Jeff Wilson and Eric Granata from Henderson Hills Baptist Church share the digital signage solution they developed for their church. They will explain how to implement your own digital signage and share the programming they developed to make it work without expensive proprietary hardware!

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I’m swamped right now, so instead of a live webcast this month, we’re posting two new interviews we did last week with Bruce Herwig from Trinity Church in Redlands, CA.

Bruce was in our office working on a new website design, but he wanted to share how his church communications process works, and his top 10 list for how pastors (and staff) can better work with the communications team.

Video: Trinity Church Communications Profile
Video: Trinity Church Top 10 List For Working With Communications

We will skip the December webcast for obvious reasons, our next webcast is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 1pm Central time.

This webcast will include an overview of seven principles for effective church communications that I have collected over the last few years. These principles have been modeled by outstanding churches all over the country.

Whether you are new to church communications, or a seasoned veteran, these principles will help you plan and prioritize better. They can also help you educate your leadership (and staff) on some fundamental concepts of church communications.

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Evan McBroom will join our webcast to talk about the basics of church communications. We will discuss the basic challenges, responsibilities and resources for people in church communications. If you are new to church communications and overwhelmed by the job, this session will help you map out a strategy for survival — and even success!

Evan McBroom is the founder of Fishhook, an innovative communications and creative services company that partners with churches. He  is leading the the Basic Training Track at MinistryCOM this year and is on the MinistryCOM board.

The webcast will start at noon central time and include an online Q&A session at the end. Bring your questions and join the webcast. Webcast is free.

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James Dalman from the Branding Shed will talk about church branding, logo design, and why they are not the same thing! James’ experience included developing graphics for major corporations and developing branding solutions for churches and non-profits. He has extensive experience working with new church plants. James will also be co-presenting a workshop on Building A Rockin’ Website at MinistryCOM this year in Dallas.

If you are trying to develop your church logo, your church brand, or just convince leadership that the logo is not the brand — this session is for you.

The webcast will start at noon central time and include an online Q&A session at the end. Bring your web questions and join the webcast. Webcast is free.

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Cory Miller from iThemes.com, and Terrell Sanders from MainStreetOpen.com will share their favorite website tips and tricks for ministries. Both of these guys have years of experience in ministry communications and developing church websites. They also will both be presenting workshops at MinistryCOM this year in Dallas.

This session will include checklists for what you MUST have on your site, what you should NOT have on your ministry website, how to get started with a one page website, and lots of ideas for integrating with social media and other web tools.

The webcast will start at noon central time and include an online Q&A session at the end. Bring your web questions and join the webcast. Webcast is free.

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Here is your chance to look behind the scenes at how one very successful church does ministry communications. Jeff Wilson from Henderson Hills Baptist Church will join our webcast to explain their work flow, their tools, and how they do communications.

Henderson Hills  is a non-traditional Baptist church here in Edmond OK. They run about 3,000 weekend attendance, and have an excellent communications department and processes. Come see how they are using traditional media, websites and social media to communicate with their community.

The webcast will start at noon central time and include an online Q&A session at the end. Bring your questions for Jeff and join the webcast. Webcast is free.

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Marketing and promotion can be expensive, and these days nobody had extra budget to waste. In this session we will discuss how to market and promote your ministry inexpensively — and even for free!

Chris Forbes, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Non-Profits is our guest this month. Chris is a non-profit marketing consultant and has worked extensively with ministries ranging from the Southern Baptist Convention and International Missions Board, to small local churches and charitable non-profits. This new book includes tons of great marketing ideas for non-profits.

Chris has also been MinistryCOM partner since we first started. He has worked behind the scenes on every MinistryCOM national conference helping with everything from recruiting speakers to assembling registration kits.

The webcast will start at noon central time and include an online Q&A session at the end. Bring your questions for Chris and join the webcast.

Tim Ellens

God has uniquely positioned your Church in the context of culture. But how will you cut through the noise and effectively reach your community? It’s not about a nifty logo. Not about a cool website. It’s not simply about using “compelling” language. And no, not even about an awesome worship space. It’s about knowing your story: who you are, what you’re saying, how you’re saying it, how you behave and engineering staff and volunteer alignment. What can your church promise day-in and day-out that 10,000 other churches cannot? Why does your congregation drive past dozens of other churches to attend your church? During this interactive session we’ll discuss what it means to discover, express and live your church’s one-of-a-kind story. You’ll learn the principles of aligning your staff with your unique story, how to mobilize attendees, and attract visitors.

About the Presenter:

Tim Ellens, Strategic Creative Guy | a.ka., President
Tim is a brand strategist passionate about helping clients “live” their unique story. Viewing everyone in an organization as a storyteller he facilitates and develops strategies that get the story out of the board room and into the back room. As a student of branding, he understands that people relate to brands in ways that shape their identity and connect with the values of an organization. Additionally, Tim is motivated by helping leaders of organizations gain clarity of vision through “aha” moments and pulling simplicity out of complexity. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies and those who view $500 as a fortune but has a heart for those who are making this world a better place.

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