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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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Communicating Hate Sucks
September 4, 2009

Communicating Hate Sucks

Steven Anderson, pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Ariz., recently preached a sermon titled, “Why I Hate Barack Obama.” Whether you’re for or against President Barack Obama isn’t ...

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Free Church Graphics
September 3, 2009

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 ...

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YouVersion Live Brings Events to Life
September 2, 2009

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 ...

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Creatively Communicating Love
September 1, 2009

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 ...

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Inside the Creative Process at North Point
August 31, 2009

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 ...

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Another Word for ‘Church’?
August 28, 2009

Another Word for ‘Church’?

My wife and I traveled to Hawaii a few weeks ago for a co-worker’s wedding. We stayed over an extra day and attended a church service in downtown Honolulu with ...

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Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters?
August 27, 2009

Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters?

Many pastors still think technologies haven’t caught on or that investing in social media isn’t worth their church’s time. Next time you hear that from someone, perhaps you could share ...

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A Conference of Compassion
August 26, 2009

A Conference of Compassion

If you look at our calendar, you’ll see that there are a lot of conferences out there–one for everyone. There’s one right around the corner that sets itself apart for ...

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Is Your Church Communicating Love?
August 25, 2009

Is Your Church Communicating Love?

Kevin recently penned “The Episcopal Church: Come Watch Us Argue Over Gay People”, and Tim Schraeder added to the conversation with “Love is an Orientation”. His article is a wonderful reminder ...

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SXSW for Your Church
August 21, 2009

SXSW for Your Church

Plenty of you have surely heard of South by Southwest (SXSW) before. And some of you probably know that you can vote for what sessions are held at SXSW 2010. ...

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7 is greater than 1
August 19, 2009

7 is greater than 1

7 is greater than 1. I know that sounds obvious, but as this video from Soul City Church reminds us, we seem to forget that when it comes to church. ...

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Adoption Over Abortion: We’ll Take Any Baby
August 18, 2009

Adoption Over Abortion: We’ll Take Any Baby

One Atlanta church has a bold challenge to anyone considering abortion: “Peachtree Presbyterian Church will care for any newborn baby you bring to this church.” So says Pastor Vic Pentz in ...

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Recession Squeezes Churches
August 17, 2009

Recession Squeezes Churches

The Wall Street Journal recently covered the financial strain churches are facing as the recession continues. It’s really the same story we’ve seen before with churches tightening budgets, laying folks ...

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Your Slogan/Name Is Not A Strategy
August 12, 2009

Your Slogan/Name Is Not A Strategy

It appears Radio Shack is attempting to rebrand itself as “The Shack.” They say it’s what their friends call them. Have you ever met a friend of Radio Shack? I ...

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How Bad Is Your Children’s Ministry?
August 11, 2009

How Bad Is Your Children’s Ministry?

For a church in Utah it was apparently bad enough to prompt a 7-year-old to steal the family car and drive himself home. The boy told his father he didn’t ...

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