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Blogging Pastors Poll
Last week we asked whether or not a church should link to its pastor’s blog, playing off a post from a few months back over a church that opted not ...
Simply Strategic Podcast
I like themes so this week is going to be Simply Strategic week. Or at least Simply Strategic couple of days. Pretty strategic, huh? Yesterday we reviewed the book Simply Strategic ...
Simply Strategic Growth
Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan are on staff at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind. Neither of them are nationally known, top 10 writers or speakers (yet)—they’re just two guys ...
Aslan vs. Hobbes: A Marketing Comparison
Christianity Today has an interesting article comparing the marketing of two cats: Aslan the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Hobbes the ...
Reimaging the Southern Baptist Convention
Last week during bowl games the Southern Baptist Convention aired commercials attempting to polish their image. The ads focused on the relief work of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program, ...
PixelZion Podcast
Our very own Kevin Hendricks (hey, that’s me!) was interviewed on the PixelZion podcast this weekend. Kevin and PixelZion host Jesse Haynes talk about the history of Church Marketing Sucks, ...
New Year’s Resolutions Poll
Last week we asked what your church marketing New Year’s resolutions were. A strong 42% committed to proofread everything, following by 29% who are resolving to break their addiction to ...
German Youth Group, 2006 Erotic Calendar
Although I’m a little behind on posting this, it’s quite timely for all of us enjoying our new year’s calendars. Whereas most of us are content with the usual furry ...
Go to Church, Win a House
We’ve seen churches give away Hummers and Harleys before, but a house really takes the cake. The critics aren’t impressed: “It’s a publicity stunt. It’s a gimmick and like most gimmicks, it’s ...
Free Pyromarketing
We’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about this little gift: a free audio download of the book Pyromarketing: The Four-Step Strategy to Ignite Customer Evangelists and Keep Them ...
Marketing Mistakes Churches Should Avoid
We’ve been sitting on this one for a couple months, but content can age like a fine wine, right? Anyway, check out Marketing Mistakes Churches Should Avoid from Pastors.com: Thinking marketing ...
Podcasting Packs the Pews
Who would have thought that broadcasting your sermons so people don’t have to actually come to your church would instead make more people come to your church? Steve Evans of ...
Christmas Marketing Poll
Last week we asked what kind of Christmas marketing your church used. Simply staying open or offering extra services or special programs were the most common responses. More traditional advertising ...
All I Want For Christmas Poll
The results are in for our fun little “what do you want for Christmas” poll, and thankfully church marketing that doesn’t sucked squeaked past an iPod for the number one ...
Jesus, CEO
The Economist is talking about Jesus, CEO. I’m a bit too busy to read the article myself, but you can check it out and let us know what you think. ...
What Pastors Need to Know About the Internet
Rick Warren’s Pastors.com covers some important ground with 8 Things Pastors Need to Know About eMinistry, written by Terrell Sanders of MinistryCom: Your target audience for church growth is Internet-savvy. Your Web ...
Closed on Christmas Poll
We stepped into the big controversy last week and asked if your church would be closed on Christmas Sunday. And wow, we haven’t had this kind of poll activity since ...