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Posts By: Gail Strange
September 24, 2019
Christmas in July sales are over. The Labor Day holiday has come and gone. And now, believe it or not, it’s time to start planning for the holiday season. That time of year when everyone is super-busy, and businesses and organizations compete for the attention of the members of your congregation with sales, requests for… Read more »
July 29, 2019
Newsletters are one of the most effective ways to reach your congregation. While they don’t receive the same attention as the latest viral video that’s shared thousands of times, they’re still an incredibly powerful tool for communicating with your audience. Newsletters are really a convenience for your readers. They are delivered regularly to their inboxes…. Read more »
April 3, 2019
Today’s technology provides options for presentations like never before. Whether presenting in person, or through a web cast or a virtual meeting, presentations need to be engaging, creative and most of all informative with a clear call to action. This edition of the Presbyterian Communicators Network newsletter focuses on presentation ideas that will help you… Read more »
February 21, 2019
New year, new year’s resolutions. At the beginning of each year most of us make new year’s resolutions. But how about our churches? Did your church resolve to better communicate with its members and the community? Let the Presbyterian Mission Agency partner with you to help your congregation make its communications… Read more »
July 17, 2018
Are you talking to me? This is often a question we ask when we don’t know if our colleagues are speaking to us. Do you know who you’re speaking to when you produce your e-newsletter, web content and other printed and digital materials? Knowing your audience is extremely important to the success of your materials…. Read more »
April 2, 2018
Just as we have only one opportunity to make a first impression, your church’s website has only seconds to capture interest. As the church and the rest of the world become more accessible and more connected — thanks in large part to the web, social media and mobile devices — it’s more important than… Read more »
December 12, 2017
In a national poll of 1,000 Protestant pastors by LifeWay Research, it was determined that behind Easter, Christmas was the second highest attendance Sunday for churches throughout the year. Why not make your Christmas e-newsletter one that your readers will be excited to receive? Here are some ideas for creating a Christmas newsletter that will… Read more »
September 26, 2017
Communications Workshop Offerings in 2018 The role of church communicators has changed drastically. Faced with shifting responsibilities and limited time, church communicators and those with communications responsibilities are often faced with not only what work to prioritize, but how to reach their audiences in an ever-changing media landscape. In 2017 there are now more than… Read more »
August 22, 2017
In this day and age, it is extremely important to have a presence online. However, just having a website isn’t always enough. A website’s layout and content play huge roles in its effectiveness. Statistics show that: 85 percent of users leave websites due to poor design. 40 percent never return because the content was… Read more »
July 5, 2017
Hosting an online meeting can be intimidating. What if the internet isn’t working, or you don’t have enough bandwidth to handle the meeting? Is the sound on the computer working, or should you get external speakers? Does everyone on the call have the same online meeting application loaded on his or her computer? These… Read more »
