Church Communications Pro | Church Marketing | Church Web Design http://churchcommunicationspro.com Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Religion & Spirituality/BuddhismnoChurchCommunicationsProhttp://feedburner.google.comGet Fed! Subscribe to ChurchCommunicationsPro.com with one of these feedreaders. It'll help you keep up with CCP posts! Email me with questions at corymiller303@gmail.com --Cory Church Communications Pro Gets Refreshed. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchCommunicationsPro/~3/tgdnmrCk99E/ http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/07/05/church-communications-pro-gets-refreshed/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:43:15 +0000 James Dalman http://churchcommunicationspro.com/?p=1164
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    • ]]>     Church Communications Pro got an upgrade over the weekend including a new look, new products, and new sponsors!

    I admit that I have neglected CCP and keeping it fresh and updated.  It’s been a busy year with iThemes – especially with us now acquiring and launching our new business WebDesign.com.  Cory Miller and I am extremely amped up about this venture to say the least but it’s taken a lot of work to get things in order.

    This past year has also brought new changes to my business and personal life as well.  I shut down a successful business and joined an awesome team all while trying to finish up freelance work, keep different blogs afloat, and staying involved with church planting in some degree.  What I have discovered is that I am not one who can spin many plates and keep them from crashing to the ground.  So last week I decided to bring all of the Branding Shed’s content and products (I’m still having problems with the domain redirect) to CCP and make this a permanent home for all of my church branding and church marketing related stuff.  The fact is I love helping churches and Cory poured a lot of sweat into building an amazing resource here and I want to see this website continue to grow and help you.

    I have also realized that if I am going to do this I will also have to let some things go, including domain names and other ideas I’ve held so closely for years.  While this is a hard decision, I do look forward to focusing and doing a few things well, not to mention it really is refreshing to cast off added weight.

    So I sincerely apologize that Church Communications Pro has seen a lack of love and attention over the last few months and with my renewed focus (plus a need for a hobby) on investing in the Kingdom through this ministry, there will be a new injection of passion to keep CCP moving ahead and not letting Cory’s awesome vision for this site be in vain.

    If you have ideas and suggestions I’ve love to hear them.  This resource is for our brothers and sisters in the trenches and it’s with your involvement we can work together for building the Kingdom through ministry and media.

    Blessings! – James Dalman, Acts 20:24

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    • ]]>     Church Communications Pro would like to thank our current sponsors and those who have been with us a couple of months already.  We sincerely appreciate you being involved with us and I encourage our readers to check out your websites.

    Thank you all so much for your support of our work at Church Communications Pro!

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    Follow our church, plus some of our ministers here:

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    In case you haven’t heard…The Advance Conference will be taking place in Durham, NC, June 4th through June 6th, 2009.   Speakers include John Piper, Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, Ed Stetzer , and Eric Mason.  It looks like it will address some great topics such as “What is the Church?” and “Preaching the Gospel to the De-Churched.”  If you happen to attend, please let Church Communications Pro what you thought of the conference and any “cliff notes” you would share with our friends.

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    • ]]>     Twitter is an amazing tool that continues to explode and gain a more mainstream attraction.  The unusual thing Branding Shed has discovered is that Twitter is mostly used by people over the age of 30 and not the younger crowd one would imagine.  With so many people jumping into the “Twittersphere” it is essential the churches who have not already done so to get Twittering!

    Here are five great Twitter ideas you can use for your church communication efforts:

    1. Celebrations: Every time a person dedicates their life to Jesus, gets married in the church, or does something awesome you can tell the world and you church members about it!
    2. Prayer: While you may want to be careful on what details you provide, you can ask your Twitter followers to pray for a specific need or person — or just offer a short daily prayer people can read and feel energized by.
    3. Events: You can easily keep your congregation or church members informed of planned gatherings (or even spontaneous get together’s) by sending Twitter updates — or why not use it to invite people to church in a non-threatening way?
    4. Sermons or Message: Why not drop a link into your conversation and let people know you have a new sermon or message uploaded so they can listen or watch if they missed it?
    5. Community Dialogue: People in your community will probably be on Twitter and you can begin conversations on pressing needs in your town, schools, or other churches.  You can discuss social issues to religion to sports…all great things for building trust and building your church “brand”.

    The truth is your church will need to start taking risks and using tools such as Facebook, Blogs, and Twitter to establish connection points with the people you want to reach or help.  Just don’t let it take a back seat to personal attention and care as these will/should always be the staple in creating strong relationships in a church!

    So what are you waiting for?  Go get started on Twitter today!

    Please feel free to follow James Dalman on Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesdalman)

    You can also download my FREE ROCKIN’ TWITTER BIRD ICONS to plug into your site.

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    • ]]>     My wife told me about this tragic story of a Southern Baptist pastor being killed in Illinois … and when I saw his name I remembered I had interviewed for a story a couple years ago when I was communications director for Midwestern Baptist Seminary.

    Here is the article I wrote for our alumni magazine

    Please keep his family and church in your prayers.

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    ]]>     http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/03/09/southern-baptist-pastor-killed-in-illinois/feed/ 1 noMy wife told me about this tragic story of a Southern Baptist pastor being killed in Illinois … and when I saw his name I remembered I had interviewed for a story a couple years ago when I was communications director for Midwestern Baptist Seminary.My wife told me about this tragic story of a Southern Baptist pastor being killed in Illinois … and when I saw his name I remembered I had interviewed for a story a couple years ago when I was communications director for Midwestern Baptist Seminary. Here is the article I wrote for our alumni magazine Please keep [...] Related posts:Time Article: Rural Exodus from American Churches A Time MagBlogging, WordPresshttp://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/03/09/southern-baptist-pastor-killed-in-illinois/     How is Your Church Doing? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchCommunicationsPro/~3/qWf3_ohVR-E/ http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/03/03/how-is-your-church-doing/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:05:02 +0000 James Dalman http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/?p=858 It seems these days all we hear about are bailouts, fat corporate cats living high on the hog while taking a handout, the financial crisis in America, or that the Dow Jones is sucking wind.  While these are all true and they are all depressing, I wonder how our churches across the United States are doing right now.

    So how are you doing?  Not in numbers or finances – but how are you holding up personally?  Has ministering to people changed during this time?  Are you still as strong in your faith as before the economic crunch?  Do you feel God will use this challenging situation for His glory and purpose?

    Please know that I pray right now for you and your church.  May God show you His presence and guide you and your team during this difficult situation.  I ask that He blesses you in your mission for building the Kingdom!  Amen.

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    These sermon graphics were created by James Dalman and are easily customizable with the layered Photoshop files or you can use them as is. All of the current designs were developed for his church clients who have graciously offered to make these available for other churches to use and are a great way to look awesome AND save money in a difficult economy.

    Right now there are only three different sermon branded design packages available but there are twelve more branded series on their way.  So please check them out and keep an eye out for our CCP Design Club that will be launching soon!

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    • ]]>     Check out this article on how President Obama is going to create a faith-based office that will “expand and refocus” on the one created by President Bush.

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