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Leaders like you read our blog on a weekly basis. Read each post, download the audio version, or have the site read it to you. I want to make sure you understand this: I am here to serve you, and that's the goal of this blog. Here you'll find helpful, contextual posts that relate directly to the current climate of ministry and marketing. If there are more ways I can serve you or you think there is an article that could use some more depth, please reach out and let me know.
Don’t Be a Hater
We tell creatives to let what you love inspire your ideas. To take your passion for the church, preaching, design, etc… and build upon that. Today, we are posing a totally different idea: Let what you hate inspire your ideas. We all get inspired. We all love what others have accomplished. To be clear, there’s…
Don’t define your brand; Discover it.
You don’t define your brand, you discover it. “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Two phrases that perfectly encapsulate this idea, to not define your brand, before you have the opportunity to discover it. Companies want to create a good name for themselves. But when building a…
Giving and the Church
Americans say they like to give, but is that the reality? We know that today’s post-modern generation gains more satisfaction from a job that gives back and creates high self-worth, and that long term careers are on the decline. Therefore, it makes sense that giving would be different today than it was thirty years ago in…
Understanding Your Brand
During the Christmas and New Year season, we wanted to make sure we continue to help you build your brand up. While it may be a down time for you, it’s a huge season for us at Creative. In fact, we’ve received more clients this “dead” week, then the two weeks prior. From these new…
3 Questions for Your Next Creative Meeting
Have you ever been in one those creative meetings that drag on and on and on and on, with no focus. You find yourself hours later, heading back to the office struggling to think of one decision made. Your creative meeting doesn’t have to be like herding cats. Let us help you by giving you three questions to take…
3 Things We Can Learn from Santa
Next to Jesus, Santa is the most recognizable figure during the Christmas season. And while Christmas is centered on Christ, there is a massive marketing push with Santa and everything that comes along with it: presents, Christmas trees, and massive comatose meals with families. We wanted to help you leverage this truth in your churches, and have…
"You have nothing to prove and no one to impress." - Larry.
I talk about margin a lot. I think some of it comes back to how I was raised, but most of it is how I went through ministry stressed and just plain tired for so long. So I learned how to say no and set proper priorities, learned to value the right thing in life, and really, learned to breathe easier. Maybe you're there now, and maybe, just maybe, you need some margin in your finances, relationships, time, and life too.
