Live Blog: That Church Conference – 23 Leadership Quotes From Justin Dean

In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders, INJOY Stewardship Solutions has dispatched me to attend the That Church Conference.  Today, I will be bringing the top leadership lessons from some of the greatest social media minds in Christianity.

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The afternoon’s first session was conducted by Justin Dean, former Communications Director of Mars Hill Church.

The following are 23 Leadership Quotes from Justin Dean from the That Church Conference:

1. There are more dogs in the Seattle area than children.
2. December 31^st the church closed. We have 15 locations and 15,000 people coming every week.
3. It’s hard to get the message of the Gospel out in such a hostile world.
4. Everything you do and say is P.R.
5. Every single one of us is in P.R.
6. The worse P.R. plan is not having a P.R. plan.
7. The way people perceive you is reputation. 80% of potential visitors will look at your website before coming to your church.
8. Many say when a church needs to hire a P.R. guy is when you need to stop attending that church.
9. You need to be prepared for your church to show up in the headlines.
10. As long as your church is preaching out of the Bible you need to prepare for things to go wrong.
11. “We have created a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.” – Jon Ronso.
12. People want Christians to be bland.
13. “Cultural Christianity is dead. There are no more social advantages to being identified as a Christian.” – Greg Laurie
14. We need to start building relationships with other churches.
15. Praise other churches online.
16. If you’re a smaller church, don’t criticize the Mega church in town.
17. Build relationships with media contacts.
18. When someone of the press contacts you, respect their deadlines.
19. R. is about managing perception.
20. Surround yourself with people who will tell the truth.
21. Proximity matters. They will give you the benefit of a doubt when something goes wrong.
22. If you can get in front of the booing you can change the message.
23. Crisis Plan – Choose a spokesperson. Create a FAQ. Train staff.

The next session is getting started soon.  And if you have not done so already, don’t forget to click the image below for a free download of my recent webinar How To Raise More Money In 2016 Than You Ever Thought Possible.