| General
Landor
Landor is one of the leading branding and identity design
firms in the
world. Their site not only has excellent examples of
brand design, it also
has articles that will teach you the basics of branding
concepts and terms.
Click on the "What is Branding?" tab to learn
more.
Fast Company
Fast Company magazine is a favorite of ours when it
comes to articles on
branding and communication. The site has an excellent
search capability to
access articles from their archive.
Percept
Percept is an organization that provides demographic
and statistical
analysis of your community to help you offer the right
ministries to the
right target market. They also offer some free services.
Evangelism/Crisis Care
churchinitiative.org
A nondenominational, nonprofit organization devoted
to evangelism within the church. They provide resources
for evangelism, divorce recovery, grief recovery, and
marriage reconciliation. I've only seen the site, not
the materials, but they look like quality, biblical
materials.
Books
From time to time we'll post books that we've found
helpful in church communication and marketing.
Culture/Demographics
Boomers, Xers, and Other Strangers by Dr. Rick
and Kathy Hicks
This book does a great job of comparing the generations
and providing insight into why they have the value systems
they do. A great tool for knowing how to approach evangelism
and core issues for your church and community.
Re-Churching the Unchurched by George Barna
Insightful as to the issues that the unchurched consider
when considering a church. This is very helpful in
gaining an outside perspective in making your church
visitor friendly and culturally relevant without sacrificing
the essentials of the faith. You'll have to go to
www.Barna.org for this one.
The Branding Process
Branding for Nonprofits by DK Holland
If your church realizes it needs a plan to rebrand your church, do you know where do you start, and what to expect? Branding for Nonprofits takes you from start to finish with plenty of examples and case studies. Written in plain English for nonprofit organizations, this will give you a game plan to successfully brand your church for the long run. It gives you the questions to work through to determine what your needs are, branding basics so everyone can understand what you need to accomplish, and how to work with design and branding specialists. Church Logo Gallery endorses Ms. Holland’s approach. If you’re planning a custom logo and branding project, this book is a great place to start.
Products and Services
Stewart
Signs
If you plan to use your logo on a new church sign, we recommend you check
out Stewart Signs, America's premier sign company for churches. Stewart
Signs is endorsed by over 20 denominations, and is the largest church sign
company in America. Visit www.stewartsigns.com to get started.
Addressing
Technologies
Invitations for churches and businesses. Addressing
Technologies offers a variety of fold over invitations
in envelopes at prices comparable to postcards. A
quality product and nice people to work with.
Icon
Offers customers complete icon solutions right from
supplying quality ready made icons to custom made
icons.
Buytemplates.net
Site offers professionally designed and easy to use
web templates that come in hundreds of categories.
Website Templates
Website templates, forums, and a directory of template resources.
Additional Church Resource Links
From time to time Church Logo Gallery comes across organizations that provide products and services we think may be helpful to your church. If you're an organization that has a product or service to offer, please e-mail Church Logo Gallery to submit a reciprocal link. |
