Church Marketing Sucks

Non-Christian Marketers Poll

Last week we asked the touchy question of whether or not churches should hire non-Christian marketers. It’s a debate we’ve had before, are having now and will probably have again. More ...

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You Will Be Judged Mighty Webmaster

Pastor Jeff Hamilton of The Cornerstone Foursquare Church points us to a study released about the amount of time someone spends looking at a web site before making a judgment ...

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Secular Marketers Try to Promote Church Attendance

In this week’s survey we’re asking whether or not non-Christian marketers can successfully market the church. So far just over half say yes. Coincidentally, we were pointed to an article ...

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Lessons from a German Movie Theater

This past Christmas my wife and I spent nearly two weeks in Germany, traveling the country visiting friends, seeing the sights, and getting up close and personal with events from ...

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Reaching Out to Teen Moms

In the January/February issue of Outreach magazine, Koshy Muthalaly draws our attention to two southern California churches, Soulfarers Community and Epic Church. Each month, 15 to 20 volunteers “shower love ...

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The Emergent Church on Nightline

ABC’s Nightline took a look at the emergent church recently during their “Faith Matters” series, visiting several churches in my own backyard. One of those churches, Bluer, has the entire ...

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Blogging Pastors Poll

Last week we asked whether or not a church should link to its pastor’s blog, playing off a post from a few months back over a church that opted not ...

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Simply Strategic Podcast

I like themes so this week is going to be Simply Strategic week. Or at least Simply Strategic couple of days. Pretty strategic, huh? Yesterday we reviewed the book Simply Strategic ...

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Simply Strategic Growth

Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan are on staff at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind. Neither of them are nationally known, top 10 writers or speakers (yet)—they’re just two guys ...

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Aslan vs. Hobbes: A Marketing Comparison

Christianity Today has an interesting article comparing the marketing of two cats: Aslan the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Hobbes the ...

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Reimaging the Southern Baptist Convention

Last week during bowl games the Southern Baptist Convention aired commercials attempting to polish their image. The ads focused on the relief work of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program, ...

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PixelZion Podcast

Our very own Kevin Hendricks (hey, that’s me!) was interviewed on the PixelZion podcast this weekend. Kevin and PixelZion host Jesse Haynes talk about the history of Church Marketing Sucks, ...

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New Year’s Resolutions Poll

Last week we asked what your church marketing New Year’s resolutions were. A strong 42% committed to proofread everything, following by 29% who are resolving to break their addiction to ...

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German Youth Group, 2006 Erotic Calendar

Although I’m a little behind on posting this, it’s quite timely for all of us enjoying our new year’s calendars. Whereas most of us are content with the usual furry ...

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Go to Church, Win a House

We’ve seen churches give away Hummers and Harleys before, but a house really takes the cake. The critics aren’t impressed: “It’s a publicity stunt. It’s a gimmick and like most gimmicks, it’s ...

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