Nonprofit and Ministry Marketing Coach at MinistryMarketingCoach.com
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area
- Current
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- Nonprofit Marketing Coach at MinistryMarketingCoach.com
- Past
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- Marketing Evangelism Specialist at Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
- Media Strategist at International Mission Board
- Missionary at International Mission Board
- Education
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- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- University of Central Oklahoma
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- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
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Chris Forbes’s Summary
Chris Forbes is the founder of Ministry Marketing Coach. He speaks and writes on the subjects of ministry marketing, faith-based nonprofit marketing, social marketing, and Guerrilla Marketing for nonprofits.
Chris has experience in marketing communications worldwide through working as an international missionary, strategy leader, media strategist, and marketplace researcher. He has developed marketing strategies for churches and ministries of all sizes and shapes, including, Purpose Driven Ministries.
Chris is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M. Divbl.) and the University of Central Oklahoma (BS).
Chris is a certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach with an interest in applying the low-cost marketing principles of Guerrilla Marketing to the faith-based nonprofit context. He is a featured coach in the Guerrilla Marketing Association Coaching forum.
Chris Forbes’s Specialties:
Marketing strategy, social marketing, market research, ethnographics, promotions, internet strategy, speaking and writing on marketing, Guerrilla Marketing Coaching, missions strategy coordination, evangelism, theology, church marketing, public relations, preaching, teaching, and faith-based social entrepreneurialism
Chris Forbes’s Experience
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Nonprofit Marketing Coach
MinistryMarketingCoach.com
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
Currently holds this position
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Marketing Evangelism Specialist
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
October 2002 — August 2007 (4 years 11 months)
Responsible for media outreach and market research
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Media Strategist
International Mission Board
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
August 1996 — September 2002 (6 years 2 months)
Responsible for media strategy for outreach and advocacy and market research
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Missionary
International Mission Board
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1996 — 2002 (6 years)
Chris Forbes’s Education
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div. bl, Theology and Missions, 1992 — 1996
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University of Central Oklahoma
BS, Communication and Languages, 1989 — 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- Baptist Student Union
Additional Information
Chris Forbes’s Websites:
Chris Forbes’s Interests:
nonprofit marketing, social marketing, ministry marketing, church marketing, marketing books, travel, Spanish and French language, history and twangy music
Chris Forbes’s Groups:
Baptist General Conventon of Oklahoma, MinistryCOM, BCA
Chris Forbes’s Honors:
Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach
“Chris Forbes is a Nonprofit Guerrilla Marketing Coach who knows how to help you use the proven techniques of Guerilla Marketing in a way that turns your time, energy and imagination into fantastic results.”
--Jay Conrad Levinson, the Father of Guerrilla Marketing, 41 million sold, now in 39 languages
Chris Forbes’s Contact Settings
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