Church Communications

Cross Logos—Should we use the cross as a logo?

We're debating whether or not you should use a cross as your church's logo—you don't want to miss this!  This episode brought to you by UseBulletin.com.

How to Strategically Communicate Your Church’s Vision, Values, and Culture Online

This morning on the podcast, Josh Taylor and Katie Allred are discussing, "How to Strategically Communicate Your Church’s Vision, Values, and Culture Online." You can learn more by checking out it out on ChurchCommunications.com.

5 Ways Your Church Can Give Guests a Better Experience

There’s a lot to think about when it comes to our weekly gatherings - facilities, parking lots, volunteers, etc. We consider where people will sit, what they’ll hear, and how things look.  In this podcast, Katie Allred and Josh Taylor deep dive into the "curse of knowledge" and how we can give our guests the first time experience that they were looking for.

How to Get Senior Church Leadership Buy In with Katie Allred and Josh Taylor

We're excited to have StoryBrand Guide, Josh Taylor with us on the show today. Have you tried pitching your ideas to senior leadership and they just aren't sticking? That's what we're talking about today on the Church Communications Podcast. 

#AskAdam with Carey Nieuwhof

#AskAdam show talking with Carey Nieuwhof about his new book (and Audio Book) “Didn’t See It Coming”

Sheila Bernal Ray on Systems in the Church

Sheila Bernal Ray is a marketing communications professional with a strong background in visual strategy. After nearly 20 years of working in several different industries, including entertainment, retail fashion and B2B, God put it on Sheila’s heart to resign from her full-time job in Corporate America and start freelancing from home. Little did she know that God’s plan also included entering the world of ministry.  Sheila currently serves as the Director of Communications at Good Shep...

Rachel Shanower

This morning, I’m excited to interview Rachel Shanower. Rachel was recently hired at her church, Middlebranch Grace Brethren. She is the Social Media and Marketing Administrator, and also works alongside her husband, who is our Youth Ministry Team Coordinator. Along with secretarial tasks, she also updates and creates vision for the communication and outreach at their church.

A Review of the Churchome App

Today we're talking about the brand new app from Churchome. Today's podcast is brought to you by PikselFaith.

How to Pick the Right Font

Today we're talking about how to pick the right font for your projects. Today's podcast is brought to you by PikselFaith.

Humanizing Church Comm | Holly Hall Tate | Vanderbloemen Search Group

Katie chats with Holly Hall Tate from Vanderbloemen Search Group about humanizing church communications. This episode was brought to you by Piksel Faith.

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Today we're talking about how to get the most out of a conference. Today's podcast is brought to you by PikselFaith.  

Jenny Randle, Author of Courageous Creative

Today, we're lucky to have author, Jenny Randle, on the show to discuss her love of all things Church Communication, as well as her new book, Courageous Creative.

#AskAdam: How can we create a first impression at our church that makes people stick around?

Facebook's New Mobile Ads

We’re partnering with National Back To Church Sunday and Outreach to offer you some FREE RESOURCES to kickstart your Fall outreach. Churches who participated last year experienced a 25% attendance increase on Back To Church Sunday and 87% said that having a special day motivated their members to invite friends and family! You’ll get 500 FREE Engager Invitations mailed to you (including shipping) plus a ton of extras in a digital download packages. Visit http://churchcommunications.com/...

Baptism Troughs

Links mentioned in this episode: Introducing the Questions Sticker Apple is reportedly upgrading most of its Mac lineup this fall, including the Mac mini How Social Media Professionals Can Combat Burnout at Every Career Stage These are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to grow Lift Up The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World (affiliate link) https://www.uber.design 

IGTV Handbook

Links mentioned in this episode: IGTV Handbook (PDF) Facebook Adds Stories Archive, Enabling Re-Use of Stories Posts 10 Royalty-Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know Instagram launches ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature to help users deal with the algorithm Facebook Shutting Down tbh, Moves, Hello Apps Lift up 99U Conference 2018 Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Google Map's Taco Finder

Links mentioned in this episode: WP Engine Acquires Studiopress Wordpress Solutions Including Genesis Framework Instagram now has a billion monthly active users Introducing Video Chat, a New Explore, and More New Google Maps features just started rolling out Keyword Snooze: A New Way to Help Control Your News Feed Lift up Katelyn Beaty - A Woman’s Place https://ocasio2018.com

#AskAdam with Brady Shearer

#AskAdam with Brady Shearer

Welcome to Instagram TV!

