Sean Cannell over at Think International sat me down on Skype last week for an interview about communication trends in the local church. Best practices, bad habits, missed jokes and all–we covered it in 20 minutes.
Monday, January 30, 2012
We launched the Table at Granger last fall. Since then, I’ll regularly get emails and voicemails from other churches wondering why we made the choice, how we rolled it out and what’s happened since the launch. Last week, I took some time and answered all the FAQs over on the Table blog. Hope it’s helpful. Part [...]
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Aside from “clutter and noise,” what are some of the major pitfalls many churches run into in their communications? Ah, easy. The ministry silos. You’ve seen it: the missions department does its own thing. The student leaders do their own thing. The women’s ministry does their own thing. And, the pattern repeats throughout the whole [...]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Your blog and your book are called “Less Clutter. Less Noise.” Why are these the key guidelines for good communication, in your mind? Billy Graham said it best: “A generation ago, the question was ‘what is truth?’ Today, the question is ‘what’s the point?’” People are busy, skeptical, bombarded, and life is hard. They’re looking for answers that make [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I first became aware of your work back in 2007, just after Granger made headlines for the “Real Sex” series promotion, which included some suggestive billboards around town. Some people said you went too far with that. How do you know when to go big, to push the envelope, and when to keep things a little more [...]
Friday, November 25, 2011
You blogged earlier this year about using numbers to creatively communicate a message. I’ve heard others advise against focusing too much on numbers in a stewardship campaign, but you seem to have used them so effectively on the website for The New Normal campaign. (I especially love how it shows what can be done when certain fundraising milestones are [...]
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
If a church’s communications are currently limited to a weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter, what advice would you give for maximizing the impact of the media they can currently afford? A small budget is NOT a hurdle to progress. It does NOT prevent you from wowing your guests and it does NOT restrict you from [...]
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A few weeks ago my friend Jessica Kelley asked if I’d take a few minutes to answer some questions. We exchanged some emails and the result of that interview was posted in an article on Ministry Matters. I’m reposting questions from the full article in a series of posts here. Hope it helps. Here’s the first [...]
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A few months ago, Sarah Cunningham sent me a brief email exploding with personality and vision. If you’ve never heard of Sarah, too bad for you. She’s really got it going on. (Do people still say that?) Anyway, she’s an author and one of the women behind STORY Chicago and People of the Second Chance. Back [...]
Monday, June 27, 2011
This is a picture Mark Beeson took at our Senior Management Team strategy retreat earlier this year. It was a week of hard work and great rewards. (If you want more scoop about the retreat, Mark, Tim and Mark got it.) When I ran across this photo earlier this week, I got to reflecting… I’ve had [...]
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