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Podcast Episode 0.1: Church Marketing Part 2

Last Updated November 13, 2008 by Matt 8 Comments

The next episode of our podcast is now available.  In this episode:

  • Branding your youth group
  • A plug for Soul Searching by Christian Smith
  • Brit denies the virgin birth
  • Christian consulting
  • Church communication, part 1

20 minutes, 22 MB.

Coming in the next episode: church bulletins (among other things).

Filed Under: Podcast, Youth Ministry Tagged With: consulting, soul searching, branding, communication

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Matt Cleaver has written since 2004 on youth ministry, theology, and the church. His blog was ranked by Youth Specialties as a Top 20 Youth Ministry Blog. Click here for Matt's list of the Best Youth Ministry Books.

Comments

  1. Brit Windel says

    November 13, 2008 at 11:51 am

    you jerkhahahahahahaha

    i didn’t deny it hahahaha
    i’m gunna lose my job

    Reply
  2. Matt says

    November 13, 2008 at 11:59 am

    No, you’ll just have to tell people to listen to the podcast when they call you a heretic.

    It’s an advanced marketing scheme.

    Reply
  3. Rusty says

    November 13, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    I’m sure some consultants are cookie cutter. What i know is that our church was much healthier when we had a church consultant (we no longer have one) who was asking us question and teaching our congregation what it means to make disciples. I liked to think of the consultant we had as a mentor for our senior pastor, and everyone should have a mentor. I think it can be done very well and it can be done very poorly. It was done well here.

    Reply
  4. Brit Windel says

    November 13, 2008 at 2:49 pm

    @rusty i think that is what matt and i both would agree with that statement. someone who comes in from the outside with questions and a fresh pair of eyes is ALWAYS a great idea.

    what i have found hard in those situations, is a willingness of the congregation to hear what is being said

    Reply
  5. Bob Parker says

    November 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    I would suggest adding to your blog the ‘buttons’ for iTunes or the instructions. Your RSS feed is only a couple of extra clicks (when you know how), but I did not know how to use and it took me an extra day to get you added to my iTunes. And I have been using PC’s since before Apple ][‘s and marketing websites since 1995.

    I mention this only because it looks like you have some good content that I encourage others to look at. Keep it up.

    Reply
  6. Matt says

    November 24, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Hey Bob,

    Thanks for your thoughts. We will be adding said buttons when/if we decide we want to keep doing this regularly. We might also have something up our sleeve. 😉

    Reply
  7. Brit Windel says

    November 24, 2008 at 11:10 am

    don’t tease people its not nice….. but for real we need to get working on the ‘launch’

    Reply

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