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Archive for May 2007
MacRumors Thread 500
I’m an Apple nerd. I’ve mentioned it before. And there’s something Apple-related I’ve been sitting on for awhile now. MacRumors is where I get my Apple updates and info. Around their ...
Help Name Marriage Classes
This week in the Church Marketing Lab Discussion, timschraeder asked for some help. He’s looking to name pre-marriage and post-marriage classes, and he wants to avoid the usual cliche names. ...
Job and Freelance Labs: In The Beginning…
In the beginning, there were jobs. And projects. And they were free. You surely heard about the launch of our Job Lab and Freelance Lab, but maybe you haven’t been ...
Church Marketing Lab: Body Piercing, Language School and More..
This week in the Church Marketing Lab, we had some incredible creations and dialogue. Simply head over and click on a piece of work; you’ll see what I mean. Here’s ...
Ownership, Not Membership
Earlier, we highlighted The Church at Pembrook Pines’ interesting marketing strategy of church seven days a week. Today, we have a new move for you. Vintage21, a church in Raleigh, N.C., ...
Who Are You Results
Last week, we asked the question, “Who are you?” 256 of you let us know. According to our calculations … 30% of you are on staff at a local church in ...
Job Lab & Freelance Lab Now Open
Churches looking to fill marketing and communications positions or find help with short-term projects have a new place to go. Our non-profit parent, the Center for Church Communication, has just ...
Church Seven Nights A Week
The Church of Pembroke Pines in Pembroke Pines, Fla. has a pretty interesting strategy. You’ve heard of multiple services. Sometimes two on Sunday. Sometimes one on Saturday. Heck, sometimes even ...
Christians vs