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5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap
18 Comments » April 8, 2013

5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap

Church communication doesn't have to be expensive. A Creative Missions alumni explores some ways to do church communication without a huge budget.

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How to Choose a Printing Company
2 Comments » April 3, 2013

How to Choose a Printing Company

If your church is doing any sizable amount of printing (bulletins, business cards, letter head!) you should have a relationship with a printing company. But how do you pick one?

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Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
5 Comments » April 1, 2013

Easter Is Over, Now What?

Now that the biggest event of the year is behind us, what’s next? Before moving on to the next big event, consider how you can celebrate, evaluate, reset & recharge.

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Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington
7 Comments » March 27, 2013

Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington

Pressgram lets you take photos, filter them to your heart's content and share them to your WordPress-powered blog, all while retaining complete creative control.

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Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Sound System
1 Comment » March 25, 2013

Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Sound System

Just because you have a sound system doesn't mean you're using it right. We cover some simple tweaks to improve your sound and by extension your church's overall experience.

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How Our Facebook Page Grew to 250K Likes
13 Comments » March 20, 2013

How Our Facebook Page Grew to 250K Likes

I get asked a lot about the Online Church Facebook page and how it grew so quickly. People often expect one secret sauce solution, but it took experimentation, systematization and ...

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5-Minute Church Communication Strategy
4 Comments » March 18, 2013

5-Minute Church Communication Strategy

Struggling to start a communication strategy for your church? Take five minutes to ponder these two questions and begin to bring some clarity to your approach.

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2013 Church Communicators Survey
3 Comments » March 13, 2013

2013 Church Communicators Survey

We're introducing an annual survey of church communicators to highlight valuable insights. Please take our survey.

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The Forgotten Few Minutes Before Church
9 Comments » March 11, 2013

The Forgotten Few Minutes Before Church

What happens when a visitor sits down in your worship space in those few minutes before your service starts? Are you creating an experience that fits your values and brings ...

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How to Handle Communication Requests Without Chaos
7 Comments » March 6, 2013

How to Handle Communication Requests Without Chaos

When your church staff doesn't know how to make communication requests, the result is chaos. Here's a way to use forms to handle communication requests and instill order.

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How to Write Church Announcements
12 Comments » March 4, 2013

How to Write Church Announcements

The standard announcement is the bane of the church communicator. They're important, necessary and dull. Here's a simple way you can save time and make announcements more effective.

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Support Creative Missions 2013
No Comments » March 1, 2013

Support Creative Missions 2013

Creative Missions founders Cleve Persinger and Eric Murrell have been posting Chattin' Alaska videos, sharing their heart and vision during a preview trip they took to Alaska last fall.

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Photo by mediaboytodd
5 Comments » February 27, 2013

The Billboard Problem

The modern American church’s affinity for billboards has been well documented because, let’s face it, we’ve produced our share of terrible signage. But if we’re to announce the kingdom of ...

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Church Design Basics
5 Comments » February 25, 2013

Church Design Basics

A quick primer on church design covering branding & identity, sermon branding, and promotions & advertising. It's a preview of the kind of help Creative Missions churches will get.

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Facebook Evangelist
11 Comments » February 20, 2013

Facebook Evangelist

The new family visiting our church came because someone kept posting exciting things about our church on Facebook. That person is our Facebook Evangelist. Your church should have one too.

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