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Joshua Cody's Posts:
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
This weekend, my wife and I ventured out to the Portland screening of Lord, Save Us From Your Followers after some high praises from our own Brad Abare and friend ...
Ramadan Poll Results
Recently, we discussed Brian McLaren’s celebration of Ramadan as an interesting way of him communicating love to his Muslim neighbors. As is always the case, some commenters agreed and some ...
The Case for a Communications Director
Tim Schraeder is exploring a simple question: should churches hire full-time communications staffers? Admittedly, he’s got a bit of a bias, being the director of communications at Park Community Church ...
Is Advertising a Silly Place to Spend?
Thousand of churches in Australia are about to embark in “Christianity’s largest ever Australian advertising push.” But one lecturer in consumer behavior and advertising says that this money is being spent ...
What Sucks Poll Results
You don’t have to read deep into our site to know that we think church marketing can suck. But you visit our site, so maybe you think it sucks, too. ...
We’re Sorry, Again and Again
Recently, Just Wallpaper published an open letter to those who have been burned by churches. I’ve either heard or seen similar apologies other places, and I just can’t decide how ...
Faith in Action Day
A sad reality is that 97% of evangelical Christians will die without ever sharing their faith (Which calls the term “evangelical” into question, eh?), so on Sunday, Outreach, Inc. tried ...
Church Marketing Lab: Seeing Improvement
We always talk about how the community of the Church Marketing Lab can help improve your communications work. Well, how about we prove it? Check out how these pieces have ...
Online Moderation Poll Results
Online moderation has always been a hot-button issue, especially for churches. Opinions on what role institutional churches have in accountability, oversight and moderation cover the whole gamut of options. But ...
The 3d Retreat: Sept. 25-26 in Holland, Mich.
It’s been a while since we’ve discussed Local Labs on Church Marketing Sucks, but we want you to know that some of them are still going strong. Don’t believe us? ...
Free Church Graphics
Recently, we discussed North Point’s creative process. But in case you’re looking for something more pre-packaged, we wanted to let you know about a number of churches and a few ...
YouVersion Live Brings Events to Life
Do you believe in tweeting in church? Do you always see people on their cell phones during the service and would like to tell yourself they’re “participating”? Do you think ...
Church Buildings Poll Results
There are a thousand different types of buildings where church is being held: theaters, schools, cathedrals, strip malls and more. But do any of them have an inherent advantage over ...
Creatively Communicating Love
Communicating love can be unbelievably difficult–especially to those unlike ourselves. I don’t know if it’s a deep-seeded psychological issue, a fear of the unknown or some other strange side effect ...
Inside the Creative Process at North Point
Many of you have heard of North Point Community Church or their lead pastor Andy Stanley. They were one of the pioneers of the attractional church model, and to this ...
