Church Marketing Sucks

Start: Punch Fear in the Face… by Jon Acuff

Jon Acuff's new book offers a challenge to churches that love to whiteboard about purpose, vision and ideas but don't actually get anything done. It's time to get started.

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Getting Started: David Hansen

David is the pastor of a rural Lutheran congregation in Texas. We talk about getting started, using social media and the challenges of communicating in a rural setting.

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Church Marketing Lab Round Up

Ken Blanchard said, "feedback is the breakfast of champions." I happen to agree. Check out a few of the recent posts in the Church Marketing Lab.

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Church Signs: Tips for Your Primary Exterior Sign

The sign out front creates a powerful first impression for your church. So what's on your sign?

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Getting Started: Dre’ Barnes

We talk with Technology Director Dre' Barnes of Impact Church in Atlanta about getting started in church communication and the role technology can play.

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400% Growth Thanks to Creative Missions

Andy Swart is the pastor of Metro Church and shares how a visit from Creative Missions in 2012 enabled his church to grow by 400% in eight months.

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Churches That Give It Away

Recently the Table Project, a private social network for your church, announced that they were being acquired by Gateway Church in Dallas. I love seeing churches giving back.

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Madeleine L’Engle on Outreach

“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe... but by showing them a light.”

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Communicate How You Communicate

Recently I was visiting a church and the pastor told his congregation the five ways to get more information about what's going on. I didn't realize how helpful that could ...

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Firestarter: Trinity+Main Church

We recognize Trinity+Main Church in Vancouver, Canada, as a Firestarter because of their intentional thinking that permeates all aspects of their communication, from the very beginning.

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Life After Art: Interview With Matt Appling

Matt Appling teaches elementary school art. Matt talks about art in his recent book, Life After Art: What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room.

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Life After Art by Matt Appling

Matt Appling is an elementary school art teacher trying to help the rest of us rediscover creativity. We’re all former kindergartners and have that love of creating that was slowly ...

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Laura Bennett on Priority

“When everything is important, nothing is important.”

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The True Beauty of Alaska: Creative Missions Wrap Up

Surrounded by snow-capped mountain scenery begging to be Instagrammed at every turn, a team of creative missionaries from 17 different states and England spent the week pouring into ministries in ...

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Get 15% Off Echo 2013

The Echo Conference is coming to Dallas July 24-26. It's a conference for artists, geeks and storytellers.

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