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- 1. Working With Firms and Freelancers
- Tips for hiring creative help I'm a big believer in tapping into freelancers because hiring them often means matching the best talent to the right project. Full-time creative people are nice to have ...
- Created on 01 December 2009
- 2. Who’s on Your Bus?
- Nine keys to building a dynamic team of volunteer communicators Corporate consultant Jim Collins writes in his book Good to Great about the principle “First Who, Then What” and how it applies to teamwork. ...
- Created on 13 August 2009
- 3. Know Your Audience
- Nine ways to reach the people you want to reach I’m embarrassed to admit how often I forget one of the most basic communication principles: Know your audience. It’s easy to take this principle for granted, ...
- Created on 10 June 2009
- 4. Church Unplugged
- If your church were stripped down to its core, what would be left? I’m often asked by church leaders, “How far is too far?” From big screens and big hair to modern worship and candlelight services, ...
- Created on 20 April 2009
- 5. Identity Crisis
- Why you don’t need a new logo In my years of serving as a consultant for companies and nonprofits, I’ve noticed a frustrating habit that’s finding its way into churches as well. Too often these ...
- Created on 13 February 2009
- 6. Pseudo Social Networking
- There's no substitution for authentic community I have serious concerns with online social networks, and even more with Christian online social networks. I'm all for redeeming technology and leveraging ...
- Created on 18 December 2008
- 7. Creating a Think Bank
- Nine tips for building an ideation team No man is an island, and that’s especially true when it comes to ideas. An ideation team can spark the most creative thinkers to even greater heights. Here ...
- Created on 31 October 2008
- 8. Lessons From Outer Space
- An organization's success depends on how aligned its workers are with the overriding mission. If your church struggles to find the right people for the right tasks, consider the "Know > Do > Treat" approach. ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 9. Modeling Church in Haiti
- Lessons we can learn from a couple of third-world churches Earlier this year I was in Haiti with my wife and family. While working with two local—and very different—church congregations in Leogane ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 10. Lost in Translation
- Although companies often hire translation services and run native-speaker checks when creating a campaign, the reality is that words, phrases and concepts do not always transfer so well to other countries ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 11. 8 Tips for Good (Print) Communication
- 1. Remember "the who." They're not just a band, "the who" is also your audience. And if you don't have them in mind every second you're creating printed pieces, you're wasting time. When you put things ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 12. Cute, Clever and Cool
- One of my daily blog reads is Signal vs. Noise from the folks behind software producer 37signals. Not only do I use a few of their products (personally and professionally), I also appreciate their perspective ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 13. O Pastor, Where Art Thou?
- Over the years I've become increasingly aware of the benefit to having some sort of relationship or at least face-to-face communication with the leaders of the church I attend. In particular, the senior ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 14. Trust vs. Statistics
- The last chapter of 2 Samuel reads somewhat like a page out of the Book of Revelation. It's got everything a good chapter in Revelation has: judgment, death and an "angel hovering between earth and sky, ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 15. Real-Time Church Reports
- Are your church's weekends worth broadcasting on Monday mornings? Driving into work one day, I was listening to the local news on the radio. As happens every day at the top-of-the-hour news broadcast, there ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 16. 9 Tips for Good (Online) Communication
- 1. Lower the drawbridge. Whether via your Web site, blog, MySpace or Facebook page, your presence online is a drawbridge to bring people into your "world." Your online presence is not your world; it's ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 17. 6 (Cheap) Marketing Ideas for Church Planters
- 1. Don’t do it. It still amazes me how many people think money is the answer to church growth, especially in the context of church planting. By deciding not to follow through with your idea, not only will ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 18. People Gotta Know
- Several churches in Los Angeles met recently to discuss how we could better unite and address issues of poverty, homelessness, education and other hot topics. While talking about how we could broaden ...
- Created on 28 October 2008
- 19. Innovation of Ideas
- When I think of innovation, my mind immediately jumps to products or services—the telephone, the assembly line, solar panels, airplanes, wireless Internet, etc. Tangible innovations that change the ...
- Created on 31 August 2008
- 20. Association vs. Action
- Long gone are the days when eventgoers were content with being captivated by sheer crowd energy and connecting with like-minded peers. Events and conferences are a dime a dozen now, and the plethora of ...
- Created on 30 June 2008