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How Churches Can Communicate About Gay Marriage Part 2
1 Comment » April 25, 2013

How Churches Can Communicate About Gay Marriage Part 2

Gay marriage is a lightning rod issue these days. We talk with bridge-builder Andrew Marin about how the church can respond to this issue without getting toasted.

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How Churches Can Communicate About Gay Marriage Part 1
2 Comments » April 24, 2013

How Churches Can Communicate About Gay Marriage Part 1

Gay marriage is a lightning rod issue these days. We talk with bridge-builder Andrew Marin about how the church can respond to this issue without getting burned.

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Camron Ware on Visual Worship
1 Comment » April 23, 2013

Camron Ware on Visual Worship

"The church used to be really good at using visuals in worship spaces!"

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How to Do a Communications Self-Audit
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How to Do a Communications Self-Audit

The first step in any church marketing overhaul is to know what you're doing and how you're doing it. Time to take stock.

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Last Chance For Comm Survey
1 Comment » April 19, 2013

Last Chance For Comm Survey

The survey closes April 30, so take our Church Communicators Survey now. Early results? OK: 54% are female, 60% are full time...

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Your Church Needs a Platform to Respond to Tragedy
5 Comments » April 17, 2013

Your Church Needs a Platform to Respond to Tragedy

It's in these overwhelming moments of terror, fear and despair that people most need hope. Is your church ready to offer it?

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2 Comments » April 16, 2013

Mark Batterson on Research

"If the kingdom of God had departments, we’d want to work in research and development."

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How to Find a Web Company for Your Church Website
8 Comments » April 15, 2013

How to Find a Web Company for Your Church Website

You're ready to build a new church website. Congratulations! Now how are you going to pick a company to make it happen?

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philosophy Article
10 Comments » April 11, 2013

Rick Warren, Mental Health & Embracing Brokenness

In the aftermath of the suicide of Rick Warren's son, we're confronted with the false expectation that Christians should be perfect.

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Amazing Days
6 Comments » April 10, 2013

Amazing Days

We were not going to just trudge through life waiting to land in heaven someday. We would embrace whatever adventures God led us into as we offered to serve him ...

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This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling by Christine and Adam Jeske
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This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling by Christine and Adam Jeske

This is the story of a continent-hopping, world-changing family that had to settle down in Anywhere, USA and find the adventure they knew so well in the ordinary.

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Madeleine L’Engle on People First

"The extraordinary, lovely thing was that the music got to be pretty good, far better, I am now convinced, than it would have been if I’d put the music first ...

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5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap
22 Comments » April 8, 2013

5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap

Church communication doesn't have to be expensive. A Creative Missions alumni explores some ways to do church communication without a huge budget.

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first-impressions-beyond Article
1 Comment » April 4, 2013

A Former Insider’s Honest Thoughts on Church

Former pastor and church insider Shaun King recently shared a list of 10 honest thoughts as a church outsider.

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How to Choose a Printing Company
8 Comments » April 3, 2013

How to Choose a Printing Company

If your church is doing any sizable amount of printing (bulletins, business cards, letter head!) you should have a relationship with a printing company. But how do you pick one?

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Comments Off on Pope Francis: Go to the Outskirts April 2, 2013

Pope Francis: Go to the Outskirts

"We need to go out to the outskirts where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters."

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Easter Is Over, Now What?
10 Comments » April 1, 2013

Easter Is Over, Now What?

Now that the biggest event of the year is behind us, what’s next? Before moving on to the next big event, consider how you can celebrate, evaluate, reset & recharge.

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Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington
8 Comments » March 27, 2013

Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington

Pressgram lets you take photos, filter them to your heart's content and share them to your WordPress-powered blog, all while retaining complete creative control.

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