World-Class Marketing Strategy for Every Churchand the Organizations That Serve Them

    CMO.Church is on a mission to make world-class marketing strategy available to every church on the planet. We partner with a few of the best organizations in the church market, grow their audiences, and turn what works into free resources that help churches everywhere.

    What CMO.Church actually is

    We're on a mission to make world-class marketing strategy available to every church on the planet. Here's how we do it.

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    We partner with a few great organizations

    We work hands-on with a small number of world-class organizations in the church market to grow their audiences, get leads, and serve churches well.

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    We turn what works into free content

    Everything we learn becomes free content that serves churches and shows them the path ahead, so any church can benefit, not just the organizations we work with.

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    We put it where churches already are

    We share that content inside the Art of Leadership Academy and everywhere else we can reach church leaders, so world-class strategy keeps spreading to more churches.

    We deliver all of this by placing fractional CMOs, with Engaged Advisory and free Skool tiers so there's a way to work with us at every stage.

    How we grew an email list of pastors from 100,000 to 700,000

    We Grew an Email List of Pastors from 100,000 to 700,000

    The video inside our free Skool community shows exactly how we did it, step by step.

    Join the free CMO.Church Growth Accelerator for marketing training built for church-facing organizations, plus regular group coaching calls.

    Who we partner with

    We work closely with a small number of organizations in the church market that:

    Want lower cost per lead and more predictable demand
    Need clearer messaging and stronger funnels
    Are tired of hopping from tactic to tactic
    Value leadership and a system, not random activity

    Why most church-facing companies struggle with growth

    Most companies that serve churches struggle with:

    Unpredictable lead flow
    High cost per lead from agencies that don't understand the church market
    Messaging that doesn't quite connect with pastors and church leaders
    Funnels that are patched together and hard to measure
    A marketing "strategy" that changes every few months

    The result: inconsistent revenue, stressed teams, and no clear plan.

    Our Proven Approach

    We use a simple 3-step system, Create, Test, Amplify, to help our partners grow their audience of pastors and church leaders.

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    Create

    Create a "10 out of 10" lead magnet.

    • Look at your past viral content to predict future virality
    • Package it as a simple, easy-to-consume resource
    • Deliver value in the first 30 seconds
    • Best lead magnets are one-page printable documents
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    Test

    Test it with a simple landing page.

    • Create a clean landing page: headline, copy, form, and nothing else
    • Drive 100 page views from your warm audience
    • Look for 40%+ conversion rate (industry standard is 20%)
    • Tweak headline and creative until you hit 40%
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    Amplify

    Amplify it to the world.

    • Send to all your channels: YouTube, social, email list
    • Run paid ads if you have more money than time
    • Do outreach if you have more time than money
    • Double down on what works and keep scaling

    Modern tools. Human strategy.

    Behind the scenes, we use modern tools and intelligent automation to accelerate research, improve clarity, and optimize performance, but the strategy is always human.

    You get the best combination possible: next-generation capability plus hands-on leadership from a seasoned marketing operator.

    How we work together

    We deliver world-class marketing strategy by placing fractional CMOs inside the organizations we serve.

    Three ways to work with us, depending on where you are in your growth journey.

    Free Community

    CMO.Church Growth Accelerator

    Join our free Skool community with marketing training for church-facing organizations, plus regular group coaching calls to help you grow your audience and lower your cost per lead.

    Advisory

    Engaged Advisory

    We run one ad funnel for you and provide fractional marketing leadership for your team. You get a proven lead engine plus senior guidance to grow your audience, without hiring a full-time CMO.

    Full Placement

    Fractional CMO

    We place an embedded fractional CMO to own your marketing strategy and leadership, so you can focus on running your organization while we drive predictable growth.

    Every growth journey has critical decisions. We've partnered with leading organizations in the church market and know exactly what works.

    Trusted By Leading Organizations

    Carey Nieuwhof
    Leadership Pathway
    Art of Leadership
    Thea Brook
    Dillon Smith - Fractional CMO and Growth Strategist

    Meet your guide

    I'm Dillon Smith, a fractional CMO and growth strategist for organizations that serve the church.

    Over the past 7 years, I've helped church-facing organizations grow their email lists from 70K to 220K+ subscribers, dramatically lower cost per lead, 8x their YouTube channels, and fill events, all while building systems that make growth repeatable, not random.

    I've worked with organizations like Life.Church, Carey Nieuwhof, and other leaders in the church space. I bring that experience to every engagement.

    What this looks like in practice

    214%
    Email List Growth

    Grew a leadership podcast from 70K to 220K subscribers

    8x
    YouTube Channel Growth

    Scaled channel viewership for church-facing organization

    $1.50
    Cost Per Lead

    Achieved low-cost pastor leads through strategic campaigns

    Join Our Team

    We're hiring marketing residents through our partnership with Leadership Pathway. If you're early in your career and want to learn the craft of marketing to the church, we'd love to meet you.

    Ready to build a predictable growth engine?

    If you're a company that sells into the church market and you're serious about building consistent demand, lowering your cost per lead, and leading your team with clarity, let's talk.