Marcus Moberg offers a new model of religion and religious life in the post-war era, through focusing on the role of markets and media as vectors of contemporary social and cultural change – and therefore institutional religious change. While there is wide agreement among sociologists of religion that there this area is transforming on a global scale, there is less agreement about how these changes should best be approached and conceptualized. In a time of accelerating institutional religious decline, institutional Churches have become ever more susceptible to market-associated discourse and language and are ever more compelled to adapt to the demands of the present-day media environment. Using discourse analysis, Marcus Moberg tracks how new media and marketing language and concepts have entered Christian thinking and discourse. Church, Market, and Media develops a framework that approaches changes in the contemporary religious field in direct relation to the changing socioeconomic makeup of contemporary societies on the whole. Through focusing on the impact of markets and media within the contemporary religious setting of mainline institutional Christian churches in the Western world, the book outlines new avenues for further theorizing the study of religious change.

The Church Social Media Marketing Guide is for every Pastor, Media Ministry Leader that needs to introduce and engage its congregation and ministry online using social media. Here are a few problems many pastors and ministry leaders face right now regarding engaging online audiences: Unfamiliarity of online marketing strategies and tools; lack of understanding who their target audiences might be; Posting the right messages at the most ideal times. One important fact is that many potential church members all have one thing in common, they all engage in social media at least 40% of their time. Thus, without your congregation's presence and engagement on these platforms, your church will begin to decline in the area of recruiting new members, which means less opportunity for your church to grow. And, worst of all, many Pastors, Media Ministry Leaders, Church Communications Directors can't get past the idea that even though it's not true, they believe that posting a few fliers of church events and live streaming is all that is needed to actively grow their congregations online. Solutions to these problems are answered in a concise and easy to read manner in this book. You will FINALLY learn how to introduce you ministry to the online space, engage and create appropriate messages to target potential members! So, if you're a Pastor or Media Ministry Leader whose ministry really needs to engage more with social media but don't know how or where to begin, . "The Church Social Media Marketing Guide" answers questions you've been searching for!

GOD is Jesus & Mahomad. God revealed to the author that now is the time to share and help explain this Revelation. It was initially revealed to author, Bryan Foster, in the early morning on 28th, May 2016 while camping on the plains of Mt Warning in Murwillumbah. This is the fifth book published in the 'GOD Today' Series. It highlights three Revelations from God. Key concepts covered in this book's series of articles are: God/Allah is Jesus & Mahomad; the Truth was revealed by God through 21 Revelations received by the author in 2016 and November, 2018; the various Revelations not explained in the first four books are explained now; the prophecy of the author and Tears from God help prove the Incarnations of God as Jesus and Mahomad.God needs the religious leaders, scriptural scholars, theologians, etc., from both Islam and Christianity to explain these Revelations as each applies to them. Other religions should also be included through the offer to become an integral part of God's place in today's world by helping with the explanations, and the theology of One God only, the same God, for all time etc..

This comprehensive new book is the first guide to applications in marketing concepts in church and ministry services. Demonstrations of marketing concepts and techniques for effectively meeting the needs of constituents dispel any negative connotations about marketing religious organizations. Straightforward presentations of basic marketing principles emphasize their use in churches or ministries. This invaluable book features two complete marketing plans--one for churches, one for ministries--as examples to use in developing your own marketing plan. Marketing for Churches and Ministries addresses: what marketing is and is not. It describes how marketing can be successfully used as a tool by a church ministry. constituent analysis, showing how analyzing needs is the starting point in planning. the steps involved in marketing planning. program decisions needed to develop an effective program. communications programs and tools and how to use them effectively. how to obtain contributions and services of contributors. An excellent introduction to the marketing of churches and ministries, this volume blends sound theory with practically oriented instruction to facilitate the application of these principles to individual organizations. The definition of marketing in this helpful book is based on a system of voluntary exchanges and will assist you in analyzing the needs of constituents, developing programs to meet these needs, providing programs at the right time and place, communicating effectively with constituents, and attracting the resources needed to underwrite the activities of the organization. Church administrators and pastors will find Marketing for Churches and Ministries a practical tool for applying marketing strategies to their ministries while undergraduate students majoring in church administration will find it useful as an introduction to the marketing of churches and ministries.

For pastors and parish councils to develop and evaluate their strategies of marketing of the parish. Helpful, practical, and common-sense wisdom that will increase your visibility.

GOD is Jesus & Mahomad. God revealed to the author that now is the time to share and help explain this Revelation. It was initially revealed to author, Bryan Foster, in the early morning on 28th, May 2016 while camping on the plains of Mt Warning in Murwillumbah. This is the fifth book published in the 'GOD Today' Series. It highlights three Revelations from God that you will love or hate. Key concepts covered in this book's series of articles are: God/Allah is Jesus & Mahomad; the Truth was revealed by God through 21 Revelations received by the author in 2016 and November, 2018; the various Revelations not explained in the first four books are explained now; the prophecy of the author and Tears from God help prove the Incarnations of God as Jesus and Mahomad.God needs the religious leaders, scriptural scholars, theologians, etc., from both Islam and Christianity to explain these Revelations as each applies to them. Other religions should also be included through the offer to become an integral part of God's place in today's world by helping with the explanations, and the theology of One God only, the same God, for all time etc.. Book 4, primarily a photobook companion for Book 3, helps the reader appreciate the Truth from God through some spectacular and original images of the sun's rays, flares, clouds and a double rainbow. Many manifesting as sun arrows, flares and a giant Easter Cross. The author believes that these are shared by God to help both the author and readers alike believe in their accuracy, through the Revelations, images and explanations.The final two books in this Series of seven are about LOVE in our world and ABSOLUTE LOVE from God for each one of us throughout history and into the future until the end of time.GOD LOVES each of us equally and encourages us all to live a life in strong relationships with God and our neighbours throughout the world past, present and future.