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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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Certification Lab: Interview With Phil Bowdle
September 20, 2013

Certification Lab: Interview With Phil Bowdle

Why should you pony up the money and attend the Certification Lab? "Because what you do matters," says Phil Bowdle.

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Triumphing in the Face of Pushback
September 18, 2013

Triumphing in the Face of Pushback

Pushback can grind you down. Gerry True talks about how to overcome, a topic that will be covered at the Certification Lab in October.

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The Bible on Creative Comparison
September 17, 2013

The Bible on Creative Comparison

"Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life."

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Mark MacDonald: Overwhelmed Communicators
September 16, 2013

Mark MacDonald: Overwhelmed Communicators

We talk with new board member Mark MacDonald about focus, the transition to digital and how the Certification Lab can help overwhelmed communicators.

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Certification Lab: Interview With Gerry True
September 13, 2013

Certification Lab: Interview With Gerry True

We talk with facilitator Gerry True about the upcoming Certification Lab. Check out his insights and watch him talk about the transition from print to digital.

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Volunteers Live Longer
September 11, 2013

Volunteers Live Longer

Volunteers need to consider the benefits, the needs and the cost of volunteering. Leaders also need to consider it and need to make sure their volunteers are too.

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Meredith Gould on Content Goals
September 10, 2013

Meredith Gould on Content Goals

"You’ll get no-where very quickly if promoting the church website and getting more butts in the pews is your greatest goal."

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7 Design Lessons From My First Years in Church Communication
September 9, 2013

7 Design Lessons From My First Years in Church Communication

There's a lot to learn about graphic design, but here are seven lessons I learned in my first years as a church communicator.

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Dealing With Constraints
September 6, 2013

Dealing With Constraints

When we lack resources we get the opportunity to start being innovative. Stephen Brewster talks about constraints, a topic that will be covered at the Certification Lab in October.

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Church Comm 101: Support the New Book from Tim Schraeder
September 4, 2013

Church Comm 101: Support the New Book from Tim Schraeder

Our former co-director Tim Schraeder is putting together a new, crowd-funded book project. Learn more about the idea and how you can help support it.

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Google Hangout for the Certification Lab
September 3, 2013

Google Hangout for the Certification Lab

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. CT for a Google Hangout to answer questions about our upcoming Certification Lab.

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We Are Prophets of a Future Not Our Own
September 3, 2013

We Are Prophets of a Future Not Our Own

"We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well."

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Certification Lab
August 30, 2013

Certification Lab

Our two-day training event, the Certification Lab, is coming to Nashville in October with speakers Phil Bowdle, Stephen Brewster, Mark MacDonald and Gerry True.

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3 Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement
August 28, 2013

3 Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement

Designer Bobby Martin shares three simple lessons for churches from the civil rights movement: Document everything, no more committees and keep messaging straight-forward and direct.

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Stephen Proctor on Visual Worship
August 27, 2013

Stephen Proctor on Visual Worship

"Visual worship is what happens in your soul."

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