Wes Gay is a StoryBrand certified guide who helps businesses and churches across America clarify their messaging in order to better connect with their audience. He joins today’s episode to discuss how you can best share your message through effective marketing for greater impact.

Nils Smith joins the Cause+Effect Podcast to discuss trends, post-pandemic leadership, and how to navigate the dangers of social media engagement. Nils serves as Dunham+Company’s Chief Strategist Social Media + Innovation and is the author of The Social Media Guide for Ministry. Nils is regarded as a world-leading expert on social media and nonprofit strategy.

In this class episode, Nils Smith, Chief Strategist for Innovation and Social Media at D+C is back to highlight for us the importance of ‘getting better.’ He offers insight into enhancing innovation through resisting the fear of failure, strengthening internal relationships, creating an innovative physical space, and maybe even putting something to death that no longer works.

Danny Forshee, Lead Pastor at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, challenges leaders to stay emotionally healthy by paying attention to biblical rest. Here’s your opportunity to take inventory when it comes to your pace of life and ministry.

Marketing is more than just communicating information. It’s connecting YOUR mission to the felt need of your audience. Join today’s episode as few Dunham team members unpack the importance of assessing the deepest felt need of your target audience and identifying your distinctiveness as an organization. We get practical with the challenges we all face as marketers and provide a starting point to elevate your brand positioning.

In this episode, Kevin Herrin, the lead pastor of The Fellowship Church, a vibrant, diverse congregation in Texas City, Texas joins us the show. Kevin unpacks what it means to be ‘aggressively obedient’, how your self-worth related to Christ affects those around you more than you realize, and how his new podcast is equipping leaders to lead the hard way – from the heart. Whether you’re leading a massive organization or toddlers at home, this message is for you.

Brian Mountjoy, our Chief Culture Officer, is back to talk with Trent about creating a healthy culture in your organization through the means of accountability, humility, ‘leading up’ and giving honor to whom honor is due. Don’t miss these simple tips for improving the culture of your organization in 2021 – and beyond.

D+C Chief Strategist Troy Page unpacks church marketing strategies as we head into what is sure to be a unique fall. He and Trent highlight the importance of knowing who you are, maintaining a digital presence, effective communication channels, and the need for great content. If you want to open your church with a bang this fall, you’ll want to hear this conversation! Because it’s all for one purpose: Get people engaged in God's Word and in relationship with Him. That's the outcome we're all looking for.

To learn more about how your church can maximize impact this fall, visit https://www.dunhamandcompany.com/church/.

Rick Dunham unpacks some very revealing research on Christian Radio, specifically, listeners who have a favorite station. The study reveals who these ‘P1’ listeners are, and why they do (or don’t) support their favorite station. What motivates them to tune in to a station? And further, what motivates their support? Rick highlights the major findings and uncovers steps for you to take as a result of this research. Specifically, understand their listening habits, reconsider some of your messaging, and integrate more stories of life-change. 

Download the full research here: https://www.dunhamandcompany.com/fundraising-research/new-research-release-on-listeners-to-christian-radio/