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Podcast Episode 0: Church Marketing

Last Updated November 8, 2008 by Matt 5 Comments

My friend Brit and I decided we wanted to take a shot at podcasting.  So, we did.  We’ve got a multi-part series on church marketing, and this is the first episode.  We’ve got some ideas for the future, but right now we’re just trying this whole thing out.  Check it out below (20 minutes, 22 MB).

*Update* The guys at Church Marketing Sucks linked to us. A wee bit of discussion is happening in the comments section there. Check it out. Play nice if you comment.

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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.

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  1. Rusty says

    November 10, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    I love you guys! I look forward to hearing more from the two of you. My thoughts: I’m generally against marketing/advertising in the traditional sense. I don’t like that Peace likes to take out ads in the newspaper for our Christmas Eve services. I don’t like that we have done a direct mail piece to Rogers and Bentonville. I’m also not real big on giveaways, though I do have door prizes at our Christmas party and may have some silly prizes for certain events like scavenger hunts (which I don’t get that excited about but we have one this weekend…I try and find enough drivers so i can sit at the building and wait for the groups to return.

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  2. Brit Windel says

    November 10, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    we love you rusty…and JOIN US please. has matt talked with you about our ideas of making it bigger

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  3. Matt says

    November 15, 2008 at 9:34 am

    The guys at Church Marketing Sucks linked to us. A wee bit of discussion is happening in the comments section there. Check it out. Play nice if you comment.

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