Archive for 2004

first-impressions-beyond Article
October 6, 2004

O Pastor, Where Art Thou?

Growing up all over the USA and being involved and committed to numerous churches, I have become increasingly aware of the benefit to having some sort of relationship or at ...

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promotion Article
October 5, 2004

Guerrilla Church Marketing

A million dollar advertising blitz may work for the corporate giants, but that’s usually a joke in the church. Rather than trying to spend more, churches should be smarter. Jay ...

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technology Article
October 5, 2004

Church Blog

Blogging isn’t just a hip new trend for techies and information junkies. Businesses are jumping on the blog bandwagon. Blog software itself enables a non-technical person to post uniform content ...

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writing-editing Article
October 4, 2004

Common Writing Mistakes

If people aren’t reading your church newsletter, maybe it’s because it’s not worth reading. Shoddy writing can sink any communication. Literary guru Pat Holt offers 10 Mistakes Writers Don’t See, a ...

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examples Article
October 1, 2004

Chocolate in Church

Apparently chocolate Jesus isn’t so far fetched. The Church of England is launching a new program called “Back to Church Sunday” to entice people who have left the church to ...

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philosophy Article
October 1, 2004

Evangelism & Marketing

“Any religion that believes in evangelism at its core believes in marketing,” notes the Rev. Dan Webster, spokesman for the Episcopal Diocese of Utah. Wow. Couldn’t have said it better myself. ...

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church-business Article
September 30, 2004

I Can’t Afford Marketing That Doesn’t Suck

Working with hundreds of churches over the years, I get so frustrated with the “we don’t have any money” excuse so prevalent with today’s pastors and church councils. I understand ...

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off-the-wall Article
September 27, 2004

Jamming Cell Phones in Church

Churches in Mexico are using high-tech jammers to keep cell phones from ringing in the midst of services. It’s illegal, but no one seems to care. As interesting as that ...

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promotion Article
September 27, 2004

Subway in the House of God

Speaking of business ventures as church advertising, how about opening a Subway in the house of God? Seems a bit more commercial than many of us prefer, though it also sounds ...

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philosophy Article
September 24, 2004

They Should Lash Us To Our Pews

Some thoughts on the ridiculousness of our efforts in church from the Annie Dillard essay “An Expedition to the Pole,” which can be found in the book Teaching a Stone ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 24, 2004

Sunday Morning Dress Code

The Ann Arbor News has a balanced article about the casual trend in church attire. The piece includes both the pragmatic and anti-legalism pro that God cares more about the ...

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church-business Article
September 24, 2004

If You Don’t Build It, They Will Come

Isaiah Church has no building, but that’s okay. Rev. Troy Benton plans to build his church by forming a congregation first, and worrying about a building later. It’s a common ...

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church-business Article
September 24, 2004

Money Grubbing

Stewardship has to be one of the touchiest subjects in the church. Until churches start charging a cover and collecting it at the door, offerings and pledge drives are a ...

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demographicsresearch Article
September 23, 2004

It’s the End of the Church As We Know It

A couple interesting tidbits from Will Samson, who just spent two days hanging out with George Barna and Leonard Sweet talking about the future of the church: “Currently only 65% of ...

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reviews Article
September 23, 2004

Making Sense of Church

Spencer Burke, creator of the TheOoze.com, wrote Making Sense of Church, a book that dives into a lot of the post-modern/emergent conversations about the church. While the book is more ...

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