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Financial Woes Poll Results
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 by Joshua CodyMany churches are having very difficult times dealing with the financial struggles of many in their congregation. There are tons of options available for how to help your congregation through rough financial waters, but what’s the best way? Or at least, what are most churches doing? Here’s what you had to say: 27% of you are just turning a deaf…
Future of the Church Poll Results
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 by Joshua CodyThe future of the church. It’s a huge topic, and it’s one we need to be ready for. But what is that future? Well, 37% of you think multi-site churches are the future. More sites, more impact, yeah? Probably the convenience, pooled resources and leadership of multi-site churches lead you to this conclusion (and maybe The Multi-Site Church Revolution). And…
Pagan Christianity
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 by Joshua CodyGeorge Barna and Frank Viola are getting a lot of heat for Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices. Although I think that’s fairly inevitable when you use that title; probably even what they were aiming for. Tons of reviewers have lit up the blogosphere with their opinions on the book, spoof videos have been born and Frank…
Responding to Attacks
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by Kevin D. HendricksYou’ve probably seen a raving, ranting black preacher talking about racism and “God damn America” with a fiery anger on just about every TV channel. The news media found some video clips of sermons given by Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of potential presidential candidate Barack Obama. The news media found the most incendiary examples and played them ad…
Forget Marketing, Christian Living Sucks
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Kevin D. HendricksA recent report from Christian pollsters the Barna Group, summed up in the book UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity … and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman, has some bad news for churches. Today’s young people, ages 16-29, have a more critical view of Christians than previous generations. Specifically, they think Christians are judgmental, anti-homosexual, hypocritical,…
Give It Up for Lent Poll Results
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Joshua CodyWe put together a little list, and we wanted to know which church marketing move you wanted your church to give up for Lent. Your results were all across the board. Here’s what you had to say: The top two answers were the 46% of you who either most wanted to get rid of bad web design or brand theft.…
Sermon Formats Poll Results
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 by Joshua CodyThere’s lots of different ways to make your sermons available. In a few years, you’ll probably just be able to stream them live to a chip in your members’ head while they sleep; for now, however, we wanted to know which technologies you currently use to distribute your sermons. The most common way to share your sermons is an audio…
Valentine’s Day Poll Results
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 by Joshua CodyCupid has come and gone, chocolate is now on sale and star-crossed lovers are no longer smelling the roses. Last week, we asked how many of you would be celebrating Valentine’s Day at church with a love, marriage, dating, sex, etc. series. Here’s what you had to say: 25% of you are jumping on the opportunity. You’re looking to convince…
How to Write Scannable Copy for the Web
Friday, February 8th, 2008 by Kevin D. HendricksI feel like I talk about how to write for the web all the time (and even wrote a long how-to back in August), but we could always use a refresher. Here are six quick tips for writing scannable copy: Use an appropriate line length. Break the text into many paragraphs. Use headers and subheaders. Lists and bullet points, please!…
Death of a Podcast?
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 by Joshua CodyTony Morgan, over at his blog, discussed the end of Yahoo! podcasts a while back. The service shut down, and it begs the question: Is podcast listenership in decline? He lists a few barriers to the success of podcasts: You can’t scan through a podcast to find the good stuff. It’s tough to carve out time to listen to podcasts.…
