Comments on: Less Clutter, Less Noise: 4) Myth: It Worked Before so It Will Work Again

By: Steve K

Steve K — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:50:42 +0000

In reply to PaulSteinbrueck. The survey may be well-intentioned, but how to do you imagine it being perceived? As a way for the members to engage in conversations with the staff, or as a way for the church to transmit content? More the latter, I think. Are we looking for ways to get people to respond to us, or are we looking for ways we can respond to people? The content v. conversation concept is how Kem frames it in this chapter. As we consider our channels of communication, here's a great video of Shane Hipps, about how the content and the container need to match, and how technology (of all kinds) can bring us together, and at the same time, drive us apart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZ9G6ZxtmI

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By: adamhann

adamhann — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:30:00 +0000

In reply to Sarah Holbrook. Great stuff. What are your big events you use press releases for? Are the press releases digital? We have noticed a lot of traffic on Facebook too. That's where people are!

By: Sarah Holbrook

Sarah Holbrook — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:51:29 +0000

In reply to adamhann.

Things that are working for us:
– 4×6 postcards to invite friends (word of mouth)
– Leadership trainings
– E-News and surveys through Constant Contact (can be forwarded and shared on Twitter and Facebook)
– Sunday school announcements
– Keeping web site current
– Pulpit announcements (reduced to 3 events that are geared to larger groups of people)
– Press releases for big events
– Blogging is just tipping the iceberg. Facebook is hot…Twitter is not…yet.

By: adamhann

adamhann — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:22:13 +0000

So, a good chunk of the people checking these posts our are in some way involved with these communication efforts.

What ways are not working, or you would like to get rid of? What ways do work?

By: adamhann

adamhann — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:20:24 +0000

In reply to PaulSteinbrueck. I like the quick survey idea.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:17:21 +0000

In reply to Wayne Anson. Amen Wayne! We've got to use the Jesus model!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:16:52 +0000

In reply to PaulSteinbrueck.

You know – we tried to do this kind of survey a couple of years ago (although we didn't do it in paper form … we actually asked people after worship) and the responses we got weren't very helpful … I wonder if we'd get a better response using a written one question survey and actually pick up the pieces of paper during worship (or maybe before worship starts)

By: Wayne Anson

Wayne Anson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:04:46 +0000

In reply to Crystal. That struggle to get people to "we have to go to them" has been terrificly hard in many places and had gone on for much of my 40 years of adult life. However, there is more going to them happening now than even 10 years ago. The whole missional thing has been helping change thinking across a broad spectrum of American Christianity and I hope other places where it was needed as well. We have to meet they where they are! That's the Jesus model and He models only what works.