Church Marketing University
The Church Marketers Book Club
Read + Grow with an amazing group of people! Discussions happen quarterly inside the Church Marketers Facebook Group. Check here for our next read & an archive of past discussions.
Julianne Harris is a copywriter* & customer service rep for Church Marketing University. She has her BA in communications from Thomas Edison State University and had the privilege of interning at Friendship Church in 2019. Her favorite thing about her ... read more
The Church Marketers Book Club
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I wish I knew more about…”, then shrugging your shoulders because you’ll never have time to learn?
Are you tired of having to make uninformed decisions whenever a crisis arises?
Do you wish you felt more equipped to handle the challenges that inevitably arise as you communicate within a church?
The struggle is real. Responsibilities, emergencies, and the last-minute chaos of everyday life can make finding time to learn and grow difficult. But when we aren’t taking the time to learn, those challenges become even harder to navigate.
That’s why I love the Church Marketing University Book Club. It forces me to sit down at least quarterly and learn something that will make my life better- whether that’s improving communications with no budget (Thanks, Less Chaos, Less Noise!) or employing strategies for actually treating the digital world like a mission field (Thanks, From Social Media to Social Ministry!). Plus, after reading, I get to discuss what I’ve read with some pretty cool people inside the Church Marketers Facebook Group.
How to Join the Book Club
If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, joining is pretty simple!
- Make sure you’re part of the Church Marketers Facebook Group so that you can connect with fellow book club participants AND discuss the book ahead of our meetings!
- Read the book! Our next read Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller.
- Fill out this form (coming soon!) if you want to be in the loop about what we’re reading each quarter.
That’s it! Really. You don’t have to be a Church Marketing University pupil to participate. As long as you love Jesus, church marketing/communications, AND reading, you’ll fit right in.
So if you’re ready to learn alongside a fabulous group of church leaders and communicators, we’d love to have you in the Church Marketing University Book Club!
What we’re reading/Next Discussion
We host discussions quarterly inside the Church Marketers Facebook Group.
Our next book is Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller. You can buy it here.
We’ll be hosting our next discussion inside the Church Marketers Facebook Group on March 4, 2021 at 11 Central!
Book/Discussion Archive
If you’re looking for a great church marketing-related read, or are just curious about what we’ve discussed in the past, here’s an archive of our past discussions:
Boomerang by Tyler Smith and Ali Hofmeyer
Watch our discussion/interview with the authors here.
From Social Media to Social Ministry by Nona Jones
Watch our community discussion here.
Less Chaos, Less Noise by Kem Meyer
Watch our community discussion here.
Watch our interview with Kem here.
Tracey Sharpe – First Christian Church
CMU has been invaluable to me and I’ve only been a member since the fall. We are a small church and our financial assets are limited, but this has provided a better return than anything I can think of. We are seeing visitors and returning visitors at a rate we never have before.
We can’t afford paid staff and volunteers have to try to find a way to learn on their own. CMU has made that possible.
If you think you can’t afford it, think out of the box. I pay our CMU membership as part of my financial gift to my church. Would someone, or several, want to do that for your church? A love offering directed for CMU? I promise you won’t regret it for a minute! Zachary Minton – The Rock Church Spokane
CMU is part of our team. Our latest Church plant is thriving and I believe God used CMU to make that happen.