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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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Hey Look, a Mega-Church!
November 1, 2005

Hey Look, a Mega-Church!

You’ve got to love how the press continually rediscovers this odd concept of mega-churches. And they’ve been doing it for 30 years. A couple interesting articles from last week on ...

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First Christian Church Web Site
November 1, 2005

First Christian Church Web Site

This week we check out the web site of First Christian Church. Share your suggestions and feedback in the comments. Samples: Screenshot: (fccterrell.org)…

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Pumpkin Giving, Not Smashing
October 31, 2005

Pumpkin Giving, Not Smashing

With Halloween upon us I can’t imagine a more timely marketing example than a youth group giving (not smashing) pumpkins. I love that it’s a timely gift, but more than ...

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No Sunday Service, Sports Instead
October 31, 2005

No Sunday Service, Sports Instead

It appears New Zealand is still adjusting to all the attention that came with its Lord of the Rings fame. Whether or not the beloved Kiwis are seeking more attention ...

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Pastor Kyle Lake Electrocuted During Baptism Service
October 31, 2005

Pastor Kyle Lake Electrocuted During Baptism Service

The news is spreading pretty quickly, both in the blog world and in the news, but in case you haven’t heard pastor and author Kyle Lake was electrocuted while performing ...

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Anglican Newspaper Banned
October 28, 2005

Anglican Newspaper Banned

Maybe I have an anti-establishment streak, but when an upstart conservative paper is banned by the church, I have to laugh. The Anglican Journal is the official newspaper of the ...

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Realigning vs. Redesigning
October 27, 2005

Realigning vs. Redesigning

Speaking of improving web sites, we were sent a link today about the difference between redesigning a site and realigning it. The main point is that massive redesigns where you ...

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Getting Feedback on Church Marketing
October 27, 2005

Getting Feedback on Church Marketing

We’ve been offering our peer review since July as a way to help churches help each other. In that time we’ve done 14 reviews and have hopefully offered good feedback ...

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Theology on Tap
October 27, 2005

Theology on Tap

More than a few times we’ve heard about outreach efforts involving strong drink, and they make me both wince and smile. I wince because I grew up in a church ...

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Youth Group Hip Hop Flier
October 26, 2005

Youth Group Hip Hop Flier

This week we take a look at another youth group flier. Offer your feedback and help other church creative folks improve their work. Samples: Flier:…

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Less is More: Before and After at Granger Community Church
October 26, 2005

Less is More: Before and After at Granger Community Church

Earlier this month Kem Meyer, a guest blogger here at Church Marketing Sucks and the Communications Director at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind., shared some design lessons on her ...

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Denominational Church Marketing
October 26, 2005

Denominational Church Marketing

Two recent newspaper articles in the Des Moines Register and the Washington Times (though the Times doesn’t seem to be loading) talk about the marketing efforts of church denominations. The ...

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Starbucks and Rick Warren
October 25, 2005

Starbucks and Rick Warren

USA Today has a great article about the recent Rick Warren Starbucks cup story, in addition to several other mainstream companies that incorporate some sort of God-factor into their marketing ...

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Seacoast Church Web Site
October 21, 2005

Seacoast Church Web Site

This time around we take a look at the web site of the South Carolina multi-site church, Seacoast. Give your suggestions and don’t forget to consider submitting your church’s marketing ...

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A Story of Two Churches
October 21, 2005

A Story of Two Churches

Let’s take a look at two churches that landed in newspaper stories recently. The first is the 6,000-member CedarCreek Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. The second is the 75-member Bethanie French ...

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