Source: ChurchNext
Ironically many growing areas are home to shrinking mainline churches.
Congregations often adopt systems which, often unintentionally, alienate those around them. In this course author and seminary instructor Stephanie Spellers, who wrote the book “Radical Welcome (see above)” outlines the key concepts and important understandings of what congregations can do to radically open their doors to their neighbors. She teaches us about the transforming power behind welcoming other voices and ideas from unexpected places. Her lectures include:
What Is Radical Welcome?
Radical Welcome and The Other
Radical Welcome as Spiritual Practice
Embracing Radical Welcome
This course is ideal for congregations looking to open their doors to the blessings of inclusion and the transformation that can come from radically welcoming others.
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Introducing Church Marketing with Jake Dell (ChurchNext)
Source: ChurchNext
St. Paul, a salesman?
You bet, says marketer and minister Jake Dell. In fact, you can count St. Luke, St. John, and every other evangelist as intentionally persuasive and desirous of convincing others to try something new. Sure, the Church has a chequered past when it comes to examining the place of marketing and sales in the message and ministry of Jesus, but Jake says most congregations can gain invaluable insight into how their ministries can be improved.
This course is designed for Christian leaders who want to help their churches become better known in their communities and reach out more effectively to others. Be prepared to learn some business jargon, like ‘a consideration set’ and ‘the conversion funnel,’ but Jake’s enthusiastic and optimistic delivery help make this a practical and effective course.
You may want to take this course together as a Newcomer Committee, Outreach Commission, Vestry, or Church Board, or take it separately and come together to discuss it. This course is meant to ignite deeper conversations around a congregation’s hospitality, outreach, and community involvement. You will get practical guidance as to how to put together a marketing list, and design a marketing plan, for your congregation.
Before ordination into the Episcopal priesthood, Jake Dell worked for years in content marketing and sales. Jake now serves as the manager of digital advertising and sales for the Episcopal Church.
Learn more about this course and register at ChurchNext
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Marketing 101 for Non-Profits (United Church of Canada)
Non-profits market to their donors, members, clients, funders, community, and many other stakeholders. All of these different target audiences can make marketing even more critical.
The top concepts that are covered are;
- Marketing goal development
- Environmental analysis
- Target markets
- Branding
- Building the marketing plan
End result is the creation of a great marketing strategy.
Presenter: Carla Langhorst
Register at http://edge.united-church.ca/e-commerce/store/products/marketing-101-for-non-profits/
