Joshua Cody

Josh Cody served as our associate editor for several years before moving on to bigger things. Like Texas. These days he lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, and you can find him online or on Twitter when he's not wrestling code.

Joshua Cody's Posts:

poll-results Article
May 8, 2007

Who Are You Results

Last week, we asked the question, “Who are you?” 256 of you let us know. According to our calculations … 30% of you are on staff at a local church in ...

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examples Article
May 7, 2007

Church Seven Nights A Week

The Church of Pembroke Pines in Pembroke Pines, Fla. has a pretty interesting strategy. You’ve heard of multiple services. Sometimes two on Sunday. Sometimes one on Saturday. Heck, sometimes even ...

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peer-review Article
May 4, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Special Edition

It’s that time again. We want to give you a glimpse of all the great material being posted over in the Church Marketing Lab. This week, however, there’s a special ...

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philosophy Article
May 3, 2007

Environmental Ethics And Church Marketing

Creation care. Environmental ethics. Going green. All right, go ahead and pull your jaw off of the floor and calm the smoke from your ears. Many evangelical Christians hate the ...

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news-updates Article
May 2, 2007

You Said It: Comment Roundup

Sometimes here at Church Marketing Sucks, you say something and we think, “Man, why didn’t we say that?” Sometimes it’s a great story of agreement. Sometimes it’s a sharp quip. ...

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poll-results Article

Church Marketing Synonyms Poll

Last week, we asked you how you would describe church marketing. The majority of you, 56% actually, would describe it as “intentional communication.” That sounds to us like 56% of ...

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peer-review Article
April 30, 2007

Help Review A Web Site

We always love to give a little power to the people in the Church Marketing Lab. WheatonGuy18 wants you to step into action. He’s looking for feedback regarding his church’s ...

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peer-review Article
April 27, 2007

It Came From The Lab!

Another week at the Church Marketing Lab and I know everyone is asking the same question: “Well Josh, what kind of stuff went up this week?” So here you have ...

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philosophy Article
April 26, 2007

When Church Members Leave

It seems that everyone has been talking lately about leaving churches and how to be graceful in doing so. And if it’s not how to leave a church, it’s how ...

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church-business Article
April 25, 2007

9 Ways to Use Google Apps in your Church Marketing

In the computer world, there’s three things I’m crazy for. Macs, Quicksilver, and Google. (No, it’s not just search.) Macs aren’t so much church marketing related (except, of course, that ...

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multimedia Article

Theater Church Movies

Just wanted to pass the word along to everyone that National Community Church has begun making their video efforts public and open source. Make sure you check them out and ...

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poll-results Article
April 24, 2007

Mascot Poll Results

Last week, we asked what you thought of using mascots for children’s ministry. Here’s what you said: 8% of you are overachievers who have already been doing this. Has it been ...

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philosophy Article

The Marketing Challenge of Limbo

Today, we heard the words “Marketing Challenge,” and immediately sprang into action. (It’s kind of like the bat symbol for us.) Then, as we read on, we found that we ...

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events Article
April 23, 2007

Help Wanted: Good Videos

Last time we posted a help wanted ad, we were pretty much just making fun of someone. This time we’re serious. Seriously. Over in the Church Marketing Lab this week, ...

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the-christian-walk Article
April 20, 2007

The Church Responds To Virginia Tech Tragedy

As Virginia Tech and all of America continue to mourn and grieve, the church has begun to respond. In instances like this where there is little physical and monetary relief ...

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