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Brad Abare's Posts:
The Crowds Want In
There is certainly no shortage of conversations on the topic of community, particularly how it relates to the health and vitality of a church. Without a doubt, this concept of ...
Barbara Boxer on Being Authentic
If you’ve been a part of the Church Marketing Sucks conversation for any amount of time, you know a basic tenet of good marketing philosophy comes down to churches being ...
Pastoral Director of Design & Marketing
For quite some time now I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of the church in terms of the makeup of its staff and personnel. More specifically, I’d like ...
Personality Driven Church
Reflecting on many of the churches I have visited and/or have been made aware of over the years, I am curiously cognizant of how many are recognized by the name ...
The Week After Easter
My fears were confirmed this week when I went to church. Just seven days ago, I was enthralled in the excitement of a spectacular Easter celebration service. The choir was lively, ...
He Is Risen, Now What?
With the Easter weekend behind us, many pastors will be taking today off (some for the whole week) as a well-deserved break from the intensity of all things Easter. In ...
A Few Good Pastors
Earlier this year, I got an email from Pastor Robin Bailey, a Church Marketing Sucks participator and big fan of churches that get communication and marketing right. (You may remember ...
Outsourcing the Drive-Thru?
Listening to the news today (I love talk radio), I learn that McDonald’s is re-thinking their approach to the drive-thru. Instead of having orders radioed a few feet ahead to ...
Church Marketing Sucks Provides Alternative Address
Today we sent our second press release announcing an alternate address, ChurchMarketingStinks.com. It’s an effort to serve Christian publications that have a policy against printing controversial language (you can also ...
Homeless Man, Here’s A Home
Danny Westneat of The Seattle Times wrote an article earlier this week about “tent city,” a traveling collection of up to 30 homeless men who plant themselves in church parking ...
Time’s 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America
This week’s issue (February 7) of Time magazine featured the cover story “The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America”. Considering the Time team were measuring influence politically, I think they ...
AdAge’s 2004 Marketer of the Year
Last month, Advertising Age dubbed McDonald’s “Marketer of the Year.” Recent winners have included Apple and Target. Although this is the first time McDonald’s has won the award since Advertising ...
Meet Matt: He Keeps Bringing Me Back
About every other week, for the past few months, I’ve been going to the same restaurant before heading to an evening class after work. The restaurant is one of those ...
Our Very First Press Release
Today we sent our first press release to nearly 300 news and media contacts all around the country. We appreciate the many people who have linked to us and spread ...
Think Young(er)
In the December 2004 issue of Fast Company magazine, staff writer Ryan Underwood does a “Fast Talk” with Zean Nielsen, director of marketing for Bang & Olufsen America, the way-too-expensive ...
