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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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How to Find a Web Company for Your Church Website
April 15, 2013

How to Find a Web Company for Your Church Website

You're ready to build a new church website. Congratulations! Now how are you going to pick a company to make it happen?

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Rick Warren, Mental Health & Embracing Brokenness
April 11, 2013

Rick Warren, Mental Health & Embracing Brokenness

In the aftermath of the suicide of Rick Warren's son, we're confronted with the false expectation that Christians should be perfect.

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Amazing Days
April 10, 2013

Amazing Days

We were not going to just trudge through life waiting to land in heaven someday. We would embrace whatever adventures God led us into as we offered to serve him ...

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Madeleine L’Engle on People First
April 9, 2013

Madeleine L’Engle on People First

"The extraordinary, lovely thing was that the music got to be pretty good, far better, I am now convinced, than it would have been if I’d put the music first ...

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5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap
April 8, 2013

5 Ways to Do Church Communication on the Cheap

Church communication doesn't have to be expensive. A Creative Missions alumni explores some ways to do church communication without a huge budget.

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A Former Insider’s Honest Thoughts on Church
April 4, 2013

A Former Insider’s Honest Thoughts on Church

Former pastor and church insider Shaun King recently shared a list of 10 honest thoughts as a church outsider.

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How to Choose a Printing Company
April 3, 2013

How to Choose a Printing Company

If your church is doing any sizable amount of printing (bulletins, business cards, letter head!) you should have a relationship with a printing company. But how do you pick one?

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Pope Francis: Go to the Outskirts
April 2, 2013

Pope Francis: Go to the Outskirts

"We need to go out to the outskirts where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters."

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Easter Is Over, Now What?
April 1, 2013

Easter Is Over, Now What?

Now that the biggest event of the year is behind us, what’s next? Before moving on to the next big event, consider how you can celebrate, evaluate, reset & recharge.

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Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington
March 27, 2013

Pressgram Q&A with John Saddington

Pressgram lets you take photos, filter them to your heart's content and share them to your WordPress-powered blog, all while retaining complete creative control.

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Diana Butler Bass on the Internet
March 26, 2013

Diana Butler Bass on the Internet

"The Internet is the stained glass picture of the 21st century."

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Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Sound System
March 25, 2013

Simple Tweaks to Improve Your Sound System

Just because you have a sound system doesn't mean you're using it right. We cover some simple tweaks to improve your sound and by extension your church's overall experience.

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Church Marketing Lab: The Process
March 22, 2013

Church Marketing Lab: The Process

Check out initial designs for a girls' retreat, see feedback from the Lab members, and then see the refined designs with tweaks and comments. It's the Lab at work!

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How Our Facebook Page Grew to 250K Likes
March 20, 2013

How Our Facebook Page Grew to 250K Likes

I get asked a lot about the Online Church Facebook page and how it grew so quickly. People often expect one secret sauce solution, but it took experimentation, systematization and ...

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Samuel Beckett on Failure
March 19, 2013

Samuel Beckett on Failure

“All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

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