We Are A Christian Advertising Marketing Agency that Specializes in Churches

Purpose

We partner with the local church to make a great Kingdom impact.

Our Approach to Serving Churches

WHO WE ARE

We strive to be an innovative all-in-one digital marketing solution for churches. From our digital strategy to our knowledgeable account management team, excellence is always our goal. We have built tools for our clients such as customized portals and dashboards. We combine powerful outreach efforts with all the analytics of your online assets to deliver engaged leads and effortless follow-up options.

With our remote communications outsourcing, we’ll step in and fill any pain points or gaps in your communications department. All the while, our R&D team relentlessly pursues new technologies in the interest of growing churches and furthering the Kingdom. No matter your church’s size or stage of growth, we’re ready to help craft a customized offering that fits your organization’s budget and goals.

MISSION

We confidently equip churches with the best digital outreach and communication strategies.

CORE VALUES

We champion bold ideas and creative solutions that advance God's Kingdom.

We unite diverse strengths to achieve extraordinary results together.

We pursue the highest standards in everything we do, continuously improving to deliver exceptional outcomes.

We act swiftly, take responsibility, and make things right.

We generously invest our resources, knowledge, and time to strengthen the local church.

Meet the Team

Partners

The partners of Missional Marketing have deep working relationships going back over 25 years. They love the local church and have been on staff, active volunteers, and group participants for many years. They’re passionate about healthy church growth and grateful to play their part in The Great Commission.
Chuck Donnels Missional Marketing Chuck Donnels Managing Partner
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Chuck Donnels Chuck is one of the founding partners. He directs the delivery of our subscription and advertising services. He’s an expert in Google AdWords, Google Grants, and gleaning actionable insights from Google Analytics and Search Console. Along with his extensive knowledge in setting up and tracking website conversion goals, Chuck uses cutting edge tools such as Heat Maps and Funnel Analytics to improve website performance. Chuck has a master’s degree from Stanford.
Jason Hamrock Missional Marketing Jason Hamrock Partner
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Jason Hamrock Jason is a partner. He guides the vision for where he believes God is leading Missional Marketing as we serve the Church. He is passionate about helping churches become better at reaching the "One ahead of the 99." He believes the church is the hope of the world for bringing people into a relationship with Jesus. He loves to talk with churches every day. It fills him up! He loves to wonder and invent when consulting with church clients. He has met with and consulted hundreds of churches all over the country. He was a Communications Director for 11 years at Central Christian Church of Arizona. He speaks at conferences throughout the year and on our podcast. He joined Missional Marketing in 2015 and was named CEO in July 2017.
Kevin Peck Missional Marketing Kevin Peck Partner
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Kevin Peck Kevin is one of the founding partners. He oversees our finance and accounting activities including accounts payable and accounts receivable. He also oversees our CRM and processes. You can find him at our conferences and roadshows. Kevin has a bachelor’s degree from Purdue.
Earl Ricker Missional Marketing Earl Ricker Partner
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Earl Ricker Earl is one of the founding partners. He keeps us in step with the ever-advancing technology curve as the architect of many of our most innovative products and services. He frequently serves as Senior Project Manager on our larger, more complex projects. He’s among our most knowledgeable team members on the topics of SEO and SEO Content and is also the partner responsible for the delivery of websites built by our outstanding development team. Earl has a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University.

