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The Nines

The big buzz in the church world today is going to be the Nines. It’s a free, online conference that’s going to consist of some 75 speakers sharing nine minute ...

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Online Moderation Poll Results

Online moderation has always been a hot-button issue, especially for churches. Opinions on what role institutional churches have in accountability, oversight and moderation cover the whole gamut of options. But ...

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The 3d Retreat: Sept. 25-26 in Holland, Mich.

It’s been a while since we’ve discussed Local Labs on Church Marketing Sucks, but we want you to know that some of them are still going strong. Don’t believe us? ...

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Communicating Hate Sucks

Steven Anderson, pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Ariz., recently preached a sermon titled, “Why I Hate Barack Obama.” Whether you’re for or against President Barack Obama isn’t ...

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Free Church Graphics

Recently, we discussed North Point’s creative process. But in case you’re looking for something more pre-packaged, we wanted to let you know about a number of churches and a few ...

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YouVersion Live Brings Events to Life

Do you believe in tweeting in church? Do you always see people on their cell phones during the service and would like to tell yourself they’re “participating”? Do you think ...

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Church Buildings Poll Results

There are a thousand different types of buildings where church is being held: theaters, schools, cathedrals, strip malls and more. But do any of them have an inherent advantage over ...

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Creatively Communicating Love

Communicating love can be unbelievably difficult–especially to those unlike ourselves. I don’t know if it’s a deep-seeded psychological issue, a fear of the unknown or some other strange side effect ...

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Inside the Creative Process at North Point

Many of you have heard of North Point Community Church or their lead pastor Andy Stanley. They were one of the pioneers of the attractional church model, and to this ...

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Another Word for ‘Church’?

My wife and I traveled to Hawaii a few weeks ago for a co-worker’s wedding. We stayed over an extra day and attended a church service in downtown Honolulu with ...

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Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters?

Many pastors still think technologies haven’t caught on or that investing in social media isn’t worth their church’s time. Next time you hear that from someone, perhaps you could share ...

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Fall Conferences Poll Results

If you browse through our Events Lab, you’ll see there’s no shortage of conferences over the next few months. There are some really great ones out there run by people ...

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A Conference of Compassion

If you look at our calendar, you’ll see that there are a lot of conferences out there–one for everyone. There’s one right around the corner that sets itself apart for ...

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Is Your Church Communicating Love?

Kevin recently penned “The Episcopal Church: Come Watch Us Argue Over Gay People”, and Tim Schraeder added to the conversation with “Love is an Orientation”. His article is a wonderful reminder ...

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A Multi-Site Church Road Trip

by Danette Griffith, Guest Blogger A Multi-Site Church Road Trip is for leaders in the church who read A Multi-Site Church Revolution and thought, “Wow, this could be us.” This follow-up ...

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