Does media matter? How can churches reach people without a big marketing budget? Isn’t “marketing” kind of a dirty word in a ministry context anyway?
Phil Cooke and I were interviewed by Justin Blaney at Innovate for Jesus this morning and these were just a few of the topics we covered. Lots of great stuff shared for ministry leaders big and small (And if you look closely, about three quarters of the way through, you might see my Great Dane slipping by in the background… Kind of a Where’s Waldo sorta thing)
Here’s a few highlights that were tweeted:
“We have the greatest story ever told. But if our audience doesn’t speak “Christianese” we need to adapt to their context”
“When every ministry has its own logo and brand identity, you’re setting them up to compete with each other”
“The people that really break through are the ones that focus. We were made to focus”
“If we don’t define what is important, by default, nothing is”
“The average TV is on for eight hours a day. The average preacher preaches for an hour a week. Who’s winning the battle?”
“The most creative ministries are often the ones that didn’t have money to throw at the problem”
What are some of communication principles you’ve found to work?