Links mentioned in this episode: Welcome to IGTV Facebook Experiments with A/B Testing for Page Posts Helping Small Businesses and Developers Protect Their Customers’ Privacy Should Instagram Hashtags be in the Post or Comments?  Lift up Start with Why by Simon Sinek

IHOP Now Sells Burgers

Links mentioned in this episode: Twitter wants to inject live events into every area of the app SBC Elects JD Greear Facebook demands advertisers have consent for email/phone targeting IHOP’s name change is what happens when brands exploit the Internet outrage cycle Lift up Start with Why by Simon Sinek

#AskAdam with Daniel Irmler

#AskAdam with Daniel Irmler - taking your questions about turning website visitors into church visitors.

Should Your Church Use Snapchat?

Today, we have a special episode featuring Nils Smith and Justin Dean. This is a live discussion about whether or not your church should be using Snapchat. 

Instagram is Getting Longform Video!

Links mentioned in this episode: How Instagram’s algorithm works Instagram might soon let you post videos up to an hour long New Tools for Nonprofit Fundraisers Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018 WWDC Lift up Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Agenda App  Dropbox Paper

Pinterest is More Popular than Twitter

Links mentioned in this episode: Pinterest 2017 Sales Rise 58 Percent to $473 Million This Is What Happens In an Internet Minute in 2018 Hot Topics in the United States for April 2018 The first Snapchat lens that reacts to your voice has arrived Lift Up Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Instagram is Going to Mute You

Links mentioned in this episode: Introducing Mute: A New Way to Personalize Your Feed Facebook Stories reveals 150M daily viewers and here come ads Introducing YouTube Premium Guest Host Justin Nava: http://www.betterchurchwebsite.com/ https://www.justinnava.com https://www.churchtrainingacademy.com

#AskAdam with Seth Muse - Answering your church communications questions!

Taking questions we've received, asked in the church communications group and questions that came in as we were recording. We answered questions about finding Instagram volunteers, moderating comments on social media, creating engagement and how to find out if your church is ready to do away with your bulletin. Today's show was sponsored by touchpoint software: TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and ...

What Does GDPR Even Mean? (Also We're Not Lawyers)

On this episode, Katie and special guest, Emmy award-winning editor, Jenny Randle, chat about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it might affect your church, as well as Twitter trolls, and Facebook's new rating system based on sentiment for pages and brands.

Google's Making Phone Calls

Links mentioned in this episode: Making it Easier to Do Business on Instagram How Facebook's News Feed Works - and What's Coming Next Google’s AI sounds like a human on the phone — should we be worried? New Live Tools for Publishers: Persistent Stream Keys, Crossposting and Live Rewind

#AskAdam with Ryan Holck: How can we best promote and design for Summer Camp / VBS?

Today, I'm joined by Ryan Holck From Rad-Ideas.com to talk about promoting and designing for Summer Camp / Vacation Bible School. Ryan gives us some great ideas on what to consider leading up to your church's Summer program.  TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app ...

F8 and Facebook's Announced Changes

Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.    The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, r...

#AskAdam with Stephen Brewster

Stephen Brewster talks about leading creative discussions, with leadership, a brainstorming team and with a creative team at your church. The concepts are simple but plan to listen to this episode a few times to take it all in. This episode is brought to us by touchpoint software. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, an...

Facebook's New Video Format

Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.    The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, r...

#AskAdam with Brandon Rodgers: What are the best ways to run Social Media for multisite?

Brandon Rodgers answers your questions about running Social Media for 3 campuses, having a main brand page, and workflow for creating and getting content to and from each campus. Today's show is brought to us by Touchpoint Software: TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mob...

The Big Idea Conference Recap

Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.    The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, r...

Facebook's Going to Congress

Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place.    The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, r...

AskAdam with Kyler Nixon: How do you frame new ideas as you explain them to your leaders?

New ideas aren't always well received, and while in most cases it's not our decision, how we frame the conversation can help get the best results. Today, I'm talking with Kyler Nixon about using facts, benefits over features, and considering "What factors have other decisions been made with?" TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at a...

AskAdam with Kenny Jahng: Using automation to work smarter in church communications

Kenny and I talk about everything from guest follow up, best practices, email and texting systems and framing your conversations with new visitors based on "He, Me, and We" then we talk about event reminders and other ways you can utilize online tools to maximize your communication strategy.  This show is brought to you by Touchpoint software. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designe...

