Archive for 2006

building-design Article
February 7, 2006

Cup Holders in Church

It seems like everybody likes to rag on mega-churches, but I don’t always get it. Often they’re just making smart decisions. Take Eagle Brook, the largest church in Minnesota with ...

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demographicsresearch Article
February 6, 2006

Mega-Churches Double

Speaking of mega-churches, they’ve doubled in the last five years. There are now 1,210 churches with weekly attendance over 2,000. More info than you wanted to know about mega-churches is ...

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poll-results Article
February 6, 2006

Butts in Pews Poll Results

Last week we asked about the importance of the seating in your church. Far and away people said seating only matters in that it shouldn’t distract. 12% thought the seating ...

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off-the-wall Article
February 6, 2006

Pastor Uses Pepper Spray to Stop Fight

A Memphis pastor had to bust out the pepper spray when a church house brawl between kids carried over to the church bus Wednesday night. I’m going to go out on ...

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off-the-wall Article
February 4, 2006

Mega-Church: The Game

Imagine if you could create the church you wanted, any way you wanted. Put together a worship service exactly the way YOU want: hymns, no hymns, drums, no drums. Are you ...

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off-the-wall Article
February 2, 2006

Xbox: Granny Get Your Gun

In a meeting this morning at work, I was pleasantly surprised to learn of an idea that that is sure to be a hit. Next spring, during a denominational retreat ...

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news-updates Article
February 2, 2006

Congrats to Kevin Hendricks

As you’ve probably read by now, our very own Kevin Hendricks and his wife Abby had their first baby earlier this week. Madeleine Alexis Hendricks is already learning about what ...

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news-updates Article
February 2, 2006

Having a Baby

A week ago we posted our poll results about how to celebrate the birth of our chief blogger’s first child, and it seems the least favorite answer, no blogging for ...

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peer-review Article
January 30, 2006

Two Rivers E-Marketing

This week we look at the online marketing of a Nashville church. Samples: Traditional Service Web Site: (tworivers.org) Contemporary Service Web Site: (eleven01online.com) E-mail Newsletter:…

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reviews Article
January 30, 2006

Favorite Marketing Book

I was sitting down to write some new polls today and I had a good one about favorite marketing books. But then I realized a poll listing four books wouldn’t ...

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poll-results Article
January 30, 2006

Baby Poll

Last week we went with a fun poll, asking how to celebrate the coming birth of my first child. The idea was that the kid would be out by now ...

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reviews Article
January 27, 2006

Church Marketing 101

OK, let’s get it out of the way: Worst. Title. Ever. But we’ll forgive Richard Reising for calling his book Church Marketing 101: Preparing Your Church for Greater Growth, because despite the ...

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reviews Article
January 27, 2006

The Big Moo

So what’s the big fuss with The Big Moo? It’s the marketing strategy of being remarkable. Come up with something so great that it does the work for you. The ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
January 26, 2006

The Art of Evangelism

Guy Kawasaki, a former evangelist for Apple computers, talks about the art of evangelism. In a nutshell, what used to be a religious term has been borrowed by business. In ...

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peer-review Article
January 25, 2006

EKG Easter Poster

It’s been a while since we’ve had a peer review, but never fear–they’re still here. This week we’re taking a look at an Easter poster, which is a good reminder ...

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