Archive for 2005

evangelism-outreach Article
May 25, 2005

Pastor Says Quran Should Be Flushed

The Rev. Creighton Lovelace of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest City, N.C. says the Muslim Quran should be flushed. And a sign in front of the church broadcasts that message ...

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building-design Article
May 24, 2005

Flowers in the Churchyard

This isn’t strictly church marketing, but I think it eventually gets around to marketing implications. Pat Kahnke, the pastor of St. Paul Fellowship Church in St. Paul, Minn., blogged about ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
May 23, 2005

Jesus Talks to Me Every Sunday Morning

Every Sunday morning here in Los Angeles, Jesus Christ gets behind a microphone. He takes calls and answers questions about his divinity, humanity and everything in ...

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events Article
May 17, 2005

MinistryCOM Church Communications Conference

Last month we asked about getting church marketers together, and there was a lot of interest. One possible opportunity might be MinistryCOM. It’s a ministry communications conference put on by ...

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demographicsresearch Article
May 14, 2005

BusinessWeek Goes to Church

Evangelicals landed on the cover of BusinessWeek as they explore the booming business of church. But before you get too excited it’s more an overview of megachurches and Christianity in ...

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technology Article
May 13, 2005

Church Blogging

Brian Bailey, the Internet Manager for Fellowship Church in Dallas, was interviewed by Shel Israel for the forthcoming business blogging book by Israel and Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble (chapter 5 ...

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multimedia Article
May 13, 2005

Evangelism & IT Lessons by Robert Scoble

Not sure how we missed this (probably because it pre-dates us), but last year Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble visited Fellowship Church in Dallas and wrote the Ten Evangelism and IT ...

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demographicsresearch Article
May 12, 2005

Church Marketing Plans & Costs from Major Denominations

Tim Bednar tips us off to a post at Harbinger quoting the Washington Post (follow all that?) about church marketing plans and costs from the major denominations: Denomination: United Methodist ChurchSlogan ...

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off-the-wall Article
May 12, 2005

Church Stolen

Point Hope United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant, S.C. faced a unique challenge when their church was stolen. Their church was housed in a trailer which they parked and locked ...

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brand-identity Article
May 12, 2005

Choosing a Church Name

What’s in a name? Everything. More and more churches are considering a name change, often dropping denominational affiliations that no longer connect with people (though the denominational ties remain intact) ...

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brand-identity Article
May 11, 2005

The Crowds Want In

There is certainly no shortage of conversations on the topic of community, particularly how it relates to the health and vitality of a church. Without a doubt, this concept of ...

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brand-identity Article
May 10, 2005

Should Churches Fly the U.S. Flag?

Should churches in the U.S. fly the American flag, and if they do, what position should it have in relation to other Christian symbols? It’s an interesting debate and sums ...

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graphic-design Article
May 10, 2005

Cartoon Church: Comics for Church Use

CartoonChurch has gone live, offering single comics and syndication for church newsletters and publications. There’s not currently a huge offering, but it appears to be growing. One of my favorites ...

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link-round-up Article
May 4, 2005

A Few Resources

In case you haven’t checked the Don’t Suck list lately, we’ve added a few new resources including BetaChurch and Blank. BetaChurch is a blog covering design and technology from the folks ...

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news-updates Article
May 4, 2005

Ministries Today Article

We recently wrote an article for Ministries Today on church marketing that appeared in the May/June issue. Turn to page 32 for the article, “Marketing Your Church Without Diluting Your ...

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