Posts by Dave

MinistryStory #17: The Story I Have Been Waiting To Tell

Posted by on May 4, 2011 in Church Marketing, Podcasts

Episode Run Time: 18 Minutes, 17 seconds Since the day I started recording these Ministry Story church marketing and communications podcasts in January, 2011 – this is the personal episode I have been anxiously witing to share with you.  Let me tell you the amazing story of how God re-arranged my life so that I could serve him, serve churches, and church leaders through MinistryStory.com. Show Notes: Please send your comments to David@MinistryStory.com Host: David Tonen MinistryStory.com – Church marketing, communication, and technology services for churches. Podcast Intro and Exit Theme Song: “Could This Be The End of the Hiding” by The Contact – used with permission.  Purchase this MP3...

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MinistryStory #16: Facebook for Churches

Posted by on Apr 19, 2011 in Church Marketing Strategy, Church Social Media, Podcasts

A Conversation with Randy Vaughn of The Marketing Twins Episode Run Time: 29:13 Subscribe to all the podcasts in iTunes MinistryStory Episode 16 is a conversation on Facebook for churches and ministries with Randy Vaughn.  Randy and his brother Donny are The Marketing Twins in Dallas Texas and they help small businesses and ministries to use marketing and social media tools to communicate with greater excellence.  Today, Randy shares some of his thoughts on where a church should start with Facebook and how this social media platform can be used to build community outside of your church walls so your ministry can have a stronger online presence. Show Notes: Please send your comments to David@MinistryStory.com Host: David Tonen Podcast Guest: Randy Vaughn The Marketing Twins Theme Song: “Could This Be The End of the Hiding” by The Contact – used with permission.  Purchase this MP3...

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MinistryStory #15: Good Church Marketing Comes from Good Discipleship

Posted by on Apr 11, 2011 in Church Marketing, Church Marketing Strategy, Podcasts

Episode Run Time: 12:01 Discipleship is the process of teaching people to be good students of Jesus’ teachings. David shares his thoughts on how a good discipleship strategy will naturally extend to great church marketing. Show Notes: Comments: please send your comments to David@MinistryStory.com Ministry Story Host: David Tonen Podcast Theme Song: “Could This Be The End of the Hiding” by The Contact – used with permission.  Purchase the song...

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MinistryStory #14: Web Publishing for Churches

Posted by on Apr 4, 2011 in Church Communications, Church Marketing, Church Websites, Podcasts

A Conversation on Web Publishing With Chris Cree Episode Run Time: 27:41 Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes Ministry Story Episode 14 is a conversation on web publishing for churches and ministries with Chris Cree.  Chris is the founder of Emmanuel Press, a new website service that helps churches, ministries, and missionaries.   David and Chris talk about the importance of churches leveraging technology to communicate the ministry they are doing – specifically, the power of church websites built on the WordPress platform. Show Notes: Podcast Comments: please send your comments to David@MinistryStory.com Ministry Story Podcast Host: David Tonen Podcast Guest: Chris Cree Emmanuel Press MinistryStory Podcast Theme Song: “Could This Be The End of the Hiding” by The Contact – used with permission.  Purchase the song...

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MinistryStory #13: Let Your Church Branding Resonate

Posted by on Mar 28, 2011 in Church Branding, Podcasts

A Conversation on Church Branding With Kerry Bural Episode Run Time: 21:16 Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes Episode 13 is the second part of a conversation on church branding with Kerry Bural, The Founder and Principal at The Resonate Group. Kerry will help your church draw the line between his definition of branding in episode 12 to the elements or marketing collateral that most people associate with branding. Kerry compels churches to focus on clarity: “Clarity rules – it is the magic stuff out of which emerges your understanding of what it will take to move your ministry forward.” Show Notes: Podcast Comments: please send your comments to David@MinistryStory.com Ministry Story Podcast Host: David Tonen Podcast Guest: Kerry Bural, Twitter: @KerryBural Resonate or Die Blog MinistryStory Podcast Theme Song: “Could This Be The End of the Hiding” by The Contact – used with permission.  Purchase the song...

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