Archive for Management

Where’s Your Chair?

OK. So, the chaos of the start of a new year is over and it is time to get focused. – really focused. I have a lot of things I personally need to get focused on. I have been making some progress on that front this past week.  This week it continues. I want to blog. [...]

5 Ways To Create A Great Visitor Experience

This week’s Ministry Story Podcast episode #11 is the conclusion of my interview with Anthony Coppedge. Anthony wrote a blog post earlier this year which he called The Disney Experience at Church. We discuss his five key observations: Leverage the Web – User Testimonials On-Site Arrival Deliver What Your Selling Consistent Impressions Have a Heart So, please [...]

Is Your Church Filled with Managers or Leaders?

Thought leader Seth Godin gives his take on the difference between management and leadership – something for church leaders to consider! Video on Vimeo…

A Disney Church Experience?

Can a church offer a visitor a similar experience and visitor anticipation as Disney?  Can going to church actually be as exciting as going to Disneyland? In this week’s Ministry Story church communications podcast, I talk with Anthony Coppedge, Director of Communications at Fellowship Technologies.  Anthony shares his recent Disney experiences and some powerful insights that church leaders can [...]

5 Things You Can Learn from Me Falling Off My Roof

Yes, that’s right. I fell off the roof of my house.  Nine feet and landed on my deck…fortunately I am uninjured, just a few minor bruises and slightly hurt pride. What Caused The Fall So here’s the scoop.  It snowed here on Sunday morning.  A wet sticky snow which subsequently pasted itself to my satellite [...]

Church Marketing Insights From A Mystery Worshiper

I recently met Greg Atkinson at a conference and he graciously gave of his time to sit down with me to record our conversation about his experiences as a church mystery worshiper or church secret shopper.  He is hired by churches all over the Unites States to come in “unannounced” and provide feedback on his experiences as a first-time [...]

Implanting Entrepreneurship In Kids

I came across this interesting video (embedded below) which was a TED Talk at TEDxEdmonton by Cameron Herold. The talk doesn’t have anything specifically to do with church marketing, but the principles will get you thinking.  Cameron shares some of the entrepreneurial skills he developed as a child and what I like about it is that there are some [...]

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