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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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One Church – One Commercial
September 15, 2004

One Church – One Commercial

Texas blogger Rob Stewart writes: “The McDonald’s at 50th St. and Quaker Ave. doesn’t have its own commercial separate from commercials for the McDonald’s at 19th and University. There’s an ad ...

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Unmarketing the Church
September 15, 2004

Unmarketing the Church

Texas blogger Rob Stewart mentioned us in a recent post, noting that we take issue with marketing the church. While I love the post, I did want to point out ...

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Apathy in the Pew
September 15, 2004

Apathy in the Pew

Doug Tappan doesn’t like church anymore, and said as much in his recent editorial: “I’ve come to expect the church to forge my spiritual development. Instead of working on my own ...

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Bono: No Respectability for the Church
September 13, 2004

Bono: No Respectability for the Church

Bono, the lead singer of U2 and the patron saint of culturally aware Christians, has made his views on AIDS and the church clear. He hates the idea of the ...

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Mike Atkinson: Poor Church Web Sites Can Be Costly
September 13, 2004

Mike Atkinson: Poor Church Web Sites Can Be Costly

Mike Atkinson, former web guru for Youth Specialties, talks about church web sites in an interview with Good News, etc., a San Diego Christian newspaper (which could use some web ...

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E-mail 101
September 13, 2004

E-mail 101

I wish it weren’t so, but churches (and the general population) are rookies when it comes to e-mail. Goofy forwards, typing in all caps, and the biggest e-mail sin of ...

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Is Marketing a Dirty Word?
September 10, 2004

Is Marketing a Dirty Word?

Marketing gets a bad rap. With telemarketers, pushy sales people, and lousy marketing tactics it’s no wonder people bristle at the word. But the concept itself isn’t the problem. Marketing ...

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Heal Your Church Web Site
September 10, 2004

Heal Your Church Web Site

A blog covering church web sites, just one more reason why there’s no excuse for having a sucky site. (link via Knightopia) Though they happen, don’t they? One reason may be ...

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Church Marketing Needs Authenticity
September 10, 2004

Church Marketing Needs Authenticity

There’s a new approach: church buildings that match church people – broken. Hurricane Frances tore the steeple off the First Baptist Church in Cocoa Beach, Fla, only to impale it ...

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Wings, Short Shorts & God
September 9, 2004

Wings, Short Shorts & God

Pamela Anderson teaching Sunday school is one thing, but a Bible study in Hooters? Organized by Christian Focus Atlanta, the Christian singles group meets every Wednesday night to discuss the ...

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Poaching from Another Flock
September 9, 2004

Poaching from Another Flock

A Charlotte Observer columnist wonders why churches get excited about church growth based on recruiting members from other churches instead of attracting people who’ve never gone to church. (free registration ...

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Video Killed the Preacher Man
September 9, 2004

Video Killed the Preacher Man

The Washington Post reports on churches that are switching from a real live preacher man to a canned video sermon. The approach allows churches to expand to multiple locations without ...

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Taking Sermons Beyond Sunday
September 8, 2004

Taking Sermons Beyond Sunday

With the spread of iPods and MP3 players listening to audio is no longer restricted to a music collection. Sermons, speeches and books are actually becoming popular in audio format. ...

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Church Promo Videos That Don’t Suck
September 8, 2004

Church Promo Videos That Don’t Suck

The homemade promotional video is a time-honored marketing tool of the church, especially among youth groups with tech savvy teens. But with digital video cameras and cheap editing software, those ...

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Newsflash: Church is for Sinners; Pamela Anderson Teaches Sunday School
September 5, 2004

Newsflash: Church is for Sinners; Pamela Anderson Teaches Sunday School

Christianity Today’s weblog is linking to an interesting item about former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson teaching Sunday school. A potentially risky Google search reveals that it’s old news, a story ...

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