Archive for 2005

events Article
November 11, 2005

National Outreach Convention 2005

I just returned from the National Outreach Convention in San Diego. As this was just the third annual convention for Outreach, the future of this conference has lots of potential. Overview: There ...

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peer-review Article
November 8, 2005

My Lame Marriage Campaign

For this peer review we take a look at the “My Lame Marriage” marketing campaign put on earlier this fall in Austin, Texas. Samples: Billboard: Invite card (front): Invite card (back): Mobile billboard:…

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news-updates Article
November 7, 2005

Blogging Church Interviews CMS

If you check out this week’s Blogging Church Podcast you can hear the voice of Church Marketing Sucks. Terry Storch interviewed Brad Abare and I as we talked blogs and ...

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poll-results Article
November 7, 2005

Church Communications Conference Poll

Last week we asked if you’d attend a church communications conference and the results are in: 44% said ‘sign me up.’ Another 4% have already been to a church communications ...

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demographicsresearch Article
November 4, 2005

More on Mega-Churches

Ah, yet another article on mega-churches, this time from Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine (that’s where I live!). The Twin Cities are actually a breeding ground for mega-churches. According to the article ...

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technology Article
November 3, 2005

Church Web Sites Linking to Pastor’s Blogs

More from Mark Oestreicher, this time around the Church Bureaucracy Award of the Month. I know Mark doesn’t actually produce these items (like Worst Church Idea of the Month) on ...

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peer-review Article
November 3, 2005

Upstream Logo Review

In this peer review we’re examining some potential logos for a community church plant in Australia. Samples: Logo 1: Logo 2: Logo 3: Logo 4:…

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graphic-design Article
November 2, 2005

Worship House Media

Check out a new resource for creative churches: Worship House Media. It’s basically an iTunes for worship media products. You can purchase all kinds of resources, including software, video, motion graphics, ...

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church-business Article
November 2, 2005

Is Your Church a Safe Church?

The DesMoines Register covered church security this weekend, a topic that usually doesn’t get a lot of attention. Some of those church safety precautions include: Training and screening church leaders and ...

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events Article
November 1, 2005

Faith-Based Marketing Summit

We’re a bit late to the game on this one, but the first annual Faith-Based Marketing Summit meets in Dallas on Friday. It’s not specifically about church marketing, but faith-based ...

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demographicsresearch Article
November 1, 2005

Hey Look, a Mega-Church!

You’ve got to love how the press continually rediscovers this odd concept of mega-churches. And they’ve been doing it for 30 years. A couple interesting articles from last week on ...

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peer-review Article
November 1, 2005

First Christian Church Web Site

This week we check out the web site of First Christian Church. Share your suggestions and feedback in the comments. Samples: Screenshot: (fccterrell.org)…

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evangelism-outreach Article
October 31, 2005

Pumpkin Giving, Not Smashing

With Halloween upon us I can’t imagine a more timely marketing example than a youth group giving (not smashing) pumpkins. I love that it’s a timely gift, but more than ...

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philosophy Article
October 31, 2005

No Sunday Service, Sports Instead

It appears New Zealand is still adjusting to all the attention that came with its Lord of the Rings fame. Whether or not the beloved Kiwis are seeking more attention ...

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poll-results Article
October 31, 2005

Who Does the Work Poll Results

Last week we asked who does the marketing work in your church and in 63% of churches it’s the staff. Not a big shock there, but what’s interesting is ...

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