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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:
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May 18, 2012
Creative Missions 2012
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Kevin D. Hendricks
Creative Missions 2012 starts tomorrow. Here's how you can pray for this year's team and follow along.
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May 15, 2012
Power to the Pews: The Invitation
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Kevin D. Hendricks
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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May 8, 2012
Power to the Pews: Create Content
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Kevin D. Hendricks
Our guerrilla church marketing series continues with some practical ways the people in the pews can do church marketing.
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May 7, 2012
Power to the Pews: Guerrilla Church Marketing
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Kevin D. Hendricks
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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April 30, 2012
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
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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Interview with Austin Kleon
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
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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April 19, 2012
Copy Matters: Copy That Sucks
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
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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April 18, 2012
Social Media Sites Poll
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Kevin D. Hendricks
We asked what social media sites churches are using and came up with some widespread standards and then some experiments.
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April 16, 2012
Copy Matters: Proofreading
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Kevin D. Hendricks
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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April 9, 2012
Copy Matters: Style Guides
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
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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April 4, 2012
Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)
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Kevin D. Hendricks
The dread-locked author, hippy and Jesus lover Anne Lamott gives churches advice about how to welcome visitors.
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March 26, 2012
Copy Matters: Writing for the Web
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Kevin D. Hendricks
Standard tips for writing for the web and the true difference between web and print.
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March 22, 2012
Copy Matters: 10 Practical Writing Tips
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
A few simple tips from a professional writer to help you write better.
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March 16, 2012
Church Marketing Directory: Sunday Mag, Video Conversion & More
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Kevin D. Hendricks
New resources in the Church Marketing Directory include Sunday Mag, Ministry Ops video conversion and more.
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March 15, 2012
Who Should Do Your Writing?
by
Kevin D. Hendricks
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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