Church Brand Guide Podcast | Logo, Website, Video, and Design

We rebrand Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk into Hope City Church. The church had been declining for a couple of decades with no new families joining. A new pastor came in with a fresh vision to reach families with young children.

In this podcast, we explore the latest trends in modern church logo design that are shaping the visual identities of churches today. Discover how flat designs, bold fonts, and abstract symbolism are helping churches create simple yet powerful logos. Learn why vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and mobile-friendly designs are key to standing out in today’s digital world. Whether you're refreshing yo...

Join us as we discuss how Lester Bell took over the church from his father with a vision to reach a new generation and rebranded with the help of Church Brand Guide.

A church logo is more than just a pretty picture – it's the face of your church's brand and visual identity. In today's fast-paced world, a modern church logo can appeal to both your existing members and attract new visitors. Many churches are updating their look to stay relevant, and a fresh, contemporary logo is often the first step in this process. Your logo is often the first thing people see...

Discover the incredible story behind United Church's beautiful new logo! In this episode, we delve into the journey of two congregations coming together to form a new church, United Church. Their mission? To welcome and embrace families with children under 18, creating a place to belong.

People who are checking out your church want to get to know you before their first visit. A good leader page provides them with the right information to help them decide to visit. Writing a pastor bio involves conveying essential information about the pastor’s background, qualifications, and personal attributes.

Check out this case study of how we helped our clients, Pastor Paul and Bonnie, brand their community Christmas event to see more volunteers, get sponsors to pay for the event, and see an increase in first-time guests to the church after the event. Before Pastor Paul and Bonnie started working with us, the momentum of the River Lights of Wonder event had worn away. They needed to recruit volunteer...

Check out this case study of Pastor Benjamin Stephens, who came in as a young pastor taking over for a legendary leader who had just passed away. Church Brand Guide partnered with him to create a new brand to see the church grow from 220 in attendance on a weekend to well over 500 each weekend in about a year.

Join us as we discuss how Vertical Church underwent a profound transformation as they collaborated with Church Brand Guide to evolve their static brochure website into a dynamic online ministry hub.  See their new transformational website here. https://churchbrandguide.com/how-we-transformed-this-churchs-brochure-website-into-a-visitor-magnet/

As we journey through the exciting path of church growth, our main marketing objective is to share how our church is a solution to a problem that people have. We've noticed that getting the word out about the fantastic benefits of our church is a bit like solving a puzzle, but we're up for the challenge!

In this episode we discuss our tip to grow your church in 2024 by creating a marketing planner for the year. Ready to take your church to new heights this year? Join us in this insightful podcast as we unveil a game-changing tip to fuel your church's growth in 2024 – creating a strategic marketing planner for the entire year!

In this episode, we take a look at the promotional package we put together for a men’s conference.

In this episode, we discuss Hope City Church which is near Los Angeles, California, and how they went through an innovative church rebrand to reach millennials and Gen Z. The church, known as Christ Brethren Church of Norwalk, has served the area since the 1970s but struggled to keep its doors open as attendance declined in the last decade.

When it comes to AI, How can we as a church be aware of what is going on and how can we start to utilize it in our churches? In this episode, we continue our discussion with Denis Estimon from church.com as we explore these questions and discuss some ideas that can help us to implement AI use in our churches.

What do church leaders need to know about AI and what's going on right now? In this podcast, we join with guest Denis Estimon from churchai.com to give an overview on this huge topic and introduce what's going on with AI in general, how it pertains to the church and touch on where's its heading.

Get all the designs you need to promote your church for the upcoming year and reach Gen Z. These designs are fresh and on-point, perfect for captivating young families. Access the design files in Canva and customize them to fit your needs. You can easily add your logo and service information using Canva's editing tools.

In this episode, we share our church marketing plan to connect with your city using sermon series. The Awe of God is a sermon series we promoted for Pastor Paul in the fall. The series led up to Christmas and focused on God being worthy of worship.

Ready to create an amazing church website that attracts new visitors? In this video, we share 14 tips for designing and optimizing your site. From crafting a compelling tagline to ensuring mobile-friendliness and social media integration, these tips will help you build a strong online presence for your church. Watch now and start reaching your community effectively! Click the link to book a call f...

In many churches, a lot is happening, but people don't know what those things are. An excellent opportunity to let people know what is happening at church is by making some announcements in the service. In this episode, we explore how to make service announcements well. 

A logo is an icon that represents what your church stands for. It is the first thing people see of your brand, and it needs to be appropriately designed for them. The logo is a cornerstone of the church's brand, and you must invest in a great, sticky design to cut through the noise. In this episode, we unpack how your church can be sure it has the right logo.

A successful website is always working for your church to get new guests to come to a service. It's like an employee working 24/7 to get new guests, so it must be built as a tool to help people make their first visit. We like using Wordpress to build websites for churches with Divi Builder installed to make the site easy to design and update. This podcast episode discusses the tools for building a...

As creatives, we are asked to be an expert in an area of communications, but it can be a struggle to get your ideas implemented. In this episode, we help creatives with tips so they can add value to the church in their area of expertise. Michael and Denis have years of church communications experience and share their best insights.

Churches that understand how to properly use emails and text messages are the ones that see people join the church, join a group, and join a team. These tools are very effective in helping people take their next steps. The problem is most churches do this all wrong. This episode will guide you through producing emails and text messages that move people. 

We will dive into tactics for creating videos that tell the stories of your church. Telling stories is the key to cultivating champions in the church, and one of the most powerful tools to do this is a video showing the impact God has through the church. A brand champion participates at a high level to volunteer, give, and invite others to the church.

The website is the front door to your ministry, and you must have a clear strategy to see new guests to your weekend services. Listen to the podcast episode about building an attractive church website so you can easily apply the tips and see results. We share insights to help you adjust your current site or determine whether you need a new website.