Comments for Christian Church Search http://christianchurchsearch.org Providing Christian Church Searching, Hosting & Website Designing Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:28:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Three Barriers To Becoming A Blogging Church by MarketingTwins-Randy http://christianchurchsearch.org/2009/02/three-barriers-to-becoming-a-blogging-church/comment-page-1/#comment-38 MarketingTwins-Randy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:28:21 +0000 http://christianchurchsearch.org/?p=164#comment-38 I suspect the other barrier is finding the voice behind the blog. Who is the author going to be? The pastor? The communications director? Do they both have their own? Do we have a comprehensive blogging strategy (target market, core messages, etc...)? If not, each blog will take on their own personality and in different directions. This is not a sound blogging strategy. Perhaps the pastor can become the voice of approachability - connecting with hopefully non-members who are needing a reason to connect to your church. But perhaps an associate pastor or media director can reinforce internal messages to members. Each one doing so under the umbrella of the overall mission of the congregation. I suspect the other barrier is finding the voice behind the blog. Who is the author going to be? The pastor? The communications director? Do they both have their own? Do we have a comprehensive blogging strategy (target market, core messages, etc…)? If not, each blog will take on their own personality and in different directions. This is not a sound blogging strategy. Perhaps the pastor can become the voice of approachability – connecting with hopefully non-members who are needing a reason to connect to your church. But perhaps an associate pastor or media director can reinforce internal messages to members. Each one doing so under the umbrella of the overall mission of the congregation.

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]]> Comment on Senior Minister – Northern Virginia by Mark http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/senior-minister-northern-virginia/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mark Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:45 +0000 http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/07/senior-minister-northern-virginia/#comment-27 Here is one email in response to this listing. - Mark Jefferson Church of Christ in Rural Hall, NC has a listing on your website for a Student Minister. We have currently filled this position.... I didn't realize the opening was listed on your site until someone showed interest in the position this week and gave us the link. Thank you for your help. Jami Harden Jefferson Church of Christ Here is one email in response to this listing. – Mark

Jefferson Church of Christ in Rural Hall, NC has a listing on your
website for a Student Minister. We have currently filled this
position….

I didn’t realize the opening was listed on your site until someone showed interest in the position this week and gave us the link.

Thank you for your help.
Jami Harden
Jefferson Church of Christ

]]> Comment on Church Marketing – Annoying? by MarketingTwins-Randy http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/church-marketing-annoying/comment-page-1/#comment-24 MarketingTwins-Randy Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:09:48 +0000 http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/11/church-marketing-annoying/#comment-24 Oops, I guess that could sound like we're the biggest RACIST church as well! Replace: BIG WHITE-PAINTED CHURCH ACROSS FROM WAL-MART Better? It's hard to win. :) -Randy Oops, I guess that could sound like we’re the biggest RACIST church as well!

Replace:
BIG WHITE-PAINTED CHURCH ACROSS FROM WAL-MART

Better? It’s hard to win. :)

-Randy

]]> Comment on Church Marketing – Annoying? by MarketingTwins-Randy http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/church-marketing-annoying/comment-page-1/#comment-23 MarketingTwins-Randy Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:07:40 +0000 http://christianchurchsearch.org/2008/04/11/church-marketing-annoying/#comment-23 Enjoyed the post - my twin brother and I are both marketing coaches and one of the areas we enjoy working in involves churches. We are in Fort Worth and attend one of the large CoC congregations there - great to find your post (through my Google Blog Alert on "church marketing"). It's hard to know in a church what to call it. Do you say, "we are the Church of Christ in Fort Worth" - but what does that communicate to anyone not already a member. Nothing. If we say we are the "Servants of Christ" church, it could sound like all we do is serve, feed the hungry, care for the poor, serve, serve, serve. If we say we are the LIGHTHOUSE OF GOD - again, for non-church people, what are saying. We are SALT & LIGHT (again, church-speak). We are the Great Commission Church of Jesus Christ (church-speak; pagans may think we pay our people a great commission for how many converts they make!) Names are the hardest thing in churches. Plus all the different denominational labels complicate it alot. Hopefully we will be better known for our impact on the world and community than by our name. In our area, I'm proudest most when people say, "I was helped by a bunch of people over at that big white church across from Wal-Mart." cool. Erase the COC label and just put in its place: WELCOME TO THE BIG WHITE CHURCH ACROSS FROM WAL-MART Everyone Welcome! -Randy Enjoyed the post – my twin brother and I are both marketing coaches and one of the areas we enjoy working in involves churches. We are in Fort Worth and attend one of the large CoC congregations there – great to find your post (through my Google Blog Alert on “church marketing”).

It’s hard to know in a church what to call it. Do you say, “we are the Church of Christ in Fort Worth” – but what does that communicate to anyone not already a member. Nothing.

If we say we are the “Servants of Christ” church, it could sound like all we do is serve, feed the hungry, care for the poor, serve, serve, serve.

If we say we are the LIGHTHOUSE OF GOD – again, for non-church people, what are saying.

We are SALT & LIGHT (again, church-speak). We are the Great Commission Church of Jesus Christ (church-speak; pagans may think we pay our people a great commission for how many converts they make!)

Names are the hardest thing in churches. Plus all the different denominational labels complicate it alot.

Hopefully we will be better known for our impact on the world and community than by our name. In our area, I’m proudest most when people say, “I was helped by a bunch of people over at that big white church across from Wal-Mart.” cool. Erase the COC label and just put in its place:

WELCOME TO THE
BIG WHITE CHURCH ACROSS FROM WAL-MART
Everyone Welcome!

-Randy

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