Church Marketing Sucks

Authentic Not Slick

Mike Sares, pastor and founder of Scum of the Earth church in Denver–a church full of mohawks, piercings and the kind of alternative crowd not usually sighted in church–nicely summed ...

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Conferencing Poll

Last week we gave a selection of church conferences to see how many people are going. And the big winners? Something else and no conferences this year tied with 30%. ...

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No Shame in Church Marketing

Yet another article on mega-churches, this one covering their Easter plans from the April 14 Everett, Wash. Daily Herald (yeah, we’re a little behind). But it also has some comments ...

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Buzz Back 2: Vicarious Boogaloo

Yesterday concluded the Buzz Conference in Washington, D.C. The day’s events included a morning bloggers’s breakfast, a session on sermon branding from event organizer Mark Batterson, our very own Brad ...

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up #6

It’s Friday and time for a look at the Church Marketing Lab. Mosey on over there and help church marketing not suck (see our guidelines for instructions). Church Camp – poster ...

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Buzz Back

The Buzz Conference began yesterday in Washington, D.C., and continues today (with our very own Brad Abare). Here’s a run down of the buzz about Buzz for all those who–like ...

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Church Advertising Sucks Advertisement

This ad for Corner Church in Minneapolis appeared in a recent issue of The City Pages, an alternative newsweekly in the Twin Cities. A church ad proclaiming that church advertising ...

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Church Friendly Web 2.0

Part 7 in a continuing series on What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church Much of our discussion of web 2.0 sites has focused on mainstream sites intended for a mainstream ...

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Is Jesus the Next Killer App?

You know what they say: follow the money. And there’s lots of it coming from churches trying to match audio/video wits with MTV, concerts and TV. So the big guys ...

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Web 2.0 Poll Results

Last time around we asked about web 2.0 and what it means for your church. The results were fairly positive with 34% excited about the possibilities and 29% unsure ...

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up #5

It’s been a busy month at the Church Marketing Lab. We’ve got over 200 images added from over 150 members. Rather than just talking about it, we’re actually helping improve ...

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Technology Forum at the Foursquare Convention

If you haven’t seen our own Brad Abare blogging much around here lately, this is why–in addition to speaking at next week’s Buzz Conference, Brad will also be at a ...

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4 Questions About Church Web Sites

I was having a conversation with a fellow church webmaster the other day, and he was discussing placing private church materials (budgets, etc.) on a “roped off” section of a ...

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How Your Church Can Ditch Expensive Software

Part 6 in a continuing series on What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church One of the best things about the whole web 2.0 revolution is how it all works. Asynchronous ...

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Ditching Sermons for Drama

A Pennsylvania church plant hopes to spread the word by ditching sermons in favor of dramas. Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community in Pittsburgh, Penn. is an emergent congregation that targets ...

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