MyCom Church Communications and Marketing
MyCom teaches communities of faith how to effectively find their audience and share their story with the world. Journey with savvy church communicators, pastors and leaders with support from MyCom creators and many others offering expert advice on outreach ideas, communications, social media and new technology. Conversations are practical in nature, yet casual and fun! Join us monthly on our mission to create communication resources for church leaders and amplify the voice of the church. Good reviews help other church leaders find us, so support the cause. Please also like, share and comment too. Future topic ideas can be sent to podcast@umcom.org. Thanks!
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Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
When people think of United Methodist Communications, they think of the educational and training resources, or they may think of the kind of marketing and advertising that gets done for the denomination as a whole. But did you know UMCom offers individual churches services that help them to be able to communicate better with their community?
Join Dan with Senior Manager of Local Church Services at United Methodist Communications Craig Catlett as they discuss some of the ways UMCOM can work directly with you in your local church.
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Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast we are talking with Julie Mirlicourtois, Media Director at The Story Houston in Houston, Texas.
On this “How We Work” episode of the the MyCom Podcast, we feature interviews with real life United Methodists, digging in to the practical details of how they do the work of church marketing and communications.
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CONTACT
The Story Houston website – https://thestory.church/The Story Houston Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thestoryhoustonJulie Mirlicourtois – julie.thestory@gmail.com
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Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast we are talking with John Barolo, Director of Communications at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida.
On this “How We Work” episode of the the MyCom Podcast, we feature interviews with real life United Methodists, digging in to the practical details of how they do the work of church marketing and communications.
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CONTACT
Hyde Park UMC website – http://hydeparkumc.org/
John Barolo – jbarolo@hydeparkumc.org
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Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
While solid communication principles and practices can be applied to all facets of ministry, it never hurts to take a deeper dive into some of the specific areas of ministry.
On today’s episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast we are talking about communications and marketing related to youth ministry.
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Thank you to Sparkhouse, this show’s sponsor. Visit www.wearesparkhouse.org for more information on Sparkhouse.
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Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Your church website is the new front door for your church. More and more, people are checking out locations online first before visiting in person—particularly young adults; and churches are no exceptions. On this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, we are discussing how to make your ministry website not just user-friendly but visitor-friendly.
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Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
This episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast is the second of two parts on Facebook advertising, and today our guest is Alejandro Reyes. Alejandro is the genius behind Church Marketing Labs. He will walk you through what you need to know to get started with advertising on Facebook.
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
This episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast is the first of two parts on Facebook advertising, and today we will walk you through what you need to know to get started with advertising on Facebook. If you have ever wondered about the world of Facebook advertising, this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast is for you! How to reach newcomers to your area with Facebook ads Making the most of your advertising dollars How to give your church’s Facebook page a facelift How much should your church spend on marketing? The Facebook strategy you need to quit today ===============
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Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Church websites can get messy quickly, and without regular maintenance, they can get down right out of control. If it has been a while since the last cleanup of your ministry’s site, this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast is for you!
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Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Email is one of the most effective forms of communication, with studies showing we prefer organizations to communicate via email more than social media, direct mail, and mobile apps. But email communication is only truly effective if we are sending the right messages at the right time.
On this episode, we are discussing the solution to this problem: email automation. Joining us is Kenny Jahng, who has too many awesome job titles to sum up all that he does, but basically he is one of the true gurus in church communications. One of his more recent projects was creating and launching Church Butler, a social media resource and training service for churches.
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Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
In the last episode we discussed writing for your target audience. In this episode we’re covering a few more branding basics. Joining us today is Chris Heiden. He has served as the Brand Creative Manager for Chapel Roswell, a United Methodist Church in Roswell, Georgia. His wife has been one of the associate pastors on staff at the church, and this summer, they will be moving to a new church, which will be a part of our discussion today.
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