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First Christian Church Web Site
This week we check out the web site of First Christian Church. Share your suggestions and feedback in the comments. Samples: Screenshot: (fccterrell.org)…
Pumpkin Giving, Not Smashing
With Halloween upon us I can’t imagine a more timely marketing example than a youth group giving (not smashing) pumpkins. I love that it’s a timely gift, but more than ...
No Sunday Service, Sports Instead
It appears New Zealand is still adjusting to all the attention that came with its Lord of the Rings fame. Whether or not the beloved Kiwis are seeking more attention ...
Who Does the Work Poll Results
Last week we asked who does the marketing work in your church and in 63% of churches it’s the staff. Not a big shock there, but what’s interesting is ...
Pastor Kyle Lake Electrocuted During Baptism Service
The news is spreading pretty quickly, both in the blog world and in the news, but in case you haven’t heard pastor and author Kyle Lake was electrocuted while performing ...
Anglican Newspaper Banned
Maybe I have an anti-establishment streak, but when an upstart conservative paper is banned by the church, I have to laugh. The Anglican Journal is the official newspaper of the ...
Realigning vs. Redesigning
Speaking of improving web sites, we were sent a link today about the difference between redesigning a site and realigning it. The main point is that massive redesigns where you ...
Getting Feedback on Church Marketing
We’ve been offering our peer review since July as a way to help churches help each other. In that time we’ve done 14 reviews and have hopefully offered good feedback ...
Theology on Tap
More than a few times we’ve heard about outreach efforts involving strong drink, and they make me both wince and smile. I wince because I grew up in a church ...
Youth Group Hip Hop Flier
This week we take a look at another youth group flier. Offer your feedback and help other church creative folks improve their work. Samples: Flier:…
Less is More: Before and After at Granger Community Church
Earlier this month Kem Meyer, a guest blogger here at Church Marketing Sucks and the Communications Director at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind., shared some design lessons on her ...
Denominational Church Marketing
Two recent newspaper articles in the Des Moines Register and the Washington Times (though the Times doesn’t seem to be loading) talk about the marketing efforts of church denominations. The ...
Starbucks and Rick Warren
USA Today has a great article about the recent Rick Warren Starbucks cup story, in addition to several other mainstream companies that incorporate some sort of God-factor into their marketing ...
Verdict on the Fallon Church Ads
Last month we talked about some interesting church ads coming out of the UK, and one of those ads was created by the international agency Fallon. Last week we asked ...
Seacoast Church Web Site
This time around we take a look at the web site of the South Carolina multi-site church, Seacoast. Give your suggestions and don’t forget to consider submitting your church’s marketing ...
A Story of Two Churches
Let’s take a look at two churches that landed in newspaper stories recently. The first is the 6,000-member CedarCreek Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. The second is the 75-member Bethanie French ...
Church Marketing Quotes
Check out the Austin American-Statesman for yours truly. Brad and I were quoted in an article about church marketing, though we definitely didn’t have the best quotes. Mac Richard of Lake ...