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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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Job Lab & Freelance Lab Roundup
July 16, 2007

Job Lab & Freelance Lab Roundup

Our Job Lab and Freelance Lab are still going strong, and we wanted to make sure all you churches and communicators are effectively connecting, so here’s a reminder and a ...

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New to the CFCC Ad Network
July 16, 2007

New to the CFCC Ad Network

This month, we are pleased to welcome three new additions to the CFCC Ad Network: The Internet Ministry ConferenceTraining to improve your online ministry. Outreach CinemaEngage your community with feature films! Power2Show Media ...

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Contagious Joy, Use It
July 13, 2007

Contagious Joy, Use It

“When hundreds of you come flooding out of the church after services every weekend, your heads are high, your shoulders are back and your enthusiasm is obvious. Take that same ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Buttons, and More
July 13, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Buttons, and More

Last week, we took a week off from our Church Marketing Lab to celebrate our big milestones of a thousand members and two thousand submissions. This week, we’re back to ...

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Why Your Fancy Web Site Sucks
July 12, 2007

Why Your Fancy Web Site Sucks

Your web site really sucks when you try to be fancy. Yes, I’m talking to you, Mr. Front-Page-Guy with your blinking animations and scrolling text. But I’m also talking to ...

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Buzz Film Fest
July 11, 2007

Buzz Film Fest

The Buzz Conference wrapped up in Washington, D.C., a few weeks back and the results of their film festival are now online. You can watch the four top church films ...

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Oops: Mistakes in Church Leadership
July 10, 2007

Oops: Mistakes in Church Leadership

Craig Groeschel is sharing four mistakes he’s made at LifeChurch.tv. I think it’s always helpful when people share their mistakes so you can learn from them and hopefully not make ...

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Turning Churches into Homeless Shelters
July 5, 2007

Turning Churches into Homeless Shelters

I stumbled on this satirical and presumably fictional piece last month. The fact that it quotes big-name mega-church pastors in the Twin Cities gives it an eerie feeling of authenticity. ...

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You Said It: June Comment Roundup
July 5, 2007

You Said It: June Comment Roundup

Around here, it’s 50% what we say, and 90% what you guys say that matters. Wait, no. Oh well. Without your comments, we couldn’t spread our message with nearly as ...

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Marketing, (Re?)Defined
July 3, 2007

Marketing, (Re?)Defined

Over in the Church Marketing Lab, there’s some good discussion going on about the definition of marketing. It all started when user ‘blogpaul’ put forth this marketing definition: mar·ket·ing /ˈmɑrkɪtɪŋ/ Pronunciation ...

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Mad Church Disease Awareness
July 2, 2007

Mad Church Disease Awareness

The good thing about Church Marketing Sucks is that we’re people. People have friends. Thus, we have friends. Anne Jackson comes out of this simple logic. She’s written for us ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Still Celebrating!
June 29, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Still Celebrating!

Well, next week we’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming, but this week, we reached 2,000 submissions in the Church Marketing Lab! Another milestone; thanks so much to you guys ...

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Great Expectations: What’s It to You?
June 25, 2007

Great Expectations: What’s It to You?

Imagine this with me: A message series with two-fold aim. The first aim is to travel through a book of the Bible in linear fashion. The second aim is to ...

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The End of Static Logos
June 22, 2007

The End of Static Logos

I read an interesting piece from across the pond recently; British blogger Johnson Banks begins “It’s official. The age of the static brand is coming to an end … “ In ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Celebration!
June 22, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Celebration!

We made it! A thousand members! Thanks so much to everyone who is a part of the Church Marketing Lab. It’s been an incredible run so far, and I think ...

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