Ekklesia 360

The Skillsets Every Church Communications Team Needs

Posted by Joanna Gray

“Who are you when you’re hungry?”

I love this Snickers tagline––partially because it’s funny, but mostly because it’s totally true. We all act differently when we’re a little hangry (so hungry we get a little angry). Actually, I think we all change...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy, Featured

12 of the Best Church Websites Launched in 2015

Posted by Joanna Gray

If there was an award show for church websites, we’d be there, walking the red carpet in diamonds and fancy suits. We’re proud to be ministry partners with churches of all sizes, denominations, and locations––and when we look back on the year in...

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Topics: Design, Featured

How to Host a Church Podcast (For Beginners!)

Posted by Joanna Gray

17% of Americans listen to podcasts at least once a month. This is double––double––the percentage it was just a handful of years ago! Radio shows like NPR’s This American Life and Serial have simply gone viral. Serial shattered download records to reach...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy, Featured

Church Website Words You Need to Know

Posted by Joanna Gray

If you’ve ever been in a room of software or developer geniuses, you know how intimidating tech talk can be. It’s full of acronyms and nicknames: AJAX, dither, cache, HTML tags, and it goes on and on. It can almost feel like they’re speaking a foreign...

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Topics: Best Practices, Ministry Insight, Featured

The Essential Elements of an Efficient Church Content Strategy

Posted by Joanna Gray

Most household grocery lists start with the same things: eggs, milk, bread, apples…and then they divide into lists tailored to each family’s eating habits. Those first four items, though––those are the essentials. They’re the items that almost every...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

Do You Need a Web Designer for Your New Church Website?

Posted by Jimmy Pham

 

You don’t. You can do it. You know blue is calming; you know green evokes growth and health. You probably know better than to use Comic Sans. You can look at a site and know you want to make yours “like that.” Why would you pay someone else to tell you...

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Topics: Design, Featured

Never Miss a Trend: 8 Inspiring Resources for Church Communications

Posted by Joanna Gray

Are you on the edge of boredom or burnout? You know the old joke, “What’s the opposite of ennui?” The answer is the horrible pun, “off-we.” It’s important to keep focused on your job, but sometimes you just have to mix it up a little and find a new...

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Topics: Ministry Insight, Featured

Why the Best Church Communications Rely on a Content Calendar

Posted by Joanna Gray

Anything your church creates and promotes can be loosely called content. Sermons, videos, member stories, slideshows, and podcasts are all content that your church is making. If it helps your church members grow in their faith and connect deeper to the...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy, Featured

3 Habits You Can Break to Be a More Efficient Church Communicator

Posted by Joanna Gray

My computer screen is a sea of tabs and windows––all leading to different web pages, topics, and tasks. Sometimes I feel like I’m getting whiplash from bouncing between my monitors. But very little of my work is that urgent, so why do I let this bad...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy, Featured

Church Communicators, Will You Join Us in Dallas?

Posted by Jodi Roberts

As a church communicator, you’ve got a pretty sweet gig. You get to share information to reach people for the Lord. What better job is there? However, it’s so easy to get stuck in the day-to-day of all your to-do lists and seemingly never-ending requests.

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Topics: Featured