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    Church marketing plan enhances outreach
    Sum is greater than parts when churches work together
    Twitter asks, ‘What are you doing? Should your church answer?’
    13 tips for attracting news media
    Gobble up culture at Thanksgiving
    25 ways to affirm diversity

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    Church marketing plan enhances outreach

    Often local congregations spend time together in planning the church’s annual calendar. Members list ministries with specifics that include date and time, resources needed, committee assignments and so forth.

    However, the one element that could visibly connect those ministries to the community (target audience) is a marketing plan. A new online tutorial resource is available to help you customize your plan.

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    Sum is greater than parts when
    churches work together 

    “It’s better to have a partner than go it alone.
    Share the work, share the wealth.
    And if one falls down, the other helps,
    But if there’s no one to help, tough!”

    What great advice from Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, The Message! Your church can tackle projects that seem unimaginable to do alone, but feasible when working with other churches and community groups. Existing partnerships and United Methodist Communications’ new Impact Community can help with inspiration and funding.

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    Twitter asks, ‘What are you doing?
    Should your church answer?’

    My 2001 dictionary defines “twitter” as “to utter successive chirping noises, to talk in a chattering fashion and to tremble with agitation.” How times have changed!

    Today,” Twitter” represents a proper name, a noun, a verb and relatively new technology. Twitter, a form of instant micro-blogging, may open new communication avenues for your church. Formed two years ago, Twitter revolutionized the instant communication world.

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    13 tips for attracting news media

    Your church is having a special event, and you want the whole community to know. How do you get the word to the news media?

    How can you make your event stand out from the other happenings and causes that compete for space in your local newspaper or time on your local TV and radio stations? Start with five important, but relatively easy, steps. 

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    Gobble up culture at Thanksgiving

    Many see Thanksgiving Day—the fourth Thursday in November— as an opportunity to overeat, watch football and prepare for the first official Christmas shopping day.

    Celebrating the true spirit of Thanksgiving requires recognizing the many cultures in the United States and God’s vital role. A sermon given awhile back at Dellville United Methodist Church, Duncannon, Pa., encapsulated the spirit of the holiday.

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    25 ways to affirm diversity

    Three years ago, my predominantly White congregation, if not dying, definitely was starting to lose consciousness. Children—once our hope for continued survival—grew up, went to college and settled elsewhere.

    However, things began to turn around as church staff and leaders recognized the changing community—predominantly Hispanic and working poor—and decided to be intentional about embracing change. While we’re not a standing-room-only congregation yet, we’re thriving. Here are some ideas that might help your church as well.

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