Everyone knows that the big cats of business are the THREE A’s: Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet (Google). If you had money to put in the stock market, you would consider these three first, right? They’ve got to be right on the money. Or are they? I present to you Exhibit 1: Who would have thunk […]
5 Infographics That Will Give You A New Perspective About Online & Mobile Giving
It is astonishing how many churches and nonprofits are still ignoring the trends that are happening NOW in front of everyone’s eyes, not just in “the future.” One of the most critical shifts happening right now is how we use currency (or lack thereof) and how people are using digital devices for online and mobile […]
Kent Shaffer Talks About OpenChurch.com & The Evolving Content World
Today I to sit down with Kent Shaffer of OpenChurch.com to discuss trends and tensions with digital life and the church. Kent talks about his early success as a blogger with www.ChurchRelevance.com and why such content just isn’t as impactful in today’s world of content proliferation. He shares some thoughts on collaboration and content resourcing. […]
Why The Experience Economy is Demanding More Bite-Sized & Memorable Engagement From You
Do you realize that we are sitting in the middle of the Attention Economy where people’s attention are the scarce commodity? It used to be that people were looking out for what you had to say. But not any more. It used to be a Service Economy where high quality service used to do the […]
The Most Meaningful Conversations Your Church Can Have
Do you see this group having a conversation together? Can you see who’s in that mass of people? Can you tell what they’re talking about? Can you tell me if you can easily join that group if you wanted to? Why am I asking these questions? Because I think your church is stuck in a […]
Post Catalyst Atlanta Meet-Up Video Report
The Catalyst Blogger Meet-Up was a blast! But things were in its favor, as always when returning to Duluth, GA and the Infinite Energy Center (it will always fondly be known as the Gwinnett Arena to me haha!) in October. Catalyst continues to march on in the post-Brad Lominick world — Although Brad was an inspiring […]
Honor In Your Work
Today I got a piece of direct mail. Instead of throwing it out into the recycle bin, I am keeping this one for good. It’s the first official printed piece from my alma mater, Princeton Theological Seminary, with its new logo mark on the envelope in the return address area. I’m keeping it because it […]
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Gratitude Journal: The 4 Questions I Ask Myself Everyday
I was recently asked to share about my gratitude journal praxis at ChurchMarketingSucks.com for an article talking about survival methods for the craziness we encounter as church communicators. So true that when there’s a big event coming, or a PR campaign underway, it’s all a about full throttle, 24/7, all-in mindset, right?! One of the “counter-measures” that […]
5 Reasons Why Churches Need To Pay More Attention To #PrayFor ____ Memes
#PrayFor ______. We see the graphics all the time now. Love ’em or Hate ’em. The church social media communications community recently saw a nicely assembled #rant post by Justin Dean. It is a good post. In his article, Justin points out that the recent string of #PrayFor_____ opportunities create scenarios that feeds a […]