Church Marketing: What is it about bread?
I can't say that anyone has ever knocked on my door and brought me a loaf of fresh baked bread. But I can say that in one week two people from two different churches told ....
Category: external communication
Church Marketing: Don’t “we we” on your prospects
Have you noticed churches that "we we" all over themselves? You hear it in their conversations. You read the words on their websites. We have a modern church. We have a talented pastor. We are ....
Church Marketing: 5 steps to begin living 1 John 3:16-18
Bob Goff, a speaker at this year's Global Leadership Summit spoke about the following Scripture. 1 John 3:16-18 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ....
I think I’ve been lying to people
We moved our family of five from our home in Missouri to Texas two years ago so I could take a marketing job at an incredible university. For two years people have asked me: "So ....
7 tips to avoid the marketing scramble
Churches are busy places. There's always something going on. You're planning an event. Or you're building a new youth center. Organizing VBS. Launching a new outreach. There are so many logistics involved. Sometimes the last ....
Happy Anniversary! What we’ve learned after one year of Hands and Feet Marketing
Exactly one year ago, Corinn and I launched Hands and Feet Marketing as a resource to help churches rethink and refresh their ideas about church marketing. It's been quite an adventure, so we thought we'd ....
Church Marketing: Nobody says it better than Jesus
Our pastor discussed Matthew 25:31-40 on Sunday. I think it makes for a great Monday Hands and Feet Church Marketing post. Read it and let me know your thoughts. "When the Son of Man comes in ....
Dadgummit, Baptists sure talk weird!
I didn't grow up in a Baptist household. So when I started hanging around Baptists -- and then married one -- I was introduced to a new vocabulary. Interesting words like dadgum and pea-picker made their debut in my ....
Church Marketing: Do it!
In James 1:22-25, Jesus' brother writes: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is ....
16 ways to market the church today
Don't just write "Happy Birthday" on your friend's Facebook page. Call her! Feed someone. Organize a Bible study. Leave a 50% tip. Help someone with a chore. Write a thank you note. Send it through the ....