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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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Communications Linkfest
May 29, 2007

Communications Linkfest

We just wanted to share a few links with you of communications stories cropping up the last few weeks. So get you mouse ready, and read what our friends have ...

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Job and Freelance Lab Roundup
May 25, 2007

Job and Freelance Lab Roundup

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Ready for a change in the day-to-day? Well we’re here to help. Our Job Lab and Freelance Project Lab are ...

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Chick-fil-A and Church Marketing
May 25, 2007

Chick-fil-A and Church Marketing

Some of you out west might have no idea what I’m talking about. My Church Marketing Sucks colleagues probably don’t have a strong idea of what I’m talking about. But ...

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Church Marketing Lab: At the Beach
May 24, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: At the Beach

Over at the Church Marketing Lab, we’re seeing more and more graphics pertaining to Summer trips and events. So grab your floaties, snorkels, and flippers, because here’s a little sampling ...

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Buzz ’07 Interview with Mark Batterson
May 21, 2007

Buzz ’07 Interview with Mark Batterson

We here at Church Marketing Sucks are incredibly pleased to announce our second annual pre-Buzz Conference interview with Mark Batterson! Last year we introduced you to Batterson and Buzz, and ...

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Historical Accuracy or Relatability?
May 19, 2007

Historical Accuracy or Relatability?

In the Church Marketing Lab Discussion, user ‘wheres my sanity’ poses an interesting question. It’s one I’m sure many of you have wrestled with. Many of you have heard the ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Summer Camp, Messy Faith and More…
May 19, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Summer Camp, Messy Faith and More…

This week in the Church Marketing Lab, everyone started getting ready for summer. The great dialogue continued, and more and more summer series and beach camp graphics are going up. ...

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TagCrowd
May 18, 2007

TagCrowd

I received an e-mail today about a new web service called TagCrowd. Many of you know that Flickr and numerous other sites use tag clouds to generate frequent topics within ...

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Church Building Sucks
May 16, 2007

Church Building Sucks

Here’s a post with no answer. I was browsing through a list posted by Andy at Think Christian, and he linked to Neatorama’s post, 10 Divinely Designed Churches. This stirred ...

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MacRumors Thread 500
May 15, 2007

MacRumors Thread 500

I’m an Apple nerd. I’ve mentioned it before. And there’s something Apple-related I’ve been sitting on for awhile now. MacRumors is where I get my Apple updates and info. Around their ...

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Help Name Marriage Classes
May 15, 2007

Help Name Marriage Classes

This week in the Church Marketing Lab Discussion, timschraeder asked for some help. He’s looking to name pre-marriage and post-marriage classes, and he wants to avoid the usual cliche names. ...

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Job and Freelance Labs: In The Beginning…
May 11, 2007

Job and Freelance Labs: In The Beginning…

In the beginning, there were jobs. And projects. And they were free. You surely heard about the launch of our Job Lab and Freelance Lab, but maybe you haven’t been ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Body Piercing, Language School and More..
May 11, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Body Piercing, Language School and More..

This week in the Church Marketing Lab, we had some incredible creations and dialogue. Simply head over and click on a piece of work; you’ll see what I mean. Here’s ...

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Ownership, Not Membership
May 10, 2007

Ownership, Not Membership

Earlier, we highlighted The Church at Pembrook Pines’ interesting marketing strategy of church seven days a week. Today, we have a new move for you. Vintage21, a church in Raleigh, N.C., ...

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Job Lab & Freelance Lab Now Open
May 7, 2007

Job Lab & Freelance Lab Now Open

Churches looking to fill marketing and communications positions or find help with short-term projects have a new place to go. Our non-profit parent, the Center for Church Communication, has just ...

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