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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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Technology and Trends Changing Your Church
February 17, 2006

Technology and Trends Changing Your Church

Tim Bednar over at e-Church (yes, he’s the same guy who brought us Mega-Church: The Game) is blogging about the 20 memes changing your congregation from the year 2005. Don’t ...

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Is Your Church Buzz Worthy?
February 17, 2006

Is Your Church Buzz Worthy?

Our very own Brad Abare will be speaking at the upcoming Buzz Conference, an event where church leaders can share ideas and best practices. It’s being hosted by the National ...

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Experience Church, Stripped Down
February 16, 2006

Experience Church, Stripped Down

I am often asked by pastors how far is too far. From big screens and big hair to modern worship and candlelight services, there are so many ways to do, ...

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Arizona Church Borrows Xbox Logo
February 16, 2006

Arizona Church Borrows Xbox Logo

We’ve received a few e-mails from folks pointing us to a postcard advertising a Phoenix-area church that’s raising some eyebrows in the gaming world, thanks to the design that’s, well, ...

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My Lame Sex Life Campaign
February 15, 2006

My Lame Sex Life Campaign

This entry isn’t an apology, but it is all about sex. That famous simply strategic church in South Bend, Ind., Granger Community Church, has launched a new campaign to promote ...

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Comment Filtering Issues
February 15, 2006

Comment Filtering Issues

To the 64 people with co.uk addresses who have tried to post comments since January 7 and been turned away, we apologize. You should be able to comment now. Spam filtering ...

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Getting Wrapped Up in a Story
February 14, 2006

Getting Wrapped Up in a Story

Whew. This whole Satan tagline and hackers story is pretty crazy. Turns out the tagline was a legitimate mistake. The hackers thing–not true. We’ve received comments from the church’s webmaster ...

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Satan Tagline Church Not The Victim of Hackers
February 14, 2006

Satan Tagline Church Not The Victim of Hackers

And this is why it’s a good idea to be a little skeptical and not jump on every bandwagon that rolls by. The Limerick, Penn. church that appeared to have ...

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A Successful Church Name Change
February 13, 2006

A Successful Church Name Change

ChristianityToday.com has the story of how a pastor at Manhasset Baptist Church successfully changed the church’s name to Shelter Rock Church. It’s a good example of the right reasons to ...

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Blind User Sues Target Over Web Accessibility
February 13, 2006

Blind User Sues Target Over Web Accessibility

Bruce Sexton Jr. is a 24-year-old student at UC Berkeley. He’s also blind. And now he’s suing Target because their web site is completely inaccessible for blind users. “What I ...

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Letting Satan Speak For Your Church
February 12, 2006

Letting Satan Speak For Your Church

I find this hard to believe. I keep thinking I’m missing the joke, like an Onion article you mistake for real news. St. James United Church of Christ in Limerick, ...

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10 Things You Should Know About People
February 10, 2006

10 Things You Should Know About People

Kem Meyer, a sometimes guest blogger here and communications director at Granger Community Church in South Bend, Ind., recently shared a list of lessons she’d learned about how to better ...

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Revamping Seniors Ministry
February 10, 2006

Revamping Seniors Ministry

Changes in ministries to seniors are coming fast, especially as senior citizens aren’t thinking of themselves as seniors. Last week we heard about teaching seniors how to play Xbox, but ...

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Lessons in Shortsightedness: Cutting the Marketing Budget
February 9, 2006

Lessons in Shortsightedness: Cutting the Marketing Budget

Last week my church had the infamous church business meeting (which I credit with pushing my wife into labor). Before we got to the real issues, we took care of ...

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Miscommunication in Text
February 9, 2006

Miscommunication in Text

As we’ve recently seen, it’s easy for written text to be misunderstood, especially in blogs and e-mail. A new study from the University of Chicago confirms that fact. When reading ...

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