Archive for 2006

poll-results Article
September 18, 2006

Communication Events Poll

With MinistryCom 2006 over and the Innovative Church Conference coming up this week we decided to ask about church communications conferences and what matters most when you decide to attend ...

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advertising Article
September 16, 2006

Have a Pint with Jesus

The face of Jesus has shown up in some mysterious places, but now it will appear in the frothy remains of a pint of beer as a part of the ...

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link-round-up Article
September 14, 2006

Church Plants, 88% Drop Out Rate & (gasp) Sex

How the Internet is Changing Denominations – Minimal design, but some interesting thoughts about technology changing the church. (link via Drew Goodmanson) Come As You Are – “To say that ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 14, 2006

When Church Signs Suck

One of the first impressions that a church gives a passer-by is its church sign or marquee. In recent years, it has become chic for churches to quote presumably ...

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events Article
September 13, 2006

MinistryCom 2006 Recap

“Definitely a home run!” sums up the overall reaction of attendees at this past week’s MinistryCom Conference in Phoenix. The second annual conference hosted speakers from all over the ...

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poll-results Article
September 11, 2006

Church Safety Poll

Last week we asked about church safety, prompted by news of a church hiring sex offenders. 71% were up on safety, with 40% focusing on what safety communicates and 31% ...

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technology Article
September 7, 2006

Making the Most of Your Sermons

The sermon is the bread and butter of church life. We get a new one every week. 52 per year. Start adding up the years your church has been around ...

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technology Article
September 6, 2006

8 Lessons from My Secret

An Internet confessional booth? That’s what LifeChurch.tv has provided web surfers with their Internet site MySecret.tv–an online drop box of sorts where people can anonymously post their secret sins. Right out of ...

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news-updates Article
September 6, 2006

Free T-shirts

While I usually work more hours on Church Marketing Sucks then I’m compensated for (one of the things you can learn from the ‘heart and soul’ series–OK, I’ll stop flogging ...

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news-updates Article
September 6, 2006

We’re Pioneers: Final ‘Heart & Soul’ Post

Yesterday we posted the final entry in our ‘heart and soul’ series over at the Center for Church Communication blog. Guest blogger Kem Meyer stepped up to give her thoughts ...

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poll-results Article
September 5, 2006

Heart and Soul Poll

Last week we asked if people are checking out the ‘heart and soul’ series we’re doing over on the Center for Church Communication blog. The results aren’t exactly encouraging. 62% aren’t ...

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news-updates Article
August 31, 2006

Reality Sets In

We’ve been doing a ‘heart and soul’ series over at the Center for Church Communication blog (in case you haven’t caught on yet), and today Brad Abare talks about some ...

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public-relations Article
August 31, 2006

Hiring a Sex Offender

Here’s a public relations nightmare in the works: A church hires a registered sex offender to do janitorial work. The local paper covers the story with some bias. A ...

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reviews Article
August 30, 2006

Good to Great

Can a good company become a great company? And if so, how? That’s the premise of Jim Collins’ Good to Great, and he answers that question with five years worth ...

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link-round-up Article
August 28, 2006

Whoring Pastors, Church Name Changes & More

This Guys is Angry at Pastors – Eugene Peterson says pastors have “gone whoring after other gods.” It’s the epitome of church marketing that sucks: “The marketing strategies of the ...

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