Justin Dean — Co-Founder
I’m an entrepreneur, marketer, and event builder who helps churches and mission-minded organizations grow, communicate clearly, and engage their communities. I live in the countryside of North Georgia with my wife and our four kids. At Tithely, my work focused on marketing and high-impact events, spanning brand, advertising, content and SEO, product launches, and building the Modern Church Leader Conference as the company expanded from 10,000 to 50,000 churches served. I co-founded Harvest, an AI-first church management and engagement platform for churches. I also founded InTheBulletin.com, a digital bulletin platform that helps churches communicate weekly updates, next steps, and announcements in a clean, mobile-first format built for modern ministry. Earlier in my career I served as Communications Director at Mars Hill Church in Seattle and led advertising and marketing at venture-backed startups and established organizations like Autotrader.com. I speak at conferences across the country, delivering keynotes and workshops on church communications, brand clarity, event strategy, AI for ministry, and crisis PR. I’ve also founded and sold three companies: That Church Conference, SundayU.com, and the SaaS platform Church Requests. I’m the author of the bestselling PR Matters: A Survival Guide for Church Communicators and my latest book, Stay Salty. I equip leaders to build practical systems, sharpen their message, and create events everyone talk about. I offer Fractional CMO services and event marketing through my agency, Republic Marketing Services (RepublicMarketingServices.com) Through my site AIforChurch.com I provide practical resources and services for ministries looking to use AI tools to save time, reach more people, and amplify your church's mission.
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Location: Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Experience: 24 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Marketing Leadership
- Event Strategy
- Local Seo
- Small Business
- Start-up Leadership
- Event Management
- Demand Generation
Career Highlights
- Grew Tithely from 20k to 50k churches served.
- Founded multiple successful church tech companies.
- Expert in church communications and event strategy.
Work Experience
Dean Exterior Care
Co-Owner (3 mos)
Republic Marketing Services
Fractional CMO (5 mos)
HarvestSites
Co-Founder & CMO (1 yr 3 mos)
Tithe.ly
Director of Corporate Marketing & Events (5 yrs)
Director of Marketing (4 yrs 2 mos)
Church Requests [Sold to Missio]
Founder & CEO (1 yr 11 mos)
SundayU.com [Sold to Sylva]
Founder (4 yrs 3 mos)
That Church Conference [Sold to Tithely]
Creator & Executive Producer (9 yrs 9 mos)
Mars Hill Church
Communications Director (3 yrs 2 mos)
Ygnition Networks [Sold to Broadband Now]
Vice President Sales & Marketing (2 yrs)
News Distribution Network, Inc. [Sold to Inform]
Director, Advertising Operations & Online Marketing (1 yr 2 mos)
DAVE Networks, Inc.
Director, Advertising Operations (11 mos)
AutoTrader.com
Advertising Operations Campaign Manager (1 yr 3 mos)
The Home Depot Supply
Inside Sales Manager (3 yrs)
Financial Service Centers Cooperative, Inc.
Website & Network Administrator (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Biblical Studies at Corban University
Marketing at Mt. San Antonio College