Church Communications

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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) p...

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 H...

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?

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

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

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 - taking your questions about turning website visitors into church visitors.

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. 

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

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

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

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 sy...

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.