Archive for 2008

reviews Article
September 18, 2008

Sticky Church, Close the Back Door

Earlier this summer, our friends at the Leadership Network sent us a pre-galley of Larry Osborne’s latest book, Sticky Church. It comes out next month and you’re going to want ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
September 17, 2008

Churches in Action

We get on churches a lot. We give them a tough time, and we point out when they seem foolish or ill-prepared. So I’m glad Outreach magazine is out there. ...

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poll-results Article
September 16, 2008

Freebies Poll Results

Like it or not, we’ve all been to church at least once before for the free stuff. For me, it was free Chick-fil-a that started my journey of faith. So ...

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social-justice Article
September 16, 2008

Social Media, Stories and Your Church

I love my blog. Some days, I stay up until midnight working on it. Quite honestly, I tend to obsess over it. Yet, I know it’s worth the time investment ...

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peer-review Article
September 15, 2008

Church Marketing Lab: All in Who You Know

The Church Marketing Lab, for those of you that don’t know, has two facets: the photo pool and the discussion board. It’s great to see when both get used. That ...

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reviews Article
September 12, 2008

Spend Less, Reach More

In Spend Less, Reach More: A Pastor’s Guide to Reaching the Most People for the Least Amount of Money, David Jones takes a rare look at marketing and its costs. ...

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events Article
September 11, 2008

Coming Soon in the Events Lab

Last time we let you know the latest in the Events Lab, it was for August and September. But now it’s time to take a look at October, the biggest ...

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think-ahead Article
September 10, 2008

Planning Lessons From South Park

When someone from my team e-mailed me this South Park clip, I knew this would both incite and resonate with so many well-intentioned church leaders. The 37-second clip is a ...

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poll-results Article
September 9, 2008

UnChristian Poll Results

Something you probably don’t know is that the folks behind Church Marketing Sucks are huge fans of the book UnChristian. Heck, you might not even know about UnChristian. It’s subtitled ...

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church-business Article
September 9, 2008

Talking Politics

About three months ago, we posted a friendly reminder about politics and your church during the election season. Things have been mostly quiet, except for one former-pastor who prayed for ...

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graphic-design Article
September 8, 2008

Quit Stealing Designs

Yesterday, I received in the mail an event advertisement from a rather large youth ministry organization. On the cover, I recognized a tutorial from PSDTUTS.com. You might think, “Oh, that’s ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 5, 2008

And We Wonder Why We’re Hated

Havens Corners Church in Blacklick, Ohio (just outside of Columbus) is getting a little flack for their sign out front. Borrowing from Katy Perry’s hit song “I Kissed A Girl,” ...

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off-the-wall Article
September 5, 2008

Hire These Guys

You’ll need to wait until they get out of trouble with the law, but we’ve got some guys your church probably needs to hire. From March to May, the two ...

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brand-identity Article
September 4, 2008

Advice for Soul Searching

In the midst of all my “soul searching” rants of recent weeks, most notably the Bastards With Bibles series, I’m getting a decent amount of inquiries asking “How do we ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 3, 2008

Why I’ve Run From Churches

Let me start by saying that I have been planted in my current church for over 10 years. I deeply believe in the value of staying in the church that ...

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