Our Team

Our entire team is passionate about church growth. We are skilled in all areas of church communications, Google AdWords, Web Design and Development, Local SEO, On-Page SEO, SEO Content Creation, writing, design, brand creation, and interpreting website analytics and conversion goals. We love to help churches with their marketing and communications strategy, but also go deep with digital tools that are used to help you focus on reaching new people. When you work with one of us, it's very likely many people from our team are engaged in the work we are doing for your church.
Zac Bernauer Zac Bernauer Social Media Strategist
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Zac Bernauer Zac is one of the most creative ideators on our Church Communications Team. He brings ministry experience as a Digital Media Specialist. He has completed his Master’s degree in Theological Studies and his undergraduate degree in Pastoral Studies. Zac is passionate about churches developing their online presence to reach people for the gospel of Jesus. He recently obtained a certification with Hubspot for Social Media Marketing.
Bart Blair Missional Marketing Bart Blair Brand Manager & Director of Missional Impact
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Bart Blair With 17 years of experience in church planting and pastoral ministry, Bart works with church leaders to plan and execute effective digital outreach strategies in order to reach more people and grow the local church. You may recognize him as one of several presenters for our church leader luncheons. He has a clear calling and gifting in helping churches turn their focus towards impacting communities for Jesus and understands the need to prioritize marketing efforts based on an organization’s unique circumstances. Bart is ordained in the Charis Fellowship of Churches.
Ashley Burdick Missional Marketing Ashley Burdick Production Case Manager
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Ashley Burdick Having joined Missional Marketing in 2011, Ashley’s main role is serving as a digital campaign coordinator. She manages and monitors Facebook campaigns for clients, regularly earning training certificates for Facebook’s ever-changing platform. She also creates and updates dashboards that allow clients to stay up-to-date with their campaign goals.
Maggie Cary Missional Marketing Maggie Cary Church Growth Coach
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Maggie Cary Maggie joined Missional Marketing in 2025 as a Church Growth Coach after serving in full-time ministry as a Communications Director. With a passion for photography and a heart for helping churches grow, she loves equipping ministries to harness the power of marketing and social media to reach their communities more effectively. Maggie brings both strategic insight and creative flair to her work, aiming to help churches communicate with clarity, purpose, and impact.
Ezra Cerezo Missional Marketing Ezra Cerezo Production Support
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Ezra Cerezo Ezra has worked in Church Communications for 5 years as a remote marketing assistant – helping out with messaging on digital platforms. As a freelance creative and digital marketing specialist for 10 years, Ezra has experience in marketing for companies, marketing agencies, retail & consumer goods, and technology. With varied experience and a versatile skill set in digital marketing, Ezra is passionate about connecting communities and building brand presence through engaging campaigns.
Josh Chappell Missional Marketing Josh Chappell Church Growth Coach
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Josh Chappell Josh fulfills the role of church growth coach, and entered the world of digital marketing in 2016 while attending seminary. In addition to serving in both lead pastor and associate pastor roles, Josh managed a freelance digital marketing business prior to coming to Missional Marketing in 2024. 
Jason Collier Missional Marketing Jason Collier Senior Developer
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Jason Collier Jason is our lead senior web developer. His thumbprint is found on every project we undertake. He handles the most complex needs that arise in connection with client work and has a major voice in all of our client-facing production processes. He’s also the senior developer on our proprietary tools and services, including the Keyword Analyzer Tool, The Millennial Content Analyzer Tool, The Sermon Video Library, and the Church Growth Console. Jason has a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Software from The University of Calgary.
Rex Cullupher Rex Cullipher Church Originations Specialist
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Rex Cullipher Rex gets to talk with churches who reach out to us and want to learn more. He is skilled at developing relationships and answering questions that a church may have and offer solutions. Rex has been married for 36 years to his lovely wife Gingette. Father of three girls and two grandchildren. They raised their children at Central Christian Church in Mesa, AZ - the same church they were married at and still attend now over 40 years. Rex is passionate about hunting and fishing and taking in God's beauty of the outdoors.
Ainsworth Ellis Missional Marketing Ainsworth Ellis Web Designer/Developer
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Ainsworth Ellis Ainsworth has been a vital member of our team since 2017. He has 15 years of experience working as a visual designer and can bring any project to life, offering insight and a level of polish that can only come with many years of experience. Ainsworth studied Visual Arts at Centennial College.
Karen Fitzgerald Missional Marketing Karen Fitzgerald Asst. to the CEO, Church Meeting Coordinator
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Karen Fitzgerald Karen works closely with our CEO, Jason Hamrock, in managing his calendar. She helps our team coordinate meetings and proposal follow-ups with our church clients. As a member of the Missional Marketing team since 2013, she serves our Christian business owners through our Church Business Directory platform and digital marketing packages.
Brittany Gale Missional Marketing Brittany Gale Digital Campaign Optimizer
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Brittany Gale Brittany provides support for Subscription and Sermon Video Library clients. She bridges the gap between church staff and the Missional Marketing team to ensure campaigns launch with timeliness and accuracy to achieve utmost effectiveness in promoting church events, sermon series, and ministries. Brittany also creates, monitors, and manages campaigns at the root level to ensure performance goals are achieved.
Sarah Gibson Missional Marketing Sarah Gibson Operations Manager
