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Brad Abare's Posts:
Lessons In Not Sucking: Working With Volunteers
This is part seven in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss working with volunteers. Love ’em or hate ’em, volunteers are here to stay. And here’s ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Know Your Audience
This is part six in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss the idea of knowing your audience. It’s basic Communication 101, and I’m embarrassed to admit ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Building an Ideation Team
This is part five in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss building ideation teams. I love working with teams that are passionate about the subject at ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Cheap Marketing Ideas for Church Planters
This is part four in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss cheap marketing ideas for church planters. Having been a church planter myself, I understand the ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Common Communication Mistakes
This is part three in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss common communication mistakes. Here are some choice mistakes I believe get in the way of ...
Churches Can Learn From Dove
Dove continues to blaze the authenticity trail with its latest campaign–this time from their UK office because of risqué imagery–called Onslaught (viewer discretion advised). This is the third in a series ...
Lessons In Not Sucking, Communication In Print
This is part two in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss communication in print. This is all in the context of marketing so it’s important to ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Communication Online
This is part one in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss communication online. 1. Lower the draw bridgeWhether it be your web site, blog, My Space or ...
Lessons In Not Sucking
This week begins a little series I’m doing that I’ve titled “Lessons In Not Sucking.” Much of the content has culminated and been cultivated over the years here at Church ...
Willow Creek’s 30-Year Apology
Christianity Today‘s blog, Out of Ur, posted last week about Willow Creek’s big apology as it relates to how Willow has been wrong in their approach to church for the ...
Free Catalyst Tickets
I realize it’s last minute, but our friends over at Aspire!One have two tickets to next week’s Catalyst conference that they’re giving away to the CFCC community. You’ll have to ...
Internet Ministry Conference… You Going?
Last week I mentioned that I will be in Nashville on September 13-14 for MinistryCOM 2007. The week following, on September 19-22, I will be at the Internet Ministry Conference ...
MinistryCOM 2007… You Going?
There are only a handful of days until the 2007 MinistryCOM event begins in Nashville. In addition to a bunch of other really cool church communication pros, yours truly has ...
Bigger Churches vs. Bigger People
In the July/August 2007 issue of Ministry Today, Jack Hayford had a great column about contemporary communication and its effect on the church today. Having known “Pastor Jack” for the ...
New to the CFCC Ad Network
This month, we are pleased to welcome three new additions to the CFCC Ad Network: The Internet Ministry ConferenceTraining to improve your online ministry. Outreach CinemaEngage your community with feature films! Power2Show Media ...
