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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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Interview with a Church Planter: Joe Boyd
December 30, 2008

Interview with a Church Planter: Joe Boyd

This is part three of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. For part 1 we talked to Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake ...

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For the Love of God Rethink Christmas
December 23, 2008

For the Love of God Rethink Christmas

We recently talked about God’s bailout plan, and I brought up the point that some churches are doing some pretty dumb things, especially in relation to Christmas. The one that ...

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Q Conference Discount
December 23, 2008

Q Conference Discount

Just a quick reminder about the upcoming Q Conference: Who: Thinkers and doers.What: The non-hipster Q Conference.When: April 27-29, 2009Where: Austin, TexasWhy: Check out the knowledge dropped at previous events.Discount? Save ...

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Interview with a Church Planter: Don Record
December 22, 2008

Interview with a Church Planter: Don Record

This is part two of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. In part 1 we talked with Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake ...

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Advice From Sages
December 19, 2008

Advice From Sages

You know those people who, when they speak, you listen? For us, two of those are Kem Meyer and Seth Godin. And recently, they each hit the sweet spot on ...

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When Churches Market Like Airlines
December 18, 2008

When Churches Market Like Airlines

For a bit of fun to help you through your week, check out Monday Morning Insight’s discussion of what the church would look like if it were run like an ...

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Church Sucks
December 17, 2008

Church Sucks

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Church Sucks Challenge. It’s a site (with a brand strangely similar to our own, but we have had no involvement in the project) where you ...

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Interview with a Church Planter: Pete Hixson
December 15, 2008

Interview with a Church Planter: Pete Hixson

This is part one of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. First up is Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake Church. Church Marketing Sucks: ...

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God’s Bailout Plan
December 12, 2008

God’s Bailout Plan

Things in Detroit are rough, and church leaders are having to decide how to help their congregations through these difficult times. The New York Times tells their stories. One churches featured ...

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2nd Squidoo Charity Drive: Vote for CFCC
December 11, 2008

2nd Squidoo Charity Drive: Vote for CFCC

Back in October Squidoo did an $80,000 charity drive. They were giving away $2 per vote to nonprofit organizations, and we spread the word and raked in $800 to help ...

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Church Marketing: Denied
December 11, 2008

Church Marketing: Denied

MarketingWeek recently covered a church in Belfast who had an ad pulled for being too offensive. The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a regional press advert from the Sandown Free Presbyterian ...

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Q Conference Meetup & Discount
December 10, 2008

Q Conference Meetup & Discount

The Q conference is coming to Austin, Texas. And we’ve got your discount. The event is April 27-29, 2009 and you can save $150 over the current rate–if you register ...

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How Would You Spend $5,000?
December 9, 2008

How Would You Spend $5,000?

Over in the Church Marketing Lab, one church has a problem that lots of you would love to have. How would you spend $5,000 on marketing? Here’s how some folks have ...

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Christmas With the Churches Advertising Network
December 8, 2008

Christmas With the Churches Advertising Network

How would you tell someone about Christmas in thirty seconds or less? The Churches Advertising Network in England looked to solve exactly that problem. They asked people to make their own ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Christmas Around the Corner
December 5, 2008

Church Marketing Lab: Christmas Around the Corner

Christmas comes in a mere three weeks, and you know what that means–living Christmas trees, hand bell choirs and old men in Christmas sweaters! It also means that a lot ...

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