April 16, 2008

Job Lab and Freelance Lab Are Now Free

About a year ago we announced the new Job Lab and Freelance Lab. These labs are two ways churches can get marketing and communications help. Churches can post open communications positions in the Job Lab or post short term projects in the Freelance Lab.

It's a great way to connect with communicators who can help your church. And now it's permanently free.

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March 25, 2008

And the HOW Winner Is...

The winner of the CFCC HOW Design Conference giveaway is Vincent Scatliffe of Peace Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. Vincent was one of the first 30 people to respond to the offer and was entered in a random drawing that was conducted today.

Congratulations Vincent!

If you'd like to join Vincent, Michael and the many others from the CFCC community that are attending HOW, it's not too late. Register by this Friday, March 28 and you can save up to $120 when you use code "CFCC8".

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March 19, 2008

Michael Buckingham To Present At HOW

Last week we announced the beginnings of our partnership with HOW, including an invitation they extended to CFCC for doing a workshop at the HOW Design Conference this May 18-21.

It's my pleasure to introduce Michael Buckingham as the presenter for the CFCC session at the HOW conference this year. Many of you know Michael from his active involvement in the Church Marketing Lab. He's also the founder of Holy Cow Creative and lives in Michigan. Michael hosted a workshop for the Church Marketing Lab at last year's MinistryCOM and did a great job. I can't wait to hear what he has in store for HOW. I've asked him to give us a sneak peak at his notes in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, if you haven't registered to attend HOW, you still have time. See you there.

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March 14, 2008

CFCC Partnering with HOW

The relationship started nearly two years ago when I met HOW magazine editor Bryn Mooth at a conference we were both attending in Chicago. And after the nice little article that ran last December in HOW magazine, I decided to re-visit the conversation and put some ideas out there for a possible partnership. I'm pleased to announce that CFCC and HOW are officially dating.

The full potential for this partnership will only be realized over time, but things are off to a nice start. Consider this:

• CFCC has been invited to do a special workshop at the HOW Design Conference this May 18-21 in Boston. Look for details soon, including an exciting announcement about who will be doing the workshop. Nope, it ain't me!

• HOW has issued a special code for the CFCC community (that's you) that will save you up to $120 off the registration price for this year's conference. Just enter coupon code "CFCC8" when you register online. But hurry, the early-bird deadline is March 28.

• HOW has also given us one free full-conference pass for May 18-21 in Boston! You want it? Just drop an email to HOW2008@cfcclabs.org and tell us why it should be yours. The first 30 people to respond will be entered in a drawing for the winning ticket. Transportation, lodging, meals, etc. will be your responsibility. You don't have to wait to see if you've won before you register. HOW will issue a refund if you win the drawing and you've already registered.

Not bad for a first date, eh? So go register for the HOW conference. There's also a meet-up in the works for folks from the Church Marketing Lab. We'll have more details on that later too. See you in Boston!

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March 6, 2008

Announcing the Local Labs

We're happy to announce that the Center for Church Communication is going local. We've just launched the Local Labs, an opportunity to meet up with local church communications folks to share ideas, encouragement and horror stories.

Local Labs are meet ups organized by people in your area and give church marketers a chance to get together. It's a chance to talk about what works, what doesn't and why it matters. It's an opportunity to connect and encourage other local communicators.

Local Labs are being organized across the country, with groups popping up in Denver, Phoenix and Los Angeles. It's truly a grassroots effort--and one that we can't claim much credit for. We're doing what we can to facilitate the meet ups, but it's local church marketing heroes who are making it happen.

Read more about Local Labs, including how to join one or start your own. And be sure to drop us a line and let us know how your group is doing.

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December 8, 2007

Internet Ministry Survey

The Center for Church Communication is partnering with Biola University professor Dave Bourgeois and the Internet Ministry Conference to present a research project on how ministries use the Internet. The goal is to explore what organizations are doing online and figure out what works and what doesn't.

The first step in the research project is to gather data, and that's where we need your help. We're looking for churches and ministries to take the online survey. Only one person from each church or ministry should take the survey, and it should be the person who has the most overall knowledge of the planning, design and development of the organization's web presence. So if that's you--go take the survey. If it's not you, please pass it on to the right person and help us gather the necessary data.

The results will be unveiled at the upcoming Internet Ministry Conference, held Oct. 20-23, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Mich. After the results have been made available at the conference, the Center for Church Communication will release the results online.

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November 5, 2007

Communication Toolbox in Ministry Today

If you check out the November/December issue of Ministry Today magazine you'll see a new column powered by the Center for Church Communication (that's us). Communication Toolbox is a new column of church marketing ideas and wisdom that appears in each bimonthly issue of Ministry Today.

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