One of the most challenging things in service planning for pastors and communication leaders can be managing stage announcements. Without a system and strategy in place, you can quickly find yourself stuck in a rhythm of spending 10 minutes on announcements at the end of the service, while not…
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Two months ago, I started my journey as a hesitant blogger. It feels great to finally have this blog launched, but I am really excited about the months to come. Looking back at the first two months, here are the top 3 posts:
Series Planning Process
Social Media Strategy In 3…
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March 2013 marked my 3 year anniversary as Communications Director at West Ridge Church. It has been an incredible blessing to to work for a church that I love, respect and would choose to attend.
These three years have been filled with some triumphs, challenges, loss, and lessons. I still…
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Easter 2013 has now come and gone. If you are part of a church staff or creative team, you know how crazy the weeks and months are leading up to a huge day like this. At West Ridge Church, we had an incredible weekend across 2 locations with our…
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It’s not that hard to lead people to Jesus when you tell them a story which they are in.
-Erwin McManus
One of the most powerful ways to cast vision and inspire life change is to share a story.
At West Ridge, the vision of our communications team is to tell the…
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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first hour sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln
The most successful projects I’ve been a part of have one thing in common: at the beginning, time was taken to establish the problem needing to be solved and…
Guest Post On How to Handle Communication Requests Without Chaos
Did a guest post for my friends over at <a href="http://churchmarketingsucks.com" target="_blank">Church Marketing Sucks</a> on <a href="http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2013/03/how-to-handle-communication-requests-without-chaos/" target="_blank">how to handle communication requests without chaos</a>. Check it out!
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In February 2013, the Harlem Shake officially took over social media feeds and computers everywhere as the greatest viral web sensation since Gangam Style.
On February 3rd, a Harlem Shake dance video, based off of a song by Baauer, started a firestorm of spin-off videos. Within 12 days, 40,000 new…
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I recently did a video interview with Tim Peters discussing the challenges of church communications, how to manage the daily madness of church communications and leading up in your organization. Check out the post here.
Tim is the creator of Sayge, a monthly church communications training resource that would be excellent for…
PHIL BOWDLE
Atlanta, GA
Hi my name is Phil. I'm the Creative Arts Pastor at West Ridge Church in NW Atlanta. This blog exists to provide practical resources that can transform how you communicate and create for your church.
