Branding and Social Media Marketing for Faith Communities
Join Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) Creative Writer/Digital Media Specialist and Leadership Academy workshop facilitator veteran Nadine A. Compton for a presentation that will teach you how to bravely navigate the big bad world of social media, while also showing how current communities of faith are serving their neighborhoods with a strong sense of identity. Learn which generation is using which platform, from Facebook to Instagram to TikTok, what it takes to establish a church brand, and why it’s actually not a bad idea to hop on viral trends.
Money and Ministry: A Step By Step Guide to Ensuring Financial Health
Whether congregations are in their early stages or have flourished for decades, there are always lessons to learn. In this workshop, Rev. Richard Williams, Senior Director of Services at DCEF, offers a guide to thriving financially in your ministry. Whether you are in the process of incorporation, or you are a seasoned entity seeking financial flourishing, this workshop has best practices for every stage of the life cycle.
Rev. Williams guides you through a financial workshop rooted in the practical. He posits that it is impossible to flourish financially without a sound, corporate understanding of money within the congregational body. Moreover, Rev. Williams prepares ministers and lay leaders to internalize the evolution of the Senior Minister into Chief Executive. Once these two concepts are brought to the forefront, then the necessary steps to cultivate a thriving financial ministry will arise.
Throughout the workshop, he offers practical concepts for ministry financial health, such as the traits of a thriving congregation, the strategy of partnering with a regional versus a national bank, using social media to build a ministry/donor base, and cultivating a sound fundraising, budgeting, and investment strategy.