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Sarah Gibson Sarah joined the Missional Marketing team in 2022. She is responsible for managing and implementing all of our dashboard and Google Analytic conversion and reporting. With an eye for detail, she helps Missional Marketing continue to improve analytic processes and feedback to all of our clients.
Kirsten Jeffrey Missional Marketing Kirsten Jeffrey Interruptive Ad Specialist
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Kirsten Jeffrey Kirsten enjoys getting to be creative while building eye-catching interruptive campaigns. She finds it very rewarding to use her skills in a way that she knows is growing the local church.
Jeremy Katherman Missional Marketing Jeremy Katherman Web Designer/Developer
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Jeremy Katherman Jeremy wears many hats at Missional Marketing. He helps with online visuals and improves client SEO and user engagement. He attended Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn State) as a Web Design Specialist and uses the online nature of his work to serve as a bi-vocational pastor and missionary overseas.
Cat LaPlante Missional Marketing Cat LaPlante Human Resources & Payroll Director
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Cat LaPlante Cat is a professional organizer of chaos with extensive work experience in project and program management. Cat is known as a servant leader who gets things done with quality balance while stirring many pots at once. Prior to her work at Missional Marketing, she wrote and taught curricula used in both the public school sector and for-profit businesses. She is a published writer with a passion for Bible literacy and apologetics who is thrilled to bring her gifts to the "big C" Church. Cat earned a bachelor's degree in International Affairs and a master's degree in Education and Human Development from George Washington University and also holds a master's degree in Theological Studies.
Kim Missional Marketing Kim Lopez Church Originations Specialist
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Kim Lopez Kim is one of the first from our company to talk with new churches. She loves to speak with churches and provide direction for their needs. She wants to help you by aligning your needs with what we do! Kim is always ready to have a conversation with you and give you direction.
Darien Martell Darien Martell Accounts Receivable
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Darien Martell Darien is the newest member of the Accounts Receivable team. She is responsible for invoicing our church clients and ensuring that their payments are made in a timely manner. Darien comes from a customer service background where she most recently worked at a major Title company as an Assistant Escrow Officer. Her accuracy and attention to detail is a great asset to the Missional Marketing team!
Megan Oswald Missional Marketing Megan Oswald Digital Marketing & Operations Coordinator
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Megan Oswald Megan joined the Missional Marketing team in 2022. With over 15 years of management and consulting experience, the last 5 being primarily focused on nonprofit organizations, Megan brings a wealth of understanding and process management experience to the team. She received her B.S. in Business Management from Florida State University and, when she is not assisting clients, she works at her church as the Journey Director, connecting new visitors to groups, volunteer opportunities, and community.
Christine Peck Missional Marketing Christine Peck Google Ads Specialist
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Christine Peck Christine has been a part of our Google Ads team since 2014. She plays a crucial role in monitoring and optimizing Google Search Campaigns for Missional Marketing clients. She’s experienced in Google Ads and has held a certification since 2015.
Debbie Porter Missional Marketing Debbie Porter Church Meeting Coordinator
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Debbie Porter Debbie works closely with church clients in deploying new projects to our production team. She will often talk to church clients in following-up with new proposals. She is a Customer Service expert and can answer any question you may have regardless if you are a client of ours or want to learn more. Debbie has been with the company since 2011.
Rebecca Powell Missional Marketing Rebecca Powell Production Manager
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Rebecca Powell Rebecca’s been a graphic designer with Missional Marketing since 2012. She loves using her graphic abilities to reach the unchurched. She takes initial ideas from the client and builds an imagery campaign to not only convey an impactful message but also to reach those who don’t yet understand the client’s purpose and mission. Rebecca graduated with a B.S. one year early from one of the country’s top art and design schools, Rochester Institute of Technology.
David Thorne Missional Marketing David Thorne R&D and Leader Liaison for Missional Software
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David Thorne David is an Account Manager on special projects and has worked with Missional Marketing since 2017. He’s also among our top producers of SEO Content writing. David is working on a doctorate in leadership studies and has master's degrees in management and leadership, counseling, and practical theology.
Katie Sharer Missional Marketing Katie Sharer Credentialing & Operations Specialist
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Katie Sharer Katie’s passion is making things happen - applying new ideas to tackle challenges, and optimizing efficiency in every step of a process. With over 25 years of experience in communications strategy and project management, Katie joined Missional Marketing in 2025. She loves to produce, manage, and leverage resources with a creative approach to continuous innovation and improvement.
Colette Smith Missional Marketing Colette Smith Missional Software
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Colette Smith Colette has over 6 years of church and non-profit marketing experience, and leads our marketing team by connecting our specialized services with churches seeking growth. With a degree in Marketing and expertise in digital engagement, she is passionate about helping churches effectively communicate their message and reach those who don't yet know Jesus.
Tika Stock Tika Stock Communications Consultant
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Tika Stock Tika is a seasoned church communications professional with over seven years of experience. With a passion for graphic design and photography, she brings creativity and flair to her work, aiming to help churches reach their full communication potential. Tika is dedicated to caring for volunteers and church staff, recognizing their importance in church communities and ensuring they feel valued and equipped. Through her expertise, she helps churches develop cohesive branding and voice, making their communication strategies more impactful and engaging.

