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The United Methodist Church has many different agencies, creating resources for all aspects of ministry from discipleship to communication to leadership and more. Knowing where to go to find exactly what you’re looking for used to be a challenge – but not anymore! On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, our guest today is Tyrus Sturgis. Tyrus is the Director of Leader Communications for United Methodist Communications, and he is going to talk to us about ResourceUMC.org, the one stop website for the United Methodist denomination.

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The Sunday bulletin. Seen by those of us in church communication as a vital channel for keeping our congregation informed, but in reality is often a not inexpensive printed piece that ends up unread tucked in the front covers of Bibles, lost in cars, tossed in the trash, or left on the sanctuary seats.

In today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, Dan answers 9 questions about how to make the Sunday bulletin a more vital piece of church marketing.

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On this latest installment of our “How We Work” series, we welcome our first pastor – Rev. Sarah Heath, who is the lead pastor of First United Methodist Church of Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, California.

Many of you in our audience are pastors who are doing the work of church marketing and communications yourself in addition to your pastoral duties. As we talk with Rev. Heath we glance in what has worked for her and her church.

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Self-paced, on-demand online training has exploded over the last couple years, and if you’re anything like me, you see ads for services like Masterclass and Skill Share in your social media feeds with regularity.

On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, our guests today are John Haney and Anthony Gooding. John and Anthony work on the UMCommunications team dedicated to offering training to our local churches. We are going to learn about the online classes and training that United Methodist Communications has for you.

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There are holidays, special events, and anniversaries every year in the church calendar. These special times provide us with incredible opportunities for both content and connection when done well, and that’s what we are talking about on today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast.

Join our host Dan Wunderlich as he gives us seven keys to incorporating holidays into your church marketing and communication.

For more information on Dan: https://defininggrace.com/

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On this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, we are talking with Kenny Jahng, who has been on the IGTV train essentially from the beginning and is here to share what he has learned.

Kenny’s experience includes launching the Church Butler social media service, serving as one of the admins in the massive Church Communications Facebook Group, and working on some of the branding for the United Methodist Church denomination.

If the name sounds familiar, it’s because is a returning guest who first joined us on episode 26 to share all about email automation.

Find out more info on Kenny at: https://www.kennyjahng.com/

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Our guest today is once again Phil Bowdle. Phil is the creative arts pastor at West Ridge Church in NW Atlanta, a UMC preacher’s kid, and a church communications coach who has worked with all kinds of churches and leaders, United Methodists among them.

Phil is back to walk us through how he approaches planning for a big event or season in the church

Get Phil’s book at: http://rethinkcommunicationbook.com/

MyCom podcast: Rethink Communication – http://www.umcom.org/news/mycom-podcast-ep.-035-rethink-communication

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Connectional giving is one of the places where God’s call to generosity and the power of our connection meet to witness to the love of Jesus Christ for a hurting world and transform lives and communities in his name.

Our guest today is Linda Bruner. Linda is the Manager of Connectional Giving at United Methodist Communications, and she is here to share with us about connectional giving and the many resources they have to help create a culture of generosity in your church.

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Last year, the youngest of the millennials officially became adults. Next year, the eldest will turn 40. They are the largest generation in the workforce and are projected to pass boomers in 2019 as the most populous generation in the United States.

Our guest today is on the MyCom podcast is Jeremy Steele. Jeremy is a United Methodist elder, serving as the teaching pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile, Alabama. He’s the author of a new United Methodist Communications eBook entitled “Reaching and Communicating with Millennials.”

Download the eBook “Reaching and Communicating with Millennials”

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Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is the second largest social network behind its big sibling, and it holds the distinction of being the fastest growing social media service.

On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, our guest today is Steven Adair. Steven has worked in social media for United Methodist Communications including extensive experience working on Instagram, and today he serves as the interim director of Local Church Services.

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