Church Marketing Sucks

Get In Here Ministries

As part of their latest DVD pack of videos for church use, Igniter Media has created a great example of the wrong way to do ministry: Johnny Lang & Chachi ...

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Church Buzz Poll

Last week we asked about church buzz and 74% seem to have no problem with churches trying to generate buzz. 20% are a little less sure and question the authenticity ...

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up #4

It’s another Friday and another chance to help church marketing not suck. Head over to our Church Marketing Lab and share your wisdom (see our guidelines for instructions). I Am Not ...

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Larry Ross: Billy Graham’s PR Man

We’ve talked about Billy Graham’s publicity man before, but the New York Times spend seven pages on Larry Ross, so maybe he’s worth another look. “Moses stood there on top of ...

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Easter Brings Churches Together

My wife and I were invited by some friends to attend an Easter service this past weekend. A handful of churches were coming together for a “county-wide celebration of Christ” ...

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Easter Marketing Poll

Last week we asked about Easter marketing. Extra services or special programs, word of mouth and advertising were the most popular methods (23%, 22% and 21% respectively). The results are fairly ...

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up #3

It’s Friday and we know you’re looking for an afternoon distraction (at least for those who didn’t get the day off for Good Friday), so why not help churches communicate ...

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Save $40 on the Buzz Conference

They say you can’t have buzz without repetition. So here we go. The Buzz Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., in less than a month, featuring the controversial Mark Batterson (OK, ...

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How Your Church Can Use Squidoo

Part 5 in a continuing series on What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church So what’s Squidoo? It’s another player in the exploding world of web 2.0 sites, though it has ...

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100 Members in the Church Marketing Lab

We just added our 100th member to the Church Marketing Lab. Congratulations Bob Erdman of Capistrano Valley Church (which has its own [fledgling] Flickr group–looks like someone’s been listening). ...

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How to Generate Grassroots Buzz

A few months ago, you may have found yourself pondering the veracity of a PC game called “Mega Church” for sale on Amazon. It was a parody; I created it ...

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Be the First to Know: CMS E-mail Newsletters

If you want to be in the know, sign up for our e-mail newsletters. That’s where you can hear things first: Last week we told our e-mail subscribers about our plans ...

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Podcast Poll

Last week we checked on the popularity among churches of the most popular tech trend in 2005, the podcast. 36% of churches are currently podcasting and another 20% are planning ...

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up #2

We always talk about helping churches communicate better, so it’s time to make it happen. Below are the recent additions to the Church Marketing Lab. Check ’em out and offer ...

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Mark Batterson and Church Buzz

Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of Washington D.C.’s National Community Church, a unique church that meets in two movie theaters in the nation’s capital. Batterson is also behind the ...

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