Bridging the Generation Gap in Church Communications

In this Episode, Meghan and Jeanette discuss how to bridge the generation gap in church communications. For most churches, there is a significant gap in generations. What do we do? How can we approach church communications when such a gap exists? Meghan and Jeanette give some practical tips on bridging the generation gap.

Snapchat Video Group Chat

Today’s sponsor is TourchPoint. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. They are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving, check in for classes and small group, update their contact information, stream sermon audio and video, register for events, rece...

#AskAdam with Seth Muse: How can you get out of a creative rut?

Today, I'm talking with Seth Muse about getting out of a creative rut, giving yourself low-pressure breathing room, making things happen on a deadline, and working with different personalities on your creative team. Check out Seth's blog: SethMuse.com This episode is made possible by Touchpoint Software: TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church ...

Instagram Profile Changes

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here.   Today's Stories:  Introducing Hashtag and Profile Links in Bio https://www.jesscreatives.com/gdpr/ https://www.digitaldoughnut.com/articles/2017/november/gdpr-a-summary-of-what-you-need-to-know Keeping Up with the Algorithms: What You Need to Know About Each Platform's Sorting System  April 2018 lineup: Key dates for Twitter marketers Lift Up Moment App  CHECK US OUT ONLINE:   Face...

Facebook Changes Coming to Messenger

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here.   Today's Stories:  Facebook: Changes Are Coming To Messenger, Too Instagram Stories gets ‘quote tweet’-style feed post resharing Zuck's Post Making It Easier to Go Live Lift Up: CREATIVE POTENTIAL: Principles for Unleashing Your God-Given Calling"  CHECK US OUT ONLINE:   Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/churchcomm/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thechurchcomms Instagram: ...

#AskAdam with Justin Dean: Does my church need a Public Relations strategy, and what needs to be included.

Not all public relations strategies are in case of emergency. Maybe your church is working to get an event out to the public and using the media for that, but the time that we feel it the most may be when we need to communicate a delicate situation or clarify a misunderstanding. At the pivotal moment when you need to provide clarity, it's too late to start building a public relations platform. Today on #AskAdam, I'm talking with Justin Dean, author of PR Matters (formerly of Mars Hill ...

Special Saturday Edition - Instagram Vertical Video

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here.   Today's Stories:  Twitter is working on a camera-first feature that could threaten Snap The Crackdown on Social Bots, and How that Will Change Influencer Marketing Instagram Creators Presents: Reframing Creativity with Vertical Video Format Great Questions Lead to Great Design: A Guide to The Design Thinking Process Lift Up Good Christian Fun and the Bible Binge  CHECK US OUT ONLINE:...

#AskAdam with Ryan Holck. How can we create visual consistency while maintaining our brand?

In today's show, Ryan and I talk about Visual Branding, when is it not enough, when is it too much, and how can you get started with creating a brand guide for your church to create consistency across all departments. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables ch...

#AskAdam - (with Jonnathan Brownlee) How can we reach more people locally with Instagram?

What can we do to grow our Instagram following and engage more people locally with our Instagram accounts? Today's episode is brought to you by Touchpoint Software. TouchPoint is a church management system built by the church for the church. We are an online church management platform and mobile app designed to work together to keep your church connected at any time, and any place. The newly relaunched TouchPoint mobile app enables church staff, lay leaders, and members to manage giving...

Facebook's Mass Messenger Feature and Audio Status Updates

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here. Today's Stories: Facebook's Testing a New Option Which Enables Brands to Mass-Send Promotions via Messenger Micropodcasting? Facebook tries Voice Clip status updates Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs? Email Marketing for Beginners: 15 Unwritten Rules for Success [Infographic] 5 of the Most Common Facebook Ad Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them CHECK US OUT ONLINE: Fa...

Instagram - Helpful tips and Strategy

In this episode Jeanette and Meghan discuss Instagram. They offer some helpful tips and a practical strategy for getting Instagram going in your church. 

Vero, Twitter Bookmarks and Gen Z

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here. Today's Stories: What Is Rising Social App Vero – and Should You Be on It? New Report Shows Facebook Usage is in Decline, Which May be Behind the Latest News Feed Shifts Twitter's new bookmarks feature takes the ambiguity out of likes Comparing The Differences Between Generation Z and Millennials [Infographic] CHECK US OUT ONLINE: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/chur...

Do "Pray For" Graphics Work?

Check out The Big Idea Conference Today's Sponsor is Tith.ly Check them out right here. CHECK US OUT ONLINE: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/churchcomm/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thechurchcomms Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/churchcomms/ Web:  http://churchcommunications.com