Brian Gaffney

Brian A. Gaffney is the expectant father of FourWord Thinking Marketing and Communications, Inc., a Christian communications consultancy that he was called to start after working in corporate consumer marketing for a decade. He and his wife, Kym, live in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attend Emmanuel Baptist Church, where he is an ordained deacon.

Brian Gaffney's Posts:

Branding & the Local Church
June 18, 2012

Branding & the Local Church

A collaborative church effort in Charlotte, N.C., showcases the practical need for churches to develop branding.

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Hipster Christianity
September 20, 2010

Hipster Christianity

We sit down with Brett McCracken, author of “Hipster Christianity,” to discuss the ethos of cool.

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Are We Building Bench-Riding Believers?
August 25, 2010

Are We Building Bench-Riding Believers?

Our work sometimes suggests that people “come, sit and stay” as opposed to “go, tell and do.”

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philosophy Article
June 25, 2008

Inspiration or Invitation?

In churches, marketing efforts seem to go one of two ways—internally inspiring those who attend your church or externally inviting those who don’t yet attend. In what direction should your ministry’s ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
January 29, 2008

Lessons Learned: Being Banned From Church

The article “Banned from church” appeared on the front page of the “Weekend Journal” section of a recent Wall Street Journal. The piece is about churches that are reviving the ...

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the-christian-walk Article
January 10, 2008

A Reader’s Resolution

Happy New Year friends! I am writing to share my 2008 resolution… I pray that 2008 brings with it the day that we no longer debate the need for church ...

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