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The Come Back Effect: How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return by Jason Young & Jonathan Malm

The Come Back Effect: How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return by Jason Young & Jonathan Malm

In The Comeback Effect, we are asked to think about the connections we make with guests through their experiences. What exactly is hospitality? How do we practice it intentionally? And why is this so important for church growth?

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Stuff Christian Marketers Like: An Interview With Jon Acuff
April 1, 2010

Stuff Christian Marketers Like: An Interview With Jon Acuff

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Jonathan Acuff about his life and church marketing. You might have heard of a little book he’s got called, you guessed it, ...

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5 Tools Church Designers Need: Determination
March 29, 2010

5 Tools Church Designers Need: Determination

This is part three in a six-part series exploring the tools graphic designers who work for churches need to succeed. You can go back and start with part one. Your research ...

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Inside CFCC: Q&A with the Executive Director
March 25, 2010

Inside CFCC: Q&A with the Executive Director

Last week we shared the annual report of our nonprofit parent, the Center for Church Communication (CFCC). This week you can go even deeper into the inner workings of CFCC ...

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Recycling Church Web Sites
March 24, 2010

Recycling Church Web Sites

Park Community Church in Chicago launched a new web site in October of 2009. But what to do with the old site? It’s not a question that’s asked very often, ...

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5 Tools Church Designers Need: Confidence
March 22, 2010

5 Tools Church Designers Need: Confidence

This is part two in a six-part series exploring the tools graphic designers who work for churches need to succeed. You can go back and start with part one. Without training, ...

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CFCC 2009 Annual Report
March 18, 2010

CFCC 2009 Annual Report

Our nonprofit parent, the Center for Church Communication, has released their 2009 annual report. The report offers an overview of CFCC, including the purpose, history, projects, leadership team and an ...

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Good Friday Film
March 16, 2010

Good Friday Film

Mars Hill Church in Seattle is pulling out all the stops this spring, but it’s not for Easter. It’s for Good Friday. Their creative team is putting together a 30-minute film ...

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5 Tools Church Designers Need: Introduction
March 15, 2010

5 Tools Church Designers Need: Introduction

This is part one in a six-part series exploring the tools graphic designers who work for churches need to succeed. There you are on a slow Monday morning, a freshly ...

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Church Marketing at SXSW
March 12, 2010

Church Marketing at SXSW

The SXSW (for the uninitiated, it’s pronounced ‘South by Southwest’) Film, Music and Interactive Festival has taken over Austin, Texas, in case you couldn’t tell from your Twitter feed. Last ...

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Check out the Church Marketing Directory
March 10, 2010

Check out the Church Marketing Directory

Hey, hey! Check out the Church Marketing Directory, the latest project from our nonprofit parent, the Center for Church Communication. The Directory is a list of tools, resources and companies ...

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Social Media Boot Camp for Pastors
March 8, 2010

Social Media Boot Camp for Pastors

There are currently 400 million active users on Facebook. They’re sharing 3 billion photos each month, 5 billion pieces of content each week and 60 million status updates every single ...

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Arguing for Atheist Bus Ads
March 5, 2010

Arguing for Atheist Bus Ads

You might remember St. Matthew-in-the-City from their Mary and Joseph billboard a few months back. They’re making headlines again, but this time, I’m a little more sold on what they’re ...

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The Church as a Dream Factory or a Do Factory?
March 2, 2010

The Church as a Dream Factory or a Do Factory?

Last month I read a blog post from Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. He said that the church ought to be a dream factory. Yes! ...

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Follow the Leader: More Jesus, Less Personality Pastor
March 1, 2010

Follow the Leader: More Jesus, Less Personality Pastor

Every church’s brand has a face. And that face belongs to its head pastor. Yes, other components help define the brand: its logo, its graphic standards, its facility, its style ...

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Jobs and Freelance Gigs in the New Year
February 25, 2010

Jobs and Freelance Gigs in the New Year

The New Year has brought plenty of jobs and freelance opportunities to the Job Lab and Freelance Lab. If you’re in the market to help the church communicate and make ...

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