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Kevin D. Hendricks

After working with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and their Internet presence, Kevin founded his own writing and editing company in 2004, Monkey Outta Nowhere. Kevin specializes in articles, copy and big picture communication strategy. In 2010 he published the book Addition by Adoption: Kids, Causes & 140 Characters. He's also in to public art, photography Twitter and blogging--which he's done since 1998 before the word came into common usage. Kevin and his wife, Abby, live in St. Paul, Minn., with their two kids and two dogs.

Kevin D. Hendricks's Posts:

Creative Missions 2012
No Comments » May 18, 2012

Creative Missions 2012

Creative Missions 2012 starts tomorrow. Here's how you can pray for this year's team and follow along.

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Power to the Pews: The Invitation
4 Comments » May 15, 2012

Power to the Pews: The Invitation

If we're going to get lay people promoting their church we should probably talk about the most obvious way they can do it.

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Power to the Pews: Create Content
3 Comments » May 8, 2012

Power to the Pews: Create Content

Our guerrilla church marketing series continues with some practical ways the people in the pews can do church marketing.

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Photo by Mr. T in DC
7 Comments » May 7, 2012

Power to the Pews: Guerrilla Church Marketing

If your church marketing sucks, maybe it's time to do something about it. A new series exploring how the people in the pews can market their church.

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Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
1 Comment » April 30, 2012

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

Steal Like an Artist is a quick read (seriously, you can finish it in 45 minutes) and a friendly inspiration. Grab a copy and add it to your creative rah, ...

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Photo by: meghan kleon

Interview with Austin Kleon

We talk with Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, about creativity and the church.

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Copy Matters: Copy That Sucks
3 Comments » April 19, 2012

Copy Matters: Copy That Sucks

Here's a list of pet peeves from a professional writer. Avoid them and you can avoid having copy that sucks.

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poll-results Article
2 Comments » April 18, 2012

Social Media Sites Poll

We asked what social media sites churches are using and came up with some widespread standards and then some experiments.

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Copy Matters: Proofreading
4 Comments » April 16, 2012

Copy Matters: Proofreading

Typos, spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, wonky style—it can all contribute to ruining otherwise good copy. You must proofread your copy.

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Copy Matters: Style Guides
1 Comment » April 9, 2012

Copy Matters: Style Guides

For the love of all things holy, be consistent. Every church needs a style guide and we've got some examples to get you started.

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Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)
15 Comments » April 4, 2012

Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)

The dread-locked author, hippy and Jesus lover Anne Lamott gives churches advice about how to welcome visitors.

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Copy Matters: Writing for the Web
4 Comments » March 26, 2012

Copy Matters: Writing for the Web

Standard tips for writing for the web and the true difference between web and print.

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Copy Matters: 10 Practical Writing Tips
4 Comments » March 22, 2012

Copy Matters: 10 Practical Writing Tips

A few simple tips from a professional writer to help you write better.

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Church Marketing Directory: Sunday Mag, Video Conversion & More
No Comments » March 16, 2012

Church Marketing Directory: Sunday Mag, Video Conversion & More

New resources in the Church Marketing Directory include Sunday Mag, Ministry Ops video conversion and more.

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Who Should Do Your Writing?
7 Comments » March 15, 2012

Who Should Do Your Writing?

Our writing series continues and we ask who should do all this writing? Here's a tip: It shouldn't be your pastor.

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