Brand-based Strategy for Your Church
Pastors and Church Leaders
Give your staff the clarity
to stop second-guessing.
When clarity slips, maintenance takes over.
Book a free 20-minute call to see how the ChurchBrand System can give your church a clear strategy for ministry action.
Not sure yet? Read on to see if brand-based strategy is right for your church.
Prayer & Strategy
For a fruitful Church, prayer is where strategy starts, but it’s not where it stops. We’re called to co-labor with God: seeking His guidance, then offering Him our best. We give our best effort; He multiplies our loaves and fish. Grace doesn’t replace human means; it elevates them. As St. Thomas Aquinas says, “grace builds upon nature.”Strategy is the natural way we steward our time, resources, and attention. Without a shared filter, teams drift, ministries compete, and efforts fragment. Strategy allows us to offer God our best.So the question becomes: What shapes your strategy?What determines ministry decisions? What filters your discernment between good ideas and the right ideas, between what you do and don’t do? In business, the answer is called ‘brand strategy,’ but the idea is simple: a shared identity that guides decisions.
Identity Leads
to Action
In Christian anthropology, who I am reveals how I should live. For example, “I’m a son of God, therefore I do this and not that.”Identity guides discernment, and discernment shapes action.The same is true for churches. When church identity is clear, ministry decisions become clearer.This is the essence of branding.
Brand Identity = Church Strategy
Branding language can be confusing, especially in a church context. Defining our terms helps to think about this with clarity. BRAND is the gut-level perception other people have about your church. BRANDING is the collection of actions that shape that perception over time — your words, visuals, ministries, and how you show up in the life of your community. BRAND IDENTITY is the strategy that earns an intentional perception for your church. It’s the shared filter that discerns ideas, creates trust and builds relationships.
Become a
Strategic Church
For over 10 years, we’ve helped church pastors, ministries, and nonprofits clarify identity so decisions align and teams can act with confidence. As a result, we built the ChurchBrand System to make the brand identity process practical for every church.If you want greater clarity, unity, and fruitfulness, we’d love to share more about how the ChurchBrand System can help your church efforts.
Book a free call to learn more about the ChurchBrand System.
Curious about what's included in the ChurchBrand System? Read on.
What is the
System?
The ChurchBrand System is composed of two parts: Brand Identity Strategy and Visual Identity Kit.All of our clients start with Brand Identity Strategy. Some decide to add-on the Visual Identity Kit, finding it a logical expression of the brand strategy.
Brand Identity Strategy
Working with key stakeholders, we walk the client through a series of exercises and discussions to collectively establish an internal identity for the church that is bigger than any one individual’s opinion and not dictated by the loudest voice in the room.
Brand Identity Strategy
Deliverables:
- Brand Identity and Strategy Guide
- Church Brand Values, Archetypes, Personality
- General Audience Profiles
- Purpose Distillation
- Vision Distillation
- High-level Brand Messaging
- Identity-to-Action Map
- Project Strategy Alignment Worksheet
Facilitation Process:
There are two options for facilitation; remote or onsite.Remote facilitation occurs on a zoom call, over the course of two 4 hour sessions scheduled with the client at the point of purchase.Onsite facilitation takes place during a single eight-hour day at the client’s office and is scheduled with the client at the point of purchase. The onsite option may incur additional charges for travel, lodging, and incidentals.
Timeline:
The Brand Identity and Strategy Guide is usually delivered 3-4 weeks after the date of the Facilitation Process.
Visual Identity Kit
After the Brand Identity Strategy Guide is finished, we enter the creative process of establishing all the necessary logos and supporting visuals to consistently express the brand identity at a high-level.
Visual Identity Kit
Deliverables:
- Visual Style and Usage Guide
- Primary Logo / Wordmark
- Secondary Logo / Wordmark
- Color Palette
- Brand Typography
- Photo/Video Treatment Guide
- Supporting Design Elements (As Needed)
- Files delivered as: vector, raster, png, jpg
Design Process:
Starting with your Brand Identity Strategy Guide as the bullseye, we ensure your logo is a clear expression of who you are. We then present three mood boards, develop sketches and concepts based on your chosen direction, and refine the final mark. You’ll receive the finalized logo, wordmark, and supporting visual elements—delivered in ready-to-use formats for print and digital.
Timeline:
After the Brand Identity Strategy is complete, the design process usually takes 2-3 weeks from start to final deliverables.
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