Marketing Integrity http://navigateyourmarketing.com Helping churches and businesses communicate with excellence. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:41:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MarketingIntegrityhttp://feedburner.google.com Where’s Your Chair? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarketingIntegrity/~3/S5eFwIHgFJc/ http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2013/01/28/wheres-your-chair/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:55 +0000 David Tonen http://navigateyourmarketing.com/?p=2551 OK. So, the chaos of the start of a new year is over and it is time to get focused. – really focused.

I have a lot of things I personally need to get focused on. I have been making some progress on that front this past week.  This week it continues.

I want to blog. I want to share. I want to think. I want to wrestle. I want to discuss. I want to educate church leaders.

With that said…it is time to get back to blogging and podcasting.  This week I will. Today I am.

This morning, I watched this nine minute video.  I think it is the perfect place to start getting back on track.  If I don’t find my chair it is all for nothing anyway.  You see, I have a chair…I just haven’t been sitting in it consistently enough. Today I returned to my chair.

“One simple question gang…where’s your chair”?

Please – take 9-minutes to watch this video – it is that important…that’s why I am asking you to do it:

Bill Hybels – Coffee with God . If you cannot see the embedded video…please click here.

So, what are you going to do with this?  God wants to have coffee with you…do you want to have coffee with Him?

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If you cannot see the video, please click here…

So, have you used Google+ Hangouts and if so, what do you think about them?

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If you cannot see the embedded video…click here.

]]> http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/12/17/where-was-god/feed/ 0 http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/12/17/where-was-god/ The Essentials of Church Communications http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarketingIntegrity/~3/JgvjLqok_BM/ http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/12/14/the-essentials-of-church-communications/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:50:09 +0000 David Tonen http://navigateyourmarketing.com/?p=2537 The MinistryStory.com podcast is back…and for the first time…in video! Thanks to Google +.  Listen and watch my conversation with Tim Peters on the essentials of church communications. You can get all the details on this and the other podcasts here at MinsitryStory.com.

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I had heard a small part of Scott Harrison’s story and knew a little about his organization charity: water but I only knew the tip of the iceberg.  Scott’s story is one of the most powerful testimonials I have ever heard – he has been redeemed spiritually and his life is having a massive impact around the world.  Scott says that for ten years, in his twenties:

“I was chasing everything wrong.”

Then he realized that his life was morally and spiritually bankrupt…even though he was living the life of a very rich man.

“I was storytelling for 10 years…I was just telling the wrong story!”

I realize this interview is 51 minutes long, but it is a MUST see.  He will give you insights into how God transformed his life and how he was spiritually moved to do something with his life that really mattered.  This is a story of inspiration and I promise you will be moved. Make the time to watch this. You’ll be glad you did.

Kevin Rose interviews Scott Harrison of @charitywater from charity: water on Vimeo.

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“Get Visual: Bump up the quality of images on your site“.

Church leaders: how can we be more creative with the images on our church websites so that people would be motivated to pin them?

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They appropriately created this video to celebrate their special day. (Click here if you cannot see it embedded in the post)

Important Statistics

Some key stats for you to know:

  • On January 23, 2012 Youtube surpassed over 4 Billion views per day
  • As of May 2012 there are over 72 hours of video uploaded to Youtube every minute
  • 65% of the North American population is projected to own a smart-phone or tablet by 2015

The Search Story

Two weeks ago I was talking with a couple that was new to our church.  As I frequently do, I asked,

“How was it that you came to be here at LifeBridge today?“

They told me their story of how they had just been transferred to the city and then the husband said

“the other night we were on Youtube and we typed in Churches in Halifax, discovered a sermon by your pastor and decided we would come check out this church”.

Did you get that? They searched in Youtube not in Google. Youtube is now the Internet’s second largest search engine and people are using it to find churches.  Youtube is a channel for you to give life to your church. To promote your events, tell your story, and post your sermons.

In my opinion, a one minute Youtube video can communicate more of your ministry culture and your passion for people than all the written text in the world.  Your church needs to use Youtube.  Imagine the creative ways you could leverage it!

Please feel free to tell some stories of how your church has used or is using Youtube to support your ministry in the comments below.

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Listen to How to Position Your Church

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Listen to How To Effectively Promote Your Christian Event

]]> http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/03/27/tips-to-promote-your-church-event/feed/ 2 http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/03/27/tips-to-promote-your-church-event/ My Story: Integrity Magazine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarketingIntegrity/~3/nCxqulX0B_E/ http://navigateyourmarketing.com/2012/02/23/my-story-integrity-magazine/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:08:17 +0000 David Tonen http://navigateyourmarketing.com/?p=2501 If you don’t already know my story (the spiritual and the business stories) then I invite you to read the Winter 2012 edition of Integrity Magazine…it will tell you all you need to know!

I welcome your feedback and comments.  If you or anyone you know would like a copy of the print version send me your mailing address (via email @ David@DavidTonen.com) and I will gladly mail you a free copy.

You may read the digital magazine embedded below or via this link.

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