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In the Trenches: Start Blogging

Monday, October 17th, 2011 by

A pastor in training learns that blogging is an opportunity to preach to those who would never go to church.

Don’t Forget the Old-School Technology

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 by

Technology is wonderful. But sometimes we're too quick to embrace new technology and we leave people in the dust. Remember that there can still be value in using old technology.

See Your Artwork

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 by

Your turn! A look at user-submitted church artwork, from sermon series graphics and paintings to the old standby: stained glass.

Getting to Know The City

Monday, June 6th, 2011 by

We interview Jackie Long to hear more about church networking tool The City and the value it provides to local churches who have implemented their system.

Mother’s Day Post Mortem

Monday, May 9th, 2011 by

Historically Mother's Day is rooted in peace and justice. While many churches offer mom tea or flowers, some went a little deeper.

On Valuing the Arts: Lessons From the Seacoast Worship Arts Academy

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 by

Seacoast Church's Worship Arts Academy is for members of their church, but they're looking to make an impact beyond their own congregation. We explore the program and its intended impact.

World Cup Poll Results

Friday, July 9th, 2010 by

Plenty of the world is going crazy as the World Cup finals approach. But what about churches? Are they doing anything to leverage this worldwide event? We asked you in last week's poll.

Why the Church is Losing to LOST

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by

No doubt many of you watched the series finale of LOST. So why can't the church tell the story of the gospel like J.J. Abrams does with LOST?

Doubt & Church Marketing: An Interview with Jason Boyett

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 by

We don’t talk a lot about doubt in the church. Except maybe when we tell the pastor we doubt parachuting onto the platform would be feasible. But doubt has a healthy place in faith and it plays a role in church marketing. So we sat down with Jason Boyett, author of O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a…

Thou Shall Twitter in Church

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 by

“Thou Shall Not Twitter in Church.” Says who?! I haven’t seen that anywhere in the Bible. But I have seen Twitter in the Bible: “Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter…” (Isaiah 38:14 NAS). In all seriousness, there are many people who believe you shouldn’t tweet in church. As a pastor, I would say, “Get Your Tweet On!” As a matter of fact, I say “Tweet and tweet often!”