, Lifehacker, Chicago Tribune
Habits vs. Goals: A Look at the Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Life
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Instagram testing new two-person live stream video feature
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Facebook discontinues Groups app, but says it still loves Groups
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Google fires employee who wrote anti-diversity memo
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Facebook: No more charges for accidental ad clicks
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Our Big Top Five News Stories
Move Over Millennials Here Comes Gen Z
Facebook Turns on Audio on Ads by Default
Facebook is Starting to Crack Down on Copyrights
1/3 of the World is on Social Media
YouTube would huge if it was a separate company
ANNOUNCEMENT
Facebook Power Group We're excited to share with all of you that Facebook considers our group to be a "power" group.
And the really cool part: "Power groups are what Facebook considers to be the most active, engaging, and influential groups on the Facebook platform."
They are referring to YOU, our members!! So if you feel like strutting a little today..!
Because of this, we've been invited by Facebook to join a group that gives admins of these power groups a platform to connect directly with the Facebook team to share feedback, test new features, as well as access to new admin-specific tech support they are piloting. This is a dream come true to be able to offer suggestions directly to Facebook knowing that they are actually listening.
It's all because of each of you and we're so pumped and thankful for each of you who engage each other with such kindness and generosity each day.
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Our stories this week:
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Facebook Video Insights
Amazon Messaging App
App Store Blocking Ad Blockers
How to Legally Use Images
Amazon Competing with YouTube
MySpace Security Breach
Today, we're talking to one of our favorite people, Jason Caston. Jason is the author of the iChurch Method. You can find Jason on Twitter.
Today, we're talking to Dawn Nicole Baldwin from AspireOne. Dawn is an expert in branding and communications for churches. Listen to her as she drops some wisdom on us!
Today, we're talking to Richy Hirtle and Andrew Riis from Reachout Marketing. Richy and Andrew are experts in Facebook marketing. Check out their insights on this episode and their book recommendation.
Today, we have the one and only Jacob Sanders from Verve. Jacob gives us some awesome insight into running church communications in the city of Las Vegas. Also check out Jacob's book recommendation. It's worth the list.
Majority of our listeners live inside the Bible Belt. However, there's a good portion of us who live in communities that don't have a church on every street corner. Today we're talking to Stewart Linthicum about running church communications for a church that's outside the Bible Belt.
Today we're about how to structure your team up for success, regardless of the size and how to set up a process to work with staff and other departments. Our guest is Shev Said from King of Kings in Omaha, Nebraska.
Are the first communications director or minister at your church? Are trying to figure out whether to start with a social media strategy or create branding guidelines? If this is you, then this podcast will speak to your needs. We’re interviewing Katy Wreyford and she walk us through her first fifteen months as a communications director at her local church.
Today, we're chatting with longtime friend and creative director Matt Hail. Matt is going to walk us through his process of rebranding Friendswood Community Church to become The Harbor. You can reach Matt on Twitter at @MattHail or at Matthail.com.
Today's guest is Ben Stapley from Liquid Church and we're talking about how to create compelling stage announcements with Ben Stapley. Ben is an amazing communicator with a wealth of knowledge that you should check out. You can find him at BenStapley.info.
Today's guest is Lauren McAllister and we're talking about handling social media for a traditional church. Lauren is the social media manager for First Baptist Jacksonville, which a large multiple campus church in Jacksonville, Florida. Be sure to check out Lauren on twitter (@LMichelleJax) to connect with her and learn more about what she does.
We're taking a break from our normal interview schedule to talk about what we'll be focusing on in 2017 for church. We're talking about Facebook Live, the future of Twitter and email lists!
Today's guest is Wes Gay and we're talking about to communicate and manage millennials. Be sure to check out Wes's website WesGay.com to connect with him and learn more about millennials.
Today's guest is Amy Haywood and we're talking about best practices when designing for the web. Be sure to check out Amy's website AmyHaywood.com to connect with her and learn more about web design.
Today's guest is Seth Muse and we're talking about the best tools for your ministry. Be sure to check out Seth's website sethmuse.com to connect with him and check out his podcast The Seminary of Hard Knocks. Here's some of the resources that we talked about:
- Evernote
- Canva
- Dropbox
- Garageband
- Slack
- Asana
- Gather Content
- Thom Rainer
- Michael Hyatt
Today's guest is Jonathan Malm and we're talking about getting the most out of Instagram. Be sure to check out Jonathan's website Sunday Social for really great Instagram graphics for your church. Also make sure you connect with him on Facebook.
Today's guest is Adam McLaughlin and we're talking about effective creative meetings. Check out this post by Adam entitled: 9 Rules for Effective Creative Meetings if you want more information after our interview.
Has your church ever dealt with a crisis? Having a crisis plan for your church can help you define scenarios that may happen and help you know what to do in case the worst happens.