CFCC News
Refined Criteria for the Church Marketing Directory
Posted on September 1, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
We recently refined the criteria for the Directory, noting that submissions need to meet two criteria--that they fit under marketing and that they explicitly serve the local...
Shared Mission of Communicating the Gospel
Posted on August 30, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
Differences of opinion on matters of doctrine and belief can cause problems, so we've come up with a board-approved ecumenical...
Welcome to Steve Fogg
Posted on August 2, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
We're please to welcome Steve Fogg to our team of Regional Network Coordinators. Steve is a dynamic voice in the church communication...
Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communications
Posted on July 16, 2010 by Josh Cody
CFCC is proud to introduce the first effort of project catalyst Tim Schraeder: a brand new book, Outspoken. We introduce the project and let you know what to...
Firestarters: The Chapel & Ottumwa Bridge
Posted on July 9, 2010 by Justin Wise
Today we round out our 2010 Firestarters by looking at a church that's leveraging social media for good and another that makes things happen on a proverbial...
Firestarters: Guts & Grace
Posted on July 8, 2010 by Justin Wise
Today's Firestarters have guts and grace. Each one is choosing to relate and communicate to their surrounding community in a brand new...
Firestarters: Park & Waterfront
Posted on July 7, 2010 by Justin Wise
Today's Firestarters are changing the church communications game digitally and challenging what it means to "be" the...
Firestarters: BridgeWay & Mission
Posted on July 6, 2010 by Justin Wise
Today's Firestarters include a church with a keystone worship and arts ministry and a church that seeks to fulfill the mandate of Micah...
Firestarters: Bloom & The Gateway Church
Posted on July 5, 2010 by Justin Wise
Each day we're going to spotlight two of the 2010 Firestarters. Today's it's Bloom in St. Paul, Minn., and The Gateway Church in Des Moines,...
Announcing Firestarter
Posted on July 2, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
The Center for Church Communication is proud to announce the launch of Firestarter. It's an initiative to recognize churches that are excelling in brilliant...
Project Catalysts: Tim Schraeder & Justin Wise
Posted on June 28, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
Say hello to the newest members of the Center for Church Communication team: Tim Schraeder and Justin Wise. They’re our new project catalysts, which means they make things...
From Gutenberg to Google
Posted on May 5, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
“We’ve gone from the Gutenberg generation of the church to the Google generation of the church,” executive director Cynthia Ware told Charisma...
RNC Job Description
Posted on April 7, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
Earlier this year we announced the Regional Network Coordinators, a network of people to help the Center for Church Communication (CFCC) better connect to local churches....
Q&A with CFCC’s Executive Director Cynthia Ware
Posted on March 25, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
In January we officially announced the first ever executive director for the Center for Church Communication, Cynthia Ware. We sat down with Cynthia to find out more about her...
2009 Annual Report
Posted on March 18, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
The Center for Church Communication annual report for 2009 is now available, capturing our purpose, vision and organizational details: “We are a firebrand of communicators, sparking churches to communicate the gospel clearly, effectively and without compromise.” 2009 Annual Report (PDF, 2.7 MB, 14 pages) The 2009 annual report includes an overview of CFCC, the projects...
Announcing the Church Marketing Directory
Posted on March 10, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
We’re pleased to announce the latest project from the Center for Church Communication: The Church Marketing Directory. The Directory is a list of tools, resources and companies that help the church communicate better. Consider it a yellow pages of church marketing. You’ll find technology blogs, freelance designers, marketing communities, church management software and more. The...
Interviews with Cynthia Ware
Posted on February 26, 2010 by Josh Cody
Recently our executive director, Cynthia Ware, has found herself in the news on a few occasions. We’re glad to welcome her as a part of our team and looking forward to the church at large benefiting from her voice in the community. She discussed ministry excellence with skill and poise in a recent piece from...
Regional Network Coordinators
Posted on February 9, 2010 by Cynthia Ware
As the Center for Church Communication (CFCC), we exist to help the church matter. We’re a resource for church communicators. Churches have the greatest story ever told, but struggle to tell it well. We want to help churches tell it better. Last year, our newly appointed board of directors gave me the task of acting...
Brad Abare on Christian Copycats
Posted on by Josh Cody
If you’ve followed us for any time at all, you likely know that we tend to give a rough time to Christian copycats. Recently, our founder Brad Abare sang this same tune once more in The Tampa Tribune. Brad responds to the fad of Christians making puns or spin-offs of popular culture items, saying: “The...
Church Marketing Sucks in the Leadership Journal
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Josh Cody
The latest issue of the Leadership Journal took a look at churches using social media, and they turned to Church Marketing Sucks for reference. Our own Michael Buckingham is quoted on the issue, saying: “The Internet isn’t powerful because it connects you to information, but because it connects you to people.” And they go on...
CFCC Announces Board of Directors & Executive Director
Posted on January 14, 2010 by Kevin D. Hendricks
The roots of the Center for Church Communication go way back to 2004 and the launch of our flagship blog, Church Marketing Sucks. So it took a little more than five years, but we’re very happy to announce the formation of the Center for Church Communication board of directors and the appointment of an executive...
Brad Abare and Phil Cooke Live
Posted on November 30, 2009 by Josh Cody
Conversant Life bills itself as an online home for “real life spiritual conversations,” and recently Center for Church Communication founder Brad Abare had the chance to participate in a live conversation hosted on their site. The live-streaming event lasted just over an hour on Thursday, November 19th. Brad tag-teamed the conversation with CFCC board member...
Brad Abare on Smart Phones and Spirituality
Posted on November 20, 2009 by Josh Cody
Our own Brad Abare recently penned an article for Christianity Today considering the benefits and detriments of the cell phone revolution on spirituality. He examines the obvious benefits of the technological advance–greater access to biblical texts, great connectivity amongst individuals and improved availability of resources for those seeking to go deeper. But perhaps more astutely,...
Chicago Tribune on Cultivate
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Josh Cody
Recently, the Chicago Tribune looked at the issue of churches marketing themselves online, and more specifically, the Cultivate Conference recently held at Park Community Church: On Tuesday, 250 Web-savvy Christians — from blogging pastors to iPhone programmers — gathered at Park Community for Cultivate 09, an interactive conference on ministry communication, which includes marketing strategy....
CFCC in Veritas
Posted on July 4, 2009 by Kevin D. Hendricks
Veritas, an online magazine for twentysomethings in Des Moines, Iowa, did a story on social media and the church. The story includes an interview with our own Brad Abare who offered his perspective on social media and the importance of forging offline...
