Category: Communications
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Get These 12 Church Logo Files from Your Designer
As part of the branding process, you’ll be working with a designer to create a logo. When it’s finalized, you’ll want to get these 12 church logo files from your designer. You’re going to need to use your church logo in lots of different ways. You’d be surprised at what a challenge that can be.…
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3 Tools to Claim Consistent Social Usernames
As you’re creating the brand for your new church plant, one of your challenges will be to claim consistent social usernames. Learn from my mistake. I already have this problem: On Twitter I’m @plantingtactics And on Instagram I’m @plantingtactics But on Facebook I’m /churchplantingtactics And sadly on Google Plus I’m /113079890154934621964 (I think that means…
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How to Manage Multiple Communication Channels
You’ve probably run into this: you want to send out a newsletter or important announcement but some people prefer email, some text and some social media. Who has time to manage multiple communication channels? One of the ironies of our age of communication is that communicating as a organization can be harder. It’s easier and…
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2 Ingenious Church Plant Launch Team Ideas
Are you looking for ways to maximize the growth and participation of your Launch Team? Consider these 2 ingenious church plant launch team ideas: Relive the Moment HD video recording technology is now in most of our smart phones. Use a mobile device or video camera to record your Launch Team meetings! Then you can…
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4 Intercessory Prayer Team Software Tools
Keeping your intercessory prayer team up-to-date and praying for you can be easier if you pick one of these prayer team software tools. Missionaries to countries across the globe commonly set up a prayer team back home that covers them in prayer while they’re in the field. As a missionary to your own community, you…
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7 Creative Things You can Mail for Children’s Ministry Followup
Kids love getting mail. If they’ve visited your church for the first time, mail them a ‘thanks for coming’ note on one of these 7 creative things you can mail for children’s ministry followup. It turns out you can mail lots of weird stuff if you affix a proper mailing label and proper postage. Their…
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Do We Need a Church Website Privacy Policy? (including GDPR update)
A church website privacy policy would be a page on your website that explains how your church collects personal information and how you use it. Even an initial site for your supporters might be set up to collect information. Most church websites offer some or all of the following data collection forms: Email newsletter signup…
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3 Church Plant Website Stages You Need to Transition Through
Once you get to the launch of your regular worship gatherings, your church plant website will have gone through several stages. Plan ahead for these 3 church plant website stages so you can transition intentionally instead of accidentally. Your major church plant website stages will take their cues from your changing audience. Whenever you’re writing…
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12 Church Sub-Calendars You Need Today
Church sub-calendars are a great way to keep everything organized at your church. Setting them up is relatively easy and it solves the following 3 problems. Whether or not you’re a program-driven church, there are things that happen in the life of your church each year. Keeping them all straight is important. If you use…