The Church Marketing Ideas Podcast with Adam McLaughlin

The Church Marketing Ideas Podcast with Adam McLaughlin episodes:

• 06.05.2020

  Jason Caston: Racial Injustice and your Church Communications.

  This conversation isn't polished like a typical podcast, but it's an important conversation that needs to be had now: How can your church talk about racial injustice and why is it important that you do? In this episode outside of our...

  
• 05.28.2020

  Miriam Maberry: Using Social Media to reach your community (and way more!)

  Miriam is on staff full-time at Bethlehem Church in Hampden, MA. She loves having the opportunity to use her background in marketing & communications to cast church vision, engage people & encourage them- and ultimately show them Jesus.   This Episode's Sponsor:...

  
• 05.13.2020

  Tom Pounder: The Twitter Advantage - How churches can use twitter to reach their community

  Tom Pounder, in his own words, is just a guy who lives twitter. Sponsored by Hope Made Strong, and the new online course: Finding Hope In Healing. Get "The Twitter Advantage" from Tom to learn how your church communication and marketing strategy...

  
• 05.05.2020

  Laura Howe: Staying healthy and leading a healthy team from HopeMadeStrong.org

  For over 13 years, Laura worked for a non-profit mental health organization specializing in adult mental health and addictions. Now Laura creates resources to help faith-based organizations lead their community from a place of health.  Links to Laura's online course: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/020

  
• 04.28.2020

  Matt Ehresman: Providing value to your community with no strings attached

  Matt Ehresman is the proud husband to Tillie and dad to Heidi. He is the creative media director at First MB Church in Wichita, Kansas, and the author of Upstream: Eight Counter-Cultural Ways to Live a Better Life and has...

  
• 04.15.2020

  Communication Strategies for Smaller Churches: with Jeanette Yates!

  We hear about large church's strategies all the time, but a majority of churches may fall into a 'Small Church' category. Jeanette talks about strategic with limited budget and resources, and communicating well to your church! Jeanette is a church communicator...

  
• 04.08.2020

  Ted Vaughn: Leading a Healthy Creative Team

  Ted has over 25 years of leadership experience in church and nonprofit organizations. He is a partner with Historic Agency specializing in brand strategy, organizational health, and creative sprint solutions. In addition to Historic Agency, Ted is a partner with BrandBoards.com an...

  
• 03.31.2020

  How to broadcast your church online: With Sly King

  (Note: This was recorded in November 2019, and references in-person gatherings. Please honor your local officials' request during the COVID-19 pandemic). Want to learn more about Church Online? Sly King comes to us from Birmingham, Alabama to talk about church online,...

  
• 03.17.2020

  Ben Stapley: The value and production of video on Social Media

  For over 20 years Ben has created & captured moving and memorable moments for individuals, non-profits & corporations across the globe. He also serves on the Executive Team at Christ Fellowship Miami as the Weekend Experience Director overseeing the production,...

  
• 02.25.2020

  Kyler Nixon: Helping your church guest overcome the fear of visiting.

  As a StoryBrand Certified Guide, Kyler helps churches create memorable brands, effective websites, and clear marketing so they can reach more people. Kyler is from beautiful Madison, Wisconsin but serves organizations all across the country. Learn more about Kyler at kylercreative.com or...

  
• 02.12.2020

  Jeremiah Bartlett: How to equip our people to invite friends

  Jeremiah Bartlett is the communications director at Southside Church just south of Atlanta, Georgia. Jeremiah has been fortunate to serve churches from 50 - 10,000 attendees over the last 15 years. He is a family guy who loves talking about...

  
• 02.04.2020

  11: Matt Morrison talks church websites (common mistakes and easy fixes!)

