Church Marketing Sucks

Facebook for Pastors

Chris Forbes just released a free 32-page e-book, Facebook for Pastors. The booklet can help you make the most of Facebook for your church (beyond just playing Scrabble). Check it ...

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The Church & Earth Day

Today’s Earth Day and Jason Boyett reminds us that the church can still care about creation. He points to Tri Robinson, a pastor who wrote the book Saving God’s Green ...

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What To Do When Someone Steals Your Church

Kinetic Church got in touch with us to tell us a story about themselves, which you may or may not have heard about. One weekend in early March, our portable church ...

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Going From Corporate to Non-Profit

I’m sure we’ve got at least a few readers out there who are in the corporate world and thinking of dabbling in the realm of churches. If you’re thinking of ...

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Local Labs: How it Worked for Tulsa

I’m sure some of you have heard the buzz surrounding Local Labs, and you’re even considering getting involved, but it’s a little intimidating. What will they do there? Will I ...

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Just Ideas: Make That Coffee Fair Trade

This is part four of a four-part series called “Just Ideas,” looking at ways your church can commit itself to fighting for justice and righteousness in the society around you. The ...

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Job Lab and Freelance Lab: Now 100% More Free

If you haven’t been keeping your eyes on the Job Lab and Freelance Lab lately, you might not have noticed a little change in our language. You used to see ...

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Just Ideas: Be A Home for the Homeless

This is part three of a four-part series called “Just Ideas,” looking at ways your church can commit itself to fighting for justice and righteousness in the society around you. A ...

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Survey Says Poll Results

We were wondering this week if your church has ever done a church-wide survey. Tons of churches do them and swear by them, other folks think they’re a gigantic waste ...

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Pagan Christianity

George Barna and Frank Viola are getting a lot of heat for Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices. Although I think that’s fairly inevitable when you use ...

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Just Ideas: Give Blood, Give Life

This is part two of a four-part series called “Just Ideas,” looking at ways your church can commit itself to fighting for justice and righteousness in the society around you. Tons ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Try, Try Again

The Church Marketing Lab is all about peer review. It’s good to post your designs and ideas after you’ve executed them. It’s better to share them before go time so ...

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

The Stuff Christians Like blog has been around since January. Unfortunately, I just found out about it today. Prodigal John explains how Christians like myriad things, such as: not knowing ...

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Just Ideas: Buying Sweatshop-Free

This is part one of a four-part series called “Just Ideas,” looking at ways the church can commit itself to fighting for justice and righteousness in the society around them. Think ...

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Tony Morgan Thinks Your Branding Sucks

Staying on the brandwagon (I apologize; I’m ashamed; It probably won’t happen again for a little bit.), Tony Morgan follows Seth Godin in discussing bad branding ideas. And he’s got ...

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