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The Come Back Effect: How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return by Jason Young & Jonathan Malm
In The Comeback Effect, we are asked to think about the connections we make with guests through their experiences. What exactly is hospitality? How do we practice it intentionally? And why is this so important for church growth?
August 20, 2018
Church Public Relations Success Stories: You Can Do This
If churches can even find the time for PR, we wonder if it works. Well, wonder no more. It works.
We've got four church PR success stories, including Packers, the Prom, Pokemon Go, and more.
Changing Membership Directors for Courageous Storytellers
We've got some mixed feelings today as we say a tearful goodbye to our current membership director, Kelley Hartnett, and a happy welcome to Matt Ehresman, who steps in.
Church Press Releases: A Reporter Shares What Works
We talk with a reporter about what makes for an effective release. It needs an angle, it should be short, and it has to go to the right person.
Is Your Church Ready for a Communication Crisis?
The sexual misconduct story from Willow Creek is heartbreaking. What would you do if this happened at your church? We hope our six-step crisis communication plan can help.
New Executive Director Mark MacDonald
We welcome Mark MacDonald as our new executive director and talk about the current and future state of church communication.
Here’s What’s Missing From Your Church’s Communications
How do people feel when they come to your church? You should be working to identify negative emotions your audience will be feeling and replace them with positive emotions.
Public Relations: New Courageous Storytellers Resources
We've got a giant bundle of press-related stuff on Courageous Storytellers—with a healthy dose of crisis communication tips tossed in for good measure. (I hope you never, ever need them.)
I’ll Never Know Enough: The Church Communicator Struggle
Church communication is a job where there's always more to know. Inevitably, you never know enough. That can be demoralizing—but take heart: You don't have to know it all.
Church Email Checklist: Free Resource
Email is one of the most effective ways to communicate. But not if you're making mistakes or doing it wrong. So we've got a helpful email checklist you can download for ...
Connecting on Facebook: Insights From Nona Jones
Nona Jones works at Facebook to help churches leverage the platform. We talk with her about how churches use Facebook, groups vs. pages, and how church happens online.
Streaming Video Do’s and Don’ts for Your Church
Whether your live streaming setup involves a smartphone or some seriously cha-ching equipment, we've got some best practices for online church.
Digital Church: Social Media Examples With Beau Coffron
Social media can be ministry and not mere marketing. We talked with Beau Coffron at Life.Church about how they do social media.
6 Pastors You Are Glad You Don’t Work For
Different types of pastors can drive you different types of crazy. We've profiled six different kinds of pastors and have some suggestions for how you can work with them best.
Online Church: What Are Churches Doing & Does It Work?
Online church can be everything from streaming video to active social media engagement. What's working?
