We talked to a lot of interesting people in 2011, and we collected our favorite interviews of the year. It seems a little odd to rank them, so we’ll just share our ten favorites in no particular order:
- Ambert Rodriguez – Ambert made a great video threatening bodily harm to anyone who didn’t follow the church’s brand standards. We talked with Ambert to go deeper on branding.
- Michael Cina – Rock star designer Michael Cina talked about improving creativity, why the church is always playing catch up and the new clip-art.
- Gary Molander – We talked with Gary Molander about his book, Pursuing Christ. Creating Art. As a former pastor and current church media guy, Gary offers a unique insight.
- John Dyer – We sat down with tech guru John Dyer to talk about the intersection of technology and faith, as well as his book From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology.
- Blaine Hogan – Designer Michael Buckingham talked with creative director Blaine Hogan about creativity and the church, as well as his book Untitled: Thoughts on the Creative Process.
- Darrell Vesterfelt – As the Internet continues to gain influence, is the church missing the boat? Darrell Vesterfelt thinks so. So he organized a free event for churches, Speak.
- Jason Locy and Timothy Willard – We talked with the authors of Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society about creativity, relevant church services and more.
- Justin Jaquith – Successful campaigns can often come with setbacks. We talked with Justin Jaquith of The City Church about their Jesus Is _____ campaign.
- Wayne Elsey – Advice for the church about focus, cooperation, evangelism and outreach from the founder of Soles4Souls and author of Almost Isn’t Good Enough.
- Jason Wenell – We talked about social media and the church with the founder of the Table Project.
Poll: What’s your favorite Church Marketing Sucks post of 2011?
