Leadership

Church Branding Creative Team

A Creative Team of Christ-followers

Practicing what we preach. For the love of the Church and God's Kingdom

Be Known For Something® Leadership isn’t about one person

Mark MacDonald, our Founder, works with a talented team to accomplish client and promotional work. Over the decades, Be Known for Something church branding company has employed dozens of full-time designers, writers, programmers, strategists, account executives, sales, and more!

There are many talented Christians who want to work on our creative team. Most, however, don’t want to work full-time for a company (some work for a local church) or move to the company’s location.

So God, in His perfect timing, allows us to utilize online project management apps, Zoom meetings, chat programs, and creative sharing tools to assemble and manage the best team to work on the client work we have under contract. Mark creatively directs the team meetings and collects the creative work for presentation.

Let us know if you would like to join us!

The Creative Team Benefit
 
We can assemble as big a team as needed — when it’s needed. This saves overhead costs and allows us to assemble some of the best creatives in the US. This contract-worker model has been successful in producing effective, award-winning work that our clients love. It allows us to reach across the nation and build a community of designers, social media experts, programmers, branding strategists, and writers too.
 
Plus, our clients have one person (usually Mark) to talk to. He listens to the clients and passes the research to the creative team to guarantee the best outcomes. On time! You don’t have to manage the team. Or be concerned about hurting creative spirits in your criticism or change requests.
 
Building God’s Kingdom
 
Because our clients are evangelical churches, we contract with Christ-followers who want to be known for pointing our world to the Gospel. And honor their creative abilities as gifts to be used.

Mark MacDonald

Founder
Church Branding Strategist

Church Branding Strategist, Creative Director,
Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author

 
Mark MacDonald has a teacher’s heart in his leadership role at Be Known For Something Church® Branding Company.
 
He loves Pastors and churches and is dedicated to improving church communication strategy so more will be reached for Christ.
 
Mark MacDonald is available for consulting, speaking, and workshops.
 
 

Mark MacDonald’s career and experience is unmatched:

  • 35+ years of advertising, comm, design, writing, speaking
  • Communication Pastor and Sr. Church Brand Strategist
  • National Executive Director of Center for Church Communication (Church Marketing Sucks, Creative Missions, etc.)
  • Former Dir of Church Communication for one of the largest church consulting groups
  • Former Strategic Communication Catalyst for 3000 Florida Baptist Churches
  • Creative Director & Brand Strategist for churches since 1990
  • Sr. Creative Director at one of Eastern Canada’s largest ad agencies
  • Award-winning Communications (BCAs, Hermes, Davey, Summit, Mercury, T-CAAN, etc.)
  • Inducted into The Church Network Hall of Fame (Contribution to the National Church)
  • Written 830+ published church communication articles
  • Author of Be Known For Something: Reconnect with Community by Revitalizing Your Church’s Reputation (2017); Post-COVID edition (2022)
  • Keynote Speaker at church, business, communication national conferences (See Speaker Kit)
  • Most Influential Church Branding Agency Award (CV Magazine: North America)
  • Former Dir of Communication at a large non-denominational Texas church
  • Bible Teacher (class of 160+)
  • Married to Tammy (’90); 2 sons (Calgary/Nashville)
Mark MacDonald Speaker and Leadership at Conferences

Mark MacDonald's Leadership Speaking Schedule

2024

Healthy Church Summit Feb
Wave Cavlo Nashville Apr
The Church Network Virtual Apr
Rawlings MD Inspire Apr
Triadelphia WV Inspire Apr
SBC Indianapolis Jun
Boxcast Content Summit Aug
Church And Tech Summit DC Oct
TCN Greensboro NC Oct
Modern Church Leader Dallas Oct
CFX Chattanooga Oct

2025

SBC Dallas June
TCN The Church Network Omaha July
Modern Church Leader TBD
CFX Church Facilities Expo Sept
Church Technology Summit TBD
SALT Nashville Oct

Previous Conferences

WAVE, Creative South, Recharge, CFX Essentials, First Impressions Online, Worship Tech Liberty University, TCN Comm Fast Track, UMC Comms Week, That Church Conf and others!

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Speaker Information and Bio

Church Branding Book | Be Known For Something | Reconnect with Community by Revitalizing Your Church's Reputation | Post-COVID edition

#2 Amazon Bestselling Church Branding Book (Church Leadership)

Church Branding Guide in a Book

Mark MacDonald, one of America’s leading voices about effective church communication, reveals steps for a church to reconnect with their community: by revitalizing your church’s reputation.

Be Known For Something uses fascinating stories to help you discover a unique communication thread that will:

  • Revitalize your church reputation
  • Simplify church messaging
  • Tear down ministry silos
  • Attract people to your church
  • Get your congregation to return

Pastor and Church Communicator, if practiced properly, it’s the answer to engaging your congregation and encouraging church growth from your community.

The book is an easy-to-lead, easy-to-read framework that ends each chapter with questions needing answers before moving to the next chapter. Enjoy challenging your church staff or congregation to discover your thread with Be Known for Something.

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