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Be Your Own Church
This week Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv is talking about his journey to “find his voice” as a leader: “Many leaders lack originality. One reason is that they’re learning from other great ...
Shawn Wood’s Pomegranates
In case you’ve been hibernating the past year, or are new to this conversation about church communication, Shawn Wood‘s first book is out today, 200 Pomegranates and an Audience of ...
Death to the Church Bulletin
"June 22 was a sad day at Park Community Church, we lost a dearly beloved friend ... our weekly program."
Bridge to Bikers, the Homeless and Prison Alumni
I was in Fort Wayne, Ind., this past weekend for a site survey and setup trip for an upcoming Foursquare simulcast later this fall. It’s always a treat for me ...
Special Guests Poll Results
Just how special does your church treat visitors? Well, for nearly a third of you, the answer is not special at all. They get a pat on the back, a bulletin ...
Alltop and the Church
For those of you who haven’t used Alltop, now there’s a reason to check it out—they’ve added a church section. Alltop is an categorically organized aggregate of the greatest information sources ...
Jesus for President
Superstition Springs Community Church gets the prize here. They were the first link we received of a church to tying a marketing campaign to the presidential campaign, and thus the ...
Design Site NOTCOT.org on Church Marketing Sucks
The design inspiration site NOTCOT.org recently featured Church Marketing Sucks. NOTCOT.org is basically a collection of eye-candy for “your visual filtration of ideas + aesthetics + amusements.” We’re glad we can ...
Bastards with Bibles, Part 4
This is the fourth and final post in a series about how our impending identity crisis is funking our souls. You can read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 ...
Creating a Church Style Guide, Part 2
This is part two of an irregular and indefinite journey. Follow Associate Editor Joshua Cody as he works to get a style guide together for his church. Last time we talked, ...
Bastards with Bibles, Part 3
This is part three in a series about how our impending identity crisis is funking our souls. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 to catch up. Organization as Soul ...
Top Tweeting Church Leaders
Today the Catalyst blog shares a list of Top Tweeters & Church Leaders. So if you’re on Twitter and want to see what church leaders are saying, check out the ...
Feliz Cumpleanos Poll Results
Church Marketing Sucks launched four years ago last week, and so last week’s poll asked how long you’ve been along for the ride. Out front are the 46% who’ve been around ...
Bastards with Bibles, Part 2
This is part two in a series about how our impending identity crisis is funking our souls. Part one was the story of CGE/Vivendi and their struggle to figure out ...
Church Marketing Lab: Extreme Makeover Edition
One thing that makes us proud in a big way is when the Church Marketing Lab is all that it can be. One place we really see that is with ...
Bastards with Bibles, Part 1
This is part one in a series about how our impending identity crisis is funking our souls. I’m really fired up about this subject of identity and soul and I’m ...
9 Must Reads Poll Results
Long, long ago, we gave you nine must-read books on the road to not sucking. So did you heed our advice and read the books? 1 in 5 of you (in ...