Tag: marketing the church

• Out-stretching the Outreach Dilemma

  I have been spending some time thinking about how to revamp and ignite the outreach ministry of our church.  One of the frequent dilemmas for a church that desires to become more externally focused, more missional, is the balancing of service and PR.  There is nothing inherently wrong with advertising, but sometimes a sincere outreach…

  Dennis Griffith

  May 4, 2011

  Evangelism, Gospel-Driven, Holistic Ministry, Ministry, Missional Church

  Church Marketing, Community Service, Evangelism, Externally Focused Church, John Stott, Love your neighbor, marketing the church, Missional, Missional Ministry, Outreach, Servant Evangelsim, Socail Action, Social Ministry

• Mere Marketing Misses the Mark

  This had to be one of the more irritating telemarketing calls I can recall.  Some guy cold-called me at my church office yesterday and wanted me to give him a blow-by-blow of our Outreach strategy.  He had a service to sell that would “enhance” our attractiveness to the community.  To listen to him it sounded like a can’t…

  Dennis Griffith

  April 8, 2009

  Evangelical, Ministry, Missional, Missional Church

  Church Growth, Church Marketing, Church Outreach, Church Outreach Programs, church programs, Evangelicalism, marketing the church, Missional, Missional Church, Prayerwalking, Servant Evangelsim, telemarketing