February 3, 2012

MinistryCOM Spotlight – Comunidade da Paz

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A MinistryCOM Spotlight goes behind the scenes at a church to show you their communications and discuss their challenges and future. This video Spotlights Comunidade da Paz in Maia, Portugal.

Ministry Communicator Profile: Sheri DePuy

Sheri DePuy serves as Communications Coordinator for Northview Christian Life Church in Carmel, IN. She took some time to talk to MinistryCOM about her role and thoughts about collaboration among church communicators. MinistryCOM: What do you enjoy the most about church communications? SHERI DEPUY: I love that we are involved in every aspect of the [...]

New Facebook Training Video

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Introduction to Facebook: Thanks to MainStreetOpen.com for sponsoring this first series.

10 Tips for Using Facebook in Ministry

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So you’re interested in using Facebook in ministry, but want the insider tips on how to do it right? Here is a quick MinistryCOM video with the answers. For more information on using social networking in ministry, attend MinistryCOM 2009 in Chicago. Jeff Wilson from Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City will be presenting [...]

Ministry Communicator Profile: Kevin Peterson

Kevin Peterson has been a Communications Strategist at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY for five years. He spends his days developing marketing plans, directing designers, videographers and web designers, and magically changing the random thoughts and passions of ministry folks into compelling messages. MinistryCOM interviewed Kevin to get his perspective on the church communications [...]

Do It Yourself Creative Brief

Ginger Sinsabaugh MacDonald

You show up to Tuesday’s staff meeting with your fully loaded latte and blueberry scone. That’s when the associate pastor drops one of the following bombs: * The pastor’s new sermon series needs a bit of eye candy. * The singles group needs promotional materials yesterday. * The welcoming committee needs help planning a major [...]

Communicating Through the Challenge of Change

Scott Hodge

Scott serves as Senior Pastor of The Orchard, an 80-year-old church community in Aurora, Ill. Recently named one of America’s top 25 most innovative churches, The Orchard is a diverse church community that is making a missional impact both locally and globally. 2008 Keynote: Scott Hodge Session Video Session Audio Session Slides

Branding Bootcamp

Dawn Nicole Baldwin

Even though God is doing some amazing things through your church, does it sometimes feel like it’s the best kept secret? Perhaps you’ve inherited a brand that isn’t an accurate reflection of your church’s DNA or vision for the future, or there are just a lot of misperceptions in the community. In this fast-paced, interactive [...]

Copyright Essentials – Part 2

Ami Williams

Part 2 (Application) What would you do if… …your Senior Pastor hands you his favorite Dilbert cartoon for the front of the worship folder this week? …your youth pastor wants to post a music video of the student ministries’ latest event featuring a song by Third Day? …your creative design team wants to use clips [...]

Copyright Essentials – Part 1

Matthew Schantz

Part 1 (the Law) “Intellectual property” law is often misunderstood, though we encounter intellectual property every day. Mr. Schantz will outline the types of intellectual property, how rights come to exist, and what is protected by each. With a focus primarily on copyright law as it relates to creative works that churches might often use [...]