  Matt Morrison, from Tithe.ly Sites talks church websites, including mistakes, easy fixes and helping your website guests plan a visit. Check out the FREE engage conference ON RIGHT NOW: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/engage Show notes for today: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/011

  
• 01.28.2020

  10: Tyler Smith talks about 3 mistakes churches make with their guest follow up strategy

  Tyler Smith, Co-Founder of Text in Church talks about the guest follow up strategy that over 17,000 churches have used to build trust in their community. Text in Church is putting on a free conference in February 2020 called "Engage" -...

  
• 01.23.2020

  09: Brady Shearer talks about 5 mistakes he sees in Church Communications

  Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools and creator of Nucleus; Helping churches navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years. This week's sponsor: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/engage Show Notes: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/009

  
• 01.21.2020

  08: Phil Cooke discusses his book "The Way Back: How Christians blew our credibility, and how we can get it back."

  Phil Cooke talks with Adam McLaughlin about his book "The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility, and how we can get it back." (The Way Back is co-authored by Jonathan Bock). Order "The Way Back": https://amzn.to/2R46rma Founder and CEO of...

  
• 01.16.2020

  07: Rich Birch discusses his book: Church Growth Flywheel

  Order Rich's Book: Church Growth Flywheel: https://amzn.to/2QYA9sT Register for Nils Smith's FREE Online course: Grow Your Church With Social Media: churchmarketingideas.com/grow Rich Birch is one of the early multi-site church pioneers in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting...

  
• 01.14.2020

  06: Phil Bowdle: How can we rethink the assumptions we've been making about Church Communication?

  Phil Bowdle: How can we rethink the assumptions we've made about church communication? Phil recently released a best-selling book “Rethink Communication: A Playbook to Clarify and Communicate Everything In Your Church” and can often be found speaking at conferences or consulting...

  
• 01.08.2020

  05: Barbara Carneiro - How to avoid "Shiny New Object" syndrome and focus on the tools we have

  Barbara Carneiro, from Word Revolution and 4:12 Labs, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at a document her team uses called a "Tool Shed" to track, organize, and explore tools that may be helpful for their team. She tells us how...

  
• 01.07.2020

  04: Mark MacDonald - How can our church discover our thread and be known for something?

  Mark MacDonald is the director for the Center For Church Communications, and the author of Be Known For Something. He talks with Adam McLaughlin today about how your church can discover your thread and be known for something. Today's Sponsor: Engage...

  
• 01.06.2020

  03: Jason Caston - Embracing new and future technology to share the Gospel

  Embracing new and future technology to share the Gospel. Jason talks about Alexa, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Wearable smart devices and the future of how the church can use self-driving cars. Win a copy of Jason's book: Digital Connections (listen to find...

  
• 01.03.2020

  02: Wes Gay talks about making your New Year Resolution to find things to quit doing

  Make your New Year Resolution to quit a few things in your Church Communications job. Sponsored by SermonClipper.com Listener Question: How can we build our church's social media strategy? WIN A COP OF 'BUILDING A STORY BRAND': Listen to find out how! Have a...

  
• 01.02.2020

  01: Seth Muse - The Communications culture shift your church may not be ready for

  The Communications Culture Shift Your Church May Not Be Ready For (to senior leaders with love) Sponsored by ChurchFuel.com Listener Question: How can I get my Pastor's notes earlier in the week? WIN A FREE T-SHIRT FROM SETH MUSE: Listen to find out...

  
• 12.12.2019

  NEW Church Marketing Ideas Podcast - Coming January 2020

  The new Church Marketing Ideas Podcast with your host, Adam McLaughlin, coming January 2020. Upcoming guests include Phil Cooke, Brady Shearer, Barbara Carneiro, Jason Caston, Phil Bowdle, Mark MacDonald, Sly King, Seth Muse, Meagan Ranson and more! Learn more at ChurchMarketingIdeas.com 

  
• 04.01.2017

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• 03.21.2017

  014 - How do we use younger images in advertising without misrepresenting ourselves?

  How do we attract younger people without a 'bait and switch' happeneing when they show up to an older congregation? - Suzette asked because of a recommendation I made in our ebook: Trust Glue. Our tool is FaithEngine.com - A Social Media...

  
• 03.13.2017

  013 - Which Social Media Channels reach a younger demographic, and do they need unique content?

  Can I use the same content across each channel, or does each need unique content? Our tool is Open-Edit-Print.com - Unlimited Access to Done-for-you Media and Graphics for…Email, Social Media, Worship Slides and Print Promotions. Show notes: churchmarketingideas.com/013 and while you're visiting our...

  
• 03.06.2017

  012 - Increasing your Church's Google Rank with SEO

  When someone is looking for a church in your area, a specific 'hot topic' or common church question, how can you increase the likely hood your church will be seen in the top ranks on Google? Nicole asks about using...

  
• 02.27.2017

  011 - Appealing to both church goers and non-church goers

  How do you appeal to both church goes and non-church goers, and how to create an environment where church members will invite their friends to check out your church. Our tool is Issuu.com (contributed by Ryan Holck from Rad-Ideas.com) and gives...

  
• 02.20.2017

  010 - Is my church website for new guests or for our congregation?

  Dan asks: Is our church website for new guests or our congregation? Our tool is Unsplash.com; an incredible growing resource of royalty-free and copyright-free images. Check the show notes at churchmarketingideas.com/010 And check out our free ebook: TrustGlue: 11 ways to create...

  
• 02.13.2017

  009 - Which Social Media Networks does my church need to be on?

  This week’s question comes from Nicole asking about which Social Media channels to use for their church plant and our tool is Dropbox and creative ways to use it for proofing projects and sharimg images live to others on your social media team. Check...

  
• 02.06.2017

  008 - How to target advertising to people ready to hear the Gospel

  Today’s question comes from Michael in Texas asking about how to focus our advertising efforts to someone who is ready or looking for the Gospel, and we have Ryan Holck from Rad Ideas to answer it.  Check the show notes at...

  
• 01.30.2017

  007 - Questions to ask during your Church Communications interview

  Kyler asks about what to ask during an interview for a Church Communcations interview. Our tool this week is BackupBuddy so you can schedule backups of your wordpress website, or move your content from one domain to another. Find the show notes at...

  
• 01.23.2017

  006 - The Future of Print vs. Digital with Ryan Holck form Rad-Ideas.com

  Theresa asks about the future of print vs. digital, and Ryan Holck from Rad-Ideas.com joins us to answer this question. Our tool this week is ChurchIpsum.com so you can create dummy content as placeholders in upcoming projects until you get the...

  
• 01.16.2017

  005 - Creating a Digital Strategy (with Katie Allred from Brentwood Baptist Church)

  Michael asks about creating a digital communcations strategy for Social Media and Katie Allred from Brentwood Baptist Church joins us to answer his question.  Our tool this week is SurveyMonkey giving you an opportunity to survey respondants to gain insights...

  
• 01.09.2017

  004 - How to use your email newsletter effectively

  Jeanette asks about how to use your email newsletter effectively, and our tool to match is Mail Chimp for beautiful email newsletters. Find all of the show notes at churchmarketingideas.com/004 and ask a question for a future podcast! While you're there, download...

  
• 01.02.2017

  003 - How to evaluate your church communications and hit the mark

  For a church of any size, the question about how to create an effective comuncation strategy is important. Dan asks how to know if we're hiting the mark. We also talk about Slack.com - a chat app with many additional features...

  
• 01.02.2017

  002 - How to communicate information to all different groups in your church

  Dan asks how we get information to all of our different groups within our church, and our tool this week will help you build and recycle your library of recurring social media content.   Show notes: ChurchMarketingIdeas.com/002

  
• 12.30.2016

  001 - How to launch a new service in your weekend schedule

  Our tool of the week is Tweriod, and Katy asks about how to promote a new service in her church's weekend service schedule.  Ask your own question at churchmarketingideas.com!