Resource Lab

Go straight to the primal elements. The Resource Lab is the stuff you need without extra commentary or fluff. It’s the raw resources you can access to help your church communicate better now.


Downloadable Resources:

You Know You’re in Church CommunicationsYou Know You're in Church Communications If...
In 2008 the minds behind MinistryCOM wanted to create something light-hearted and humorous to share at their conference. They turned to the brainpower of the Church Marketing Lab (original discussion) and got over a hundred ideas for You Know You’re in Church Communications If…. We offered to cut the list down to a manageable 20 and edit the list for MinistryCOM, then share a PDF version after the conference.

None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary minds of the Church Marketing Lab, the design prowess of Michael Buckingham or the creative ideas of the folks behind MinistryCOM. Special thanks go to all of them, and without further ado, the Center for Church Communication is proud to present…

Communications Report2005 Communications Report
In the summer of 2005 we surveyed over 500 churches across the United States and published our findings in this free 8-page PDF report (488 KB, 8 pages). It includes juicy bits like:

  • 76% of churches aren’t documenting or tracking the results of their marketing.
  • 63% of churches said marketing and promoting their church was important or extremely important.
  • 80% of churches spend less than $10,000 on marketing and promotions each year.
  • 59% of churches were dissatisfied or ambivalent about their web sites.