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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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Church Marketing Lab: From Logos to Postcards
March 7, 2008

Church Marketing Lab: From Logos to Postcards

Last week, we took a week off from letting you know what was going on in the Church Marketing Lab. But now, we’re back in the full swing of things, ...

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Church Marketing Goes Local
March 6, 2008

Church Marketing Goes Local

If you’re signed up for our monthly e-mail newsletter then you probably already heard the news: We’ve gone local. The Center for Church Communication (our nonprofit parent) has just launched ...

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Church Marketing Down Under
March 5, 2008

Church Marketing Down Under

Our international repertoire has been growing leaps and bound. We learned about church marketing in England and then we moved on to Belgium. (Anyone from South America, Africa or Asia? ...

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No Time Like the Present
March 3, 2008

No Time Like the Present

Church marketing. It’s a term that sends chills down the spines of some and puts warm fuzzies in the heart of this blog. Love it or hate it, it’s something ...

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Gospel, Free of Charge
February 29, 2008

Gospel, Free of Charge

Reading what Paul had to say today was an interesting challenge to me as I look to share the gospel with others, and I think it will be a challenge ...

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Lent as the Christian Ramadan
February 28, 2008

Lent as the Christian Ramadan

We’re playing telephone today: we got a link from the Cheapertising blog who highlighted the Get Religion blog who covered a story from the Telegraph. It takes a timely look ...

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Weight Loss and Sex
February 27, 2008

Weight Loss and Sex

Being fat and being sexy are two things that generally always lead to getting attention. From Victoria’s Secret to The Biggest Looser, let’s face it, we like looking at people. ...

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Starbucks’ 3-Hour Downtime
February 26, 2008

Starbucks’ 3-Hour Downtime

From 5:30-8:30 this evening, there’s going to be trouble. Feet will tap, heads will ache and sweat will trickle down restless foreheads. Starbucks is closing. 6 weeks ago, Howard Schultz took ...

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NFL Gives in to Churches
February 26, 2008

NFL Gives in to Churches

Woohoo! Victory! Reports are surfacing (via my investigative reporting of the espn.com main page) that the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving up the fight against religious organizations holding live showings ...

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Church Marketing: Belgian Style
February 25, 2008

Church Marketing: Belgian Style

We had a lot of fun interviewing Drew from England a few weeks ago and hearing what he had to say about church marketing in the UK. So much fun, ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Easter Countdown
February 23, 2008

Church Marketing Lab: Easter Countdown

There’s only one month and two days until Easter. Are all your graphics ready? If not, head to the Church Marketing Lab, get some inspiration and submit your designs. The ...

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Association vs. Action
February 21, 2008

Association vs. Action

Over the last couple of years I was a part of the planning team for a Foursquare sponsored event in Anaheim, Calif., this past December. It was a gathering of ...

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The 30-Day Sex Challenge
February 20, 2008

The 30-Day Sex Challenge

Here’s an interesting tidbit about a church campaign to promote, well, sexuality and um, effective sexual habits. (And their current series, of course.) Here’s the skinny: Married couples: Have sex daily ...

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Lessons from 15 Compassion International Bloggers
February 18, 2008

Lessons from 15 Compassion International Bloggers

Last week the child sponsorship organization Compassion International took 15 Christian bloggers to Uganda to see what child sponsorship looks like firsthand. Among those bloggers are musician Shaun Groves, BooMama ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Logos and Provocative Posters
February 18, 2008

Church Marketing Lab: Logos and Provocative Posters

We’ve had a great round of our typically beautiful and provocative designs in the Church Marketing Lab this week, and we’re here to show you a little bit of that, ...

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