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Archive for 2013

A Former Insider’s Honest Thoughts on Church

by Kevin D. Hendricks

Former pastor and church insider Shaun King recently shared a list of 10 honest thoughts as a church outsider.

April 3, 2013

How to Choose a Printing Company

by Chuck Scoggins

If your church is doing any sizable amount of printing (bulletins, business cards, letter head!) you should have a relationship with a printing company. But how do you pick one?

April 2, 2013

Pope Francis: Go to the Outskirts

by Kevin D. Hendricks

"We need to go out to the outskirts where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters."

April 1, 2013

Easter Is Over, Now What?

by Kelvin Co

Now that the biggest event of the year is behind us, what’s next? Before moving on to the next big event, consider how you can celebrate, evaluate, reset & recharge.

March 27, 2013

Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington

by Kevin D. Hendricks

Pressgram lets you take photos, filter them to your heart's content and share them to your WordPress-powered blog, all while retaining complete creative control.

March 26, 2013

Diana Butler Bass on the Internet

by Kevin D. Hendricks

"The Internet is the stained glass picture of the 21st century."

March 25, 2013

Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Sound System

by Colt Melrose

Just because you have a sound system doesn't mean you're using it right. We cover some simple tweaks to improve your sound and by extension your church's overall experience.

March 22, 2013

Church Marketing Lab: The Process

by Chuck Scoggins

Check out initial designs for a girls' retreat, see feedback from the Lab members, and then see the refined designs with tweaks and comments. It's the Lab at work!

March 20, 2013

Social Media Guide for Ministry by Nils Smith

by Kevin D. Hendricks

A short, practical guide on all things social media that's with packed sensible ideas and real world experience. 250,000 Facebook likes in under two years: How's that for real world ...

March 20, 2013

How Our Facebook Page Grew to 250K Likes

by Nils Smith

I get asked a lot about the Online Church Facebook page and how it grew so quickly. People often expect one secret sauce solution, but it took experimentation, systematization and ...

March 19, 2013

Samuel Beckett on Failure

by Kevin D. Hendricks

“All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

March 18, 2013

5-Minute Church Communication Strategy

by Joe Porter

Struggling to start a communication strategy for your church? Take five minutes to ponder these two questions and begin to bring some clarity to your approach.