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Start sharing, begin selling, quit postponing | Lessons learned 3 & 4
We rarely go from āpoint Aā to āpoint B.ā Most of the time, we (all) travel something better.
Picking up where we left off on the previous talkā¦
ā¦ the first book opened doors to other books, resources I hadnāt...
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The untapped potential of continuing to work on your message | Lessons 1 & 2
Though I had written and talked and done other things in the ācommunication spaceā for years, I hadnāt actually thought about monetizing it until just over a decade ago when I went on a business trip to Hawaii. After...
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Turn your weekly talk into a month+ of online content | Gear Up 6
Churches are "always on," yet you can't be. You need an "off time. We teach you to distinguish between projects (things that occur once a season or once a year) AND processes (things that happen repeatedly).Ā
When you...
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5 things that can either help or hinder your churchās growth | Gear Up 5
The five facets of the churchĀ framework matter EQUALLY as much as the others. So, rather than working through a step-by-step process, you've got to touch on each of them at the same time, continuing to refine the...
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How to build a discipleship framework / life transformation path | Gear Up 4
Your mission with the discipleship framework needs to beā¦
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Deploy your people back on mission. Donāt see āfilling your buildingā as the end goal. Empower people to go back into the community with the resources of the...
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Most church leaders spend too much time on social media AND do it backwards (a fast remedy) | Gear Up 3
Hereās the first thing you need to know about social mediaā¦
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š³ Social media = should lead them TO your site and not FROM your site (i.e., never send people to Facebook or YouTube).
(If you understand this, youāre...
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7 website errors your church or ministry might be making (+ quick fixes) | Gear Up 2
There are 7 common errors churches make on their websiteā¦āØāØAnd, those mistakes often hinder their growth, b/c people visit your website before they ever attend your church. The online world is the new āfront...
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Determine what a fully devoted disciple looks likeā and show people | Gear Up 1
Most leaders who register for our Gear Up course or Gear Up resources do so to learn about using technology and communication for their church / ministry.
But thatās not where we begin.
We will show you how to do...
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More tips on starting from scratch online
Continued from the previous episodeā¦
What to do if youāre starting (or re-starting) from scratch in the online space.
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#6 = Use social media to drive people to your site-- not AWAY from your site.
(Template available...
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How to start from scratch in the online space, part 1 of 2
I had lunch with a friend one day and learned he was about to launch a new book.āØāØThe problem wasā¦
šThe book wasnāt ready for publication
š„ļø He didnāt have a pay-wall on his website to collect money and deliver...
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Clarify your message, honor your old content, serve others intentionally (w/ Andy Mason)
I met Andy Mason mid-2023. Weāre in the same Facebook group, because we use the same software for our websites, emails, podcasts, courses, and more.
Eventually, we began working together (we share the story of how...
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And now we talk the MECHANICS of writing the book (w/ Chris Massie)
In talk #2 with first-time author, Chris Massie, we jump into the mechanics of actually writing the bookā¦
Yes, you need the MESSAGE and you need the MECHANICS.
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Chris talks about the importance of realizing that some...
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