Archive for June, 2009
The Church IS The People
Remember the rhyme you learned as a kid… Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and see all the people. We have become programmed to believe the “the church” is the building. That rhyme (as my pastor pointed out on Sunday) is wrong. It should be… Here is a church, it [...]
Information Overload
I love the web. I love blogs. I love social media. How about you? Ever feel overwhelmed? John Saddington wrote a good blog post yesterday. There is not much more that I could say to add to his insights and reflections. John says… “I’m drowning in a river of information that is real time, mercilessly [...]
Church Marketing Sameness and Uniqueness
I was talking with an MBA student yesterday. She asked me if marketing for churches was always the same? It was a good question. Her inquiry came as someone who was not a church goer and she was looking at Christian churches and wondering if they would all employ similar marketing tools, tactics, and strategies? [...]
Get Your Church on Google Local Business Center
My 250th blog post… Google Local Business Center is an online directory of local organizations in any given city/town. If you do a Google search of any service plus a city and province/state (Churches Halifax Nova Scotia (or any variation)) – you use a key word (churches) and a defined location which now automatically activates [...]
Do’s & Don’ts of Print vs Digital
In the last week of May Christianity Today International announced that it was shutting down four more of its print publications (including Today’s Christian Woman) bringing the total to seven magazines in their stable to be cut this year. Print publishing in its many forms is bleeding. Big metropolitan newspapers, magazines of all genres, and [...]
Story 42
Today, June 7, 2009 is my 42nd birthday I typically don’t blog on Sundays nor do I typically share much personal stuff here. However tonight, as I reflect on today and reflect on my life I feel that a new chapter is emerging. Thought you might like a glimpse. This morning I went to my [...]
Capturing Passion Without Saying A Word
I wanted to share this video because it is a good demonstration of capturing history, mission, and passion without using words. Images say it all and reflect the intensity and joy of the moment and “goal” perfectly. This is great marketing…
