Friday Church Planting Resource: Google Voice

Posted by on Jul 2, 2010 in Communications, Resources | 0 comments Last week, Google Voice became available to all.  Here’s a quick rundown of what the service is in Google’s words and then my thoughts as to why its a great church planting resource follows. From Google: Use one number to manage all your phones; your Google Voice number is tied to you, not to a particular device or location. Voicemail like email: Save voicemail messages for as long...
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Church Marketing: Targeted vs. Saturation Mailing

Posted by on Jun 25, 2010 in Communications | 2 comments In talking with a church planter this week, I was asked the question, “Wouldn’t it be better to target our direct mail to a specific audience, rather than mail to everyone?”  I had a few thoughts, but thought I’d asked an expert.  So I turned to Eric Reiss at Church Marketing Solutions.  I thought his answer was insightful. Q: Let’s say rather than doing a saturation...
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Friday Church Planting Resource: 2 Keys to Amp a Direct Mail Campaign

Posted by on Jun 25, 2010 in Communications, Resources | 0 comments Today’s church planting resource post is provided by Church Marketing Solution’s Eric Reiss.  I have worked with Church Marketing Solutions several times for design work and direct mail campaigns.  They excel at branding and design and are very competitively priced and experienced with direct mail.  Many church planters say direct mail marketing is dead.  I often teach planters...
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Friday Church Planting Resource: Google Apps

Posted by on Jun 11, 2010 in Communications, Resources | 0 comments Free is one of a church planters favorite words.  Today’s resource Google Apps is completely free for church planters.  Google Apps offers communication, collaboration and publishing tools, including email accounts on your church’s domain.  (pastor@mychurchdomain.com)  Here is what you get specifically: Gmail.  Setup up custom email accounts using your church’s domain. ...
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Bug 09 Shaun King – 10 Thoughts about Building Community Online

Posted by on Jul 13, 2009 in Church Planting, Communications | 3 comments Great presentation by Shaun King.  Here are my notes. He launched Courageous Church in the Atlanta area.  He primarily used Facebook as a tool to build relationships and launch the church.  They had around 600 their opening day.  They have spend about $8000 on Facebook ads resulting in 15 million impressions. All of the rules of building a community off-line still apply! (Be consistent, be...
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Bug 09 Greg Adkinson Using Twitter in the Church

Posted by on Jul 13, 2009 in Church Planting, Communications | 0 comments Just finished listening to Greg Adkinson talk about using Twitter.  It was a good basic presentation for those who don’t get it.  Best point was listening through technology.  Here are my notes. If you don’t get Twitter just dive in and embrace. A Couple of Minor Things Before the Main Things A Global Prayer Chain.  Tweeting prayer requests.  Seeing people Tweet back is incredibly...
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