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Kelley Hartnett's Posts:
Data, Demographics & Targeted Communication
Courageous Storytellers helps you learn as much as you can about your congregation and community—and apply that data toward targeted communication efforts.
Writing and Red Ink
Church communicators do a lot, but writing is crucial to all of it. This month on Courageous Storytellers, we have all sorts of resources to help you level-up on your ...
Avoiding the Fwoosh: Free Poetry Kit to Fight Stress
Really: poetry? Yes. We don't especially love poetry either, but some poetry-ish exercises can help you fight stress and be more creative. Give it a try!
Hyperlocal Outreach & Evangelism
We're going local this month on Courageous Storytellers, offering resources to help your church reach out. It's time for hyperlocal outreach.
We All Make Mistakes: The Mailer Mishap
Kelley describes an epic direct mail mistake she made. But you know what? It's OK. She told her pastor and moved on. Our mistakes do not define us.
Storytelling: The Church Needs to Tell More Stories
This month on Courageous Storytellers, we’ve set out to answer not only the what of storytelling, but also the why and how.
Whew, Christmas Can Be Exhausting
Don't you just love Christmas? OK, maybe not right this second while you're putting in too many hours. Christmas is hard, but it's also magical.
Pressing Pause
We invite church communicators to press pause in the midst of the crazy Christmas season and take time to reflect, think ahead, and laugh.
Email Forever: How to Do Email Marketing
Email is one of the most effective means of reaching people—assuming you're doing it well. We can help with these Courageous Storytellers resources.
6 Ways Churches Can Do Better at Welcoming the Stranger
We talked with a church outsider—who still loves the church—about how churches can do better at welcoming guests (especially reluctant guests).
Need Help With Your Christmas Design?
If you're freaking out about all the "stuff" you need to create for Christmas, just STOP! Our little elves are happy to do your Christmas designs—for free.
Be Our Guest
It's always important to welcome guests, so we've got a pile of guest resources—and Christmas bonuses—for Courageous Storytellers members.
How to Handle Ministries That Break Your Church Comm Rules
We want everyone to follow all our communication rules all the time. But that just doesn't happen. So what do we do someone breaks the rules?
You Ready to Get Stuff Done?
Church communicators have a variety of titles, but we all share one thing: We have way, way, WAY too much to do. We've got resources to help.
The Church & Money: It’s OK to Talk About Money
“They’re just after my money” is no longer one of the the major reasons people avoid church. So instead of avoiding it entirely, we should offer help.
