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The Strip Church: Not Your Average Church
The newest project of Fireproof Ministries (the guys behind XXX Church) is The Strip Church. As in the Las Vegas strip (though Vegas and the other kind of strip kind ...
MLK Day Poll Results
Each of the last two years, we’ve hit on our perceived importance of MLK Day. And we’re big believers that it’s a holiday about giving, not receiving (unlike that big ...
Deidox and The Power of Story
Recently, Deidox.com wrote to us to let us know about their film project. They make incredibly moving short clips telling the stories of everyday people God is using, and then ...
2009’s Marketing Trends that Matter to Your Church
The always-insightful Kem Meyer recently discussed nine marketing trends for 2009 (originally at Adverblog). She framed them in the context of churches and how these nine issues create a perfect ...
Seth Says Marketing Should Come Before Product
I completely disagree with the wise sage Mr. Seth Godin in his recent post that asks, “Which comes first, the product or the marketing?” Seth says “…it’s pretty clear that the ...
Making Online Video Work for Your Church
Everyone talks about the allure of online video. But can it be useful for anything besides Super Bowl commercials and amateur video of a man getting hit in the groin ...
The Church and Hooters Poll Results
A few weeks ago, Rice Temple Baptist Church met Hooters. And their community saw great dividends from their partnership. You might originally be taken aback if you heard a Hooters ...
Tough Times: More Them, Less Us, All Him
While one source reports a 5% increase in churchgoers in the UK, the Gallup reports for the U.S. are showing no growth. While we find ourselves in tough economic times, ...
Help the Church Get Their Online Act Together
One of the good guys over at Monk Development recently approached us about a survey they’re conducting to examine the state of the church online. They figured our readers are ...
CMS Voted Best Ministry Blog: Thanks
We don’t do what we do for recognition… but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel great to get it every now and then. So… I was thrilled, no amazed, no ...
NFL Allows Church Super Bowl Parties
After banning church Super Bowl parties in the past, the NFL has relented and is allowing churches to show the big game, provided they don’t charge for the event or ...
Church Marketing Lab: Worship logos to 80-Year-Old Mailers
We’re always overwhelmed to find that some members in the Church Marketing Lab don’t even know what Church Marketing Sucks is. And vice versa. Surely some of you stumble upon ...
Friendly Reminder: Check Your Carbon Monoxide Detector
At a church in Atlanta, a dozen people had to be taken to the hospital recently due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Now surely, no one meant for this to happen. But ...
Dealing With Your Church’s Bad Drivers
We’ve talked before about rep’in your church with pride. But sometimes, the people in your church didn’t even do anything that bad. Other people are just too doggone picky. Take this ...
Church Burnout Poll Results
Recently, we talked with Anne Jackson about her new book Mad Church Disease. She was involved directly in church communications when she found herself in the hospital dealing with stress-related ...
Recession-Proof Your Church
New layoffs are announced each week and the unemployment numbers keep rising. Talk of recession-proofing your life is becoming more and more common, and with shrinking giving the church is ...
Catalyst West Coast Discount
Lots of folks have lamented the east coast bias in major church conferences. Innovate is in Indiana, MinistryCOM is usually somewhere in the Midwest, Catalyst is in Atlanta, and the ...