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Catalyst Early Bird - Win 2 Tickets!

August 25, 2010

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Tomorrow is the Catalyst Early Bird Deadline! It's your last chance to save money on tickets to Catalyst in Atlanta. Call us at 888.334.6569 & Register Today!

Catalyst is the premier leadership experience for next generation leaders in the Church. You will be challenged, enlightened, surprised & inspired.

Here's a little preview of what you can expect:

Tomorrow is the deadline, but...

TODAY WE'RE GIVING AWAY 2 TICKETS!

Help us promote our deadline & you could win.

HERE'S HOW:

1. TWEET THIS: The Catalyst Early Bird Deadline is tomorrow! Don't Miss it! http://bit.ly/9qutSu / RT & enter to WIN 2 TICKETS!! #catwin

2. AT 6:30PM EST Today (Wed, Aug 25) we will choose 2 random winners (1 ticket each) from those who tweeted.

TOMORROW is your LAST CHANCE to get the best price on tickets! If you don't win, call us: 888.334.6569

Posted by Jesse Phillips at 04:00 AM • Permalink • Comments (3)

Win Backstage Passes to Catalyst

Aug 26

TODAY IS THE EARLY BIRD DEADLINE!

Today is your last chance to get a discounted rate on Catalyst Tickets. If you're on the fence, stop it. Catalyst will challenge you, enlighten you, surprise & inspire you. What are you waiting for?

You'll learn from:
Andy Stanley
Craig Groeschel
Beth Moore
TD Jakes
Francis Chan
Seth Godin
Daniel Pink
Perry Noble
Gabe Lyons
Rani Hong
Scott Harrison
Christine Caine
Tad Agoglia

Help us spread the word by tweeting it up (see below) and you may win 2 BACKSTAGE passes to Catalyst!

(click this image for some backstage photos)

A Backstage Pass includes:
- 2 tickets to the Catalyst Main Event, October 7-8 in Atlanta
- reserved seating
- tour backstage, visit the green room, meet the Catalyst team
- lunch with a Catalyst speaker

Here's how to WIN BACKSTAGE PASSES!

1. TWEET THIS: Register for Catalyst by Thursday & save big! http://catalystconference.com & RT to win 2 BACKSTAGE passes http://bit.ly/9bNf1T

2. AT 6:30PM EST TODAY (Thurs, Aug 26) we'll choose 1 random winner from everyone who tweeted to win both backstage passes (for you + a friend to enjoy!)

Posted by Jesse Phillips at 02:00 AM • Permalink • Comments (5)

Catalyst ONE DAY Seattle

August 23, 2010

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Catalyst ONE DAY Seattle is this week! If you live in the Pacific North West, don't miss this opportunity to learn from Andy Stanley & Craig Groeschel. They will be sharing practical leadership strategy for creating and sustaining momentum in your organization.

Also, there will be a few Q&A sessions with Andy & Craig and a candid conversation between them about their different leadership styles and common lessons they've learned.

Register Today! Online, or call us: 888.334.6569

Here's a preview of the ONE DAY content:

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10 Ways to Improve Marketing without Spending Any Money

This is a guest blog post from Tony Morgan. Tony is an experienced pastor, strategist, coach, writer, speaker and consultant who equips leaders and churches to impact their communities for Christ.

The other day I started thinking about the constraints that we have as churches given today’s current economic conditions. With that in mind, I began to brainstorm ways we can continue to improve how we communicate with the people we are trying to reach without spending any money. These are solutions that any church of any shape and size should be able to engage. Here are…

10 Ways to Improve Marketing without Spending Any Money

Improve guest services on Sunday mornings. Stress that Sunday mornings are a time for your hospitality team to be focused on visitors. The number one reason people will come back to your church is if they find the church to be friendly.
Follow through with your promises. If someone volunteers to take a next step in a group, serving or an event, make sure the process is in place to follow up in a timely and personal fashion.
Make it easy for people ask questions. Create a one-stop location, physical or online, where visitors can receive more information about your church.
Create ministry environments that compel people to invite their friends. Excellent preaching and worship music is not enough. Every environment in the church needs to create an opportunity for life change. When that happens, you won’t be able to stop folks from inviting their friends.
Embrace social media. Facebook, Twitter and blogs are an easy way to engage people in conversation and develop relationships. As relationships are developed, you’ll earn the credibility to encourage people to take next steps.
Be different. Begin an unexpected series, have a unique worship experience or do something (good) that gets people talking.
Make your church an active part of the community. Open your campus to the community, but also get engaged outside the walls of the church where you can directly impact people’s lives.
Eliminate the noise. Prioritize what needs to be communicated. Eliminate competing messages. Stop the spam. The fewer the messages we deliver, the more likely the important messages will be heard.
Encourage word-of-mouth marketing. The number one reason people will show up to your church for the very first time is because someone invites them. If you have stopped growing, your very first question should be this: Why have people stopped inviting their friends and what would have to happen for that to change?
Lead by example. Although leading a church can become all-encompassing, find a way to cultivate personal relationships with nonbelievers. I know of a student who refused to walk through the doors of the church until her youth pastor, who got to know her at an outreach event, wrote her a two-line note thanking her for being a part of the youth group.

Have you used any of these strategies? What was the outcome? And do you have any other free marketing ideas that you’d like to share?

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What Truly Motivates People?

August 19, 2010

Here's a brief (9 min) video where Daniel Pink explains his findings from years of research regarding what motivates us. He says that "carrot & stick" methods & monetary compensation are limited & not the most effective motivation for many kinds of work.

How do you motivate your team? How are you motivated?

Daniel Pink will be speaking at Catalyst Atlanta in October. Next Thursday is the Early Bird Deadline, register this week & save!

Posted by Jesse Phillips at 05:49 AM • Permalink • Comments (1)

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