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Church People are Weird
That’s what Gary Lamb, pastor of Ridge Stone Church in Canton, Ga. says in the post that made him famous. He originally posted it last year and it resulted in ...
Tips for Writing an Effective Press Release
Just the Facts, Ma’am Don’t rack your brain trying to craft some clever lead. Just get to the facts. That’s all the reporter wants anyway. If you’ve gotten ...
Church Marketing Lab Lighting Round
Great things are happening in the lab. We are approaching 900 user submitted images and have more than 500 members working to help church marketing not suck. Take a ...
Halloween Poll
Last week we asked about the fall holiday that can cause some controversy in Christian circles. 34% welcome the opportunity Halloween offers to get to know their neighbors. 30% still ...
I Help Pastors Blog
Cory Miller is doing the ultimate Blogging for Pastors series over at Church Communications Pro. So far he’s got 44+ five-question interviews with prominent church bloggers (including all your favorites: ...
Canceling a Church Service to Do Service
This is what church is supposed to be. Gateway Community Church in South Riding, Va. had “The Big Event” on Sunday, October 15. Instead of a typical Sunday morning worship service, ...
9 Lists for Web Designers
Some of these lists and resources are older, but they age like fine wine and can still offer some help and hope to church web designers. 8 Web Design Cliches of ...
The Church You Know
You’ve got to check out The Church You Know, a site that spoofs the NBC ‘The More You Know’ public service announcements with hokey digs at some goofy church practices. ...
Worst Nightmare Poll
OK, so we’re a little behind on the poll results this week. Sorry. I was in Los Angeles for a little business meeting/vacation (including a visit with a Darth Vader ...
18 Word of Mouth Marketing Tips for Churches
At a recent Word of Mouth Marketing convention several bigwigs sat down and came up with 40 ideas to boost word of mouth marketing in 40 minutes. As leadership in ...
Phone Book Advertising Poll
Last week we asked about advertising in the phone book, and it looks like it’s a dying art. 40% asked if the Yellow Pages were still around. A majority do ...
Firing the Help Poll
Last week we asked about that tricky situation of disposing of volunteer help that’s not so helpful. What would push you over the edge and ask a volunteer to stop ...
Seth Godin on Church Marketing
Simply strategic guy Tony Morgan interviews marketing guru Seth Godin. Here’s a quick excerpt: Nearly everyone who markets something suffers from the following conceit: other people do marketing, but my product ...
Church Outreach & MySpace
In the real world, preaching to the choir is as effective in outreach as preaching to the choir. Community within church walls is great, but it makes for an ...
The Church Van Poll
Last week we asked what should be printed on the side of church vans. It makes me wonder how many churches even have vans. My current church doesn’t own any ...
Back to Church, $60 Design & Back Doors
Back to Church Sunday – A campaign to welcome people back to church. Faith Visuals – Another media download site for churches, this time brought to you by Christianity ...
Do It Yourself Market Research for Churches
Sometimes the best things in life don’t cost any money. This is a fact that is very easily overlooked in the realm of church marketing. From fliers and mailers to ...