and hands-on learning
About this Event
Parish Communications Conference 2026
We’ll work in real time, building a campaign from scratch — whether it’s a fundraising appeal, marketing push, pledge drive, or a “we really need to fix that” campaign — live and together.
The learning will be practical, hands-on, and designed for the realities of parish life. Plus, you’ll take home a ready-to-use template to kick off your own campaign.
Core Skills in Action:
- Design and run a complete fundraising or communications campaign from start to finish
- Understand church-friendly CRM and database options
- Track gifts, measure progress, and report clearly along the way
- Create a realistic communications timeline that matches your parish’s actual capacity
- Write strong, consistent campaign messaging in an authentic parish or rector voice
- Use AI tools (Gemini and ChatGPT) responsibly to brainstorm ideas and draft campaign content
Tools You’ll Use:
- CRM systems—what they are and how churches use them to manage relationships and giving
- Mass email platforms such as Mailchimp and Constant Contact for effective campaign communication
- Brand basics, including using your parish’s existing brand or the diocesan brand when helpful
- Canva, for creating on-brand graphics, generating QR codes, and making giving easier
- ChatGPT and Gemini, to brainstorm ideas and draft emails, letters, slogans, and campaign messaging
- Adobe Firefly, for image generation and creating compelling campaign visuals
Questions? Need more information? No problem — contact [email protected] or Cynde, 302-345-9392. We are here to help.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM
Gather and Fellowship
🕑: 09:45 AM
Worship
🕑: 10:00 AM
Conference Begins -- Session 1
🕑: 11:45 PM
Session 2
🕑: 01:00 PM
Lunch and Rount Table Discussion
🕑: 02:00 PM
Q & A
🕑: 03:00 PM
Go in Peace
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Christ Church. Dover, 501 S. State Street, Dover, United States
USD 28.52