Our History

Missional Marketing History Timeline
Missional Marketing was founded in 2008. The first service offered was a church business directory under the brand name Gdirect. At the time, the country was in a deep recession and a business directory provided a good way for churches to engage business leaders.

This initial experience ignited a deep passion for our team to fully utilize Google for the benefit of the local church. As we evolved into a full-blown church marketing agency, we rebranded under the name Missional Marketing. While Gdirect is still our legal name, we now do business as Missional Marketing. We are also own Church Communications Group, who exists to help churches become better communicators, to both their internal audience and external audience.

We are a remote company serving churches since 2008

Even though we've been hard at work since 2008, we feel like we're just getting started! We serve more than 500 churches all over and we have team members scattered throughout the US, Canada, Ireland, and Malaysia. We love being on Zoom and do travel to see each other and churches quite often. You can usually find us at conferences and roadshows.

Our total team size is over 70 people including team members and independent contractors.

Missional Marketing church client Locations

We Are A Google Premier Partner

Google Analytics Google Search Mobile Adwords Advertising Google Adwords Youtube Google Tag Manager
Google has recognized many of our team members as Google Ads certified professionals, meaning that they’ve passed various assessments confirming their product expertise. In short, we are exceptionally well qualified to help you grow your church on the web using Google Ads.

Remaining always on the cutting edge of Google tools, our team members possess the following Google Certifications:
  • Google Ads Fundamentals
  • Search Advertising
  • Display Advertising
  • Mobile Advertising
  • Video Advertising
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Why We Do Church Marketing

This is our ministry. We care deeply about the 1 ahead of the 99. We always focus on those who do not yet know Jesus and we believe the best place for someone to come to know God is in your church. Marketing is simply extending an invitation to those in your community to come and experience a God who loves them. When one person is saved, Heaven rejoices! And so do we. We love to partner with churches that have that same goal.

Jason Hamrock

At Missional Marketing, we’ve built a team of extremely talented people who could use their talents in a variety of ways, but have chosen to engage in Kingdom-centered work. We believe that helping churches and church leaders to leverage modern digital tools will multiply the number of people finding hope through a relationship with Jesus.

Our Approach to Serving Churches

Our Approach to Serving Churches
  • We value strong communication with our clients.
  • We strive to produce work on time.
  • We keep our clients informed on budgetary progress.
Once a church has chosen to retain us for any one of our products or services, we start our work with a kick-off meeting where we orient the church to the specific details of the job at hand. This usually requires the church to provide us with login credentials to one or several online assets, such as the back-end of their website, their hosting provider, or social media account authorizations.

For several of our more dynamic and complex services, such as web development or On-Page SEO, we provide the church with a weekly progress report via email. We also provide periodic written reports for our subscription and digital advertising services.

If a church has retained us for any one of our subscription-based services, we meet with them every sixty days to review their analytics dashboard and make recommendations with the goal of increasing web traffic and conversions.

If something goes wrong, we make ourselves available to talk and we want to fix it. All of our coaches have the authority to approve “make-good” work in the cases where we’ve made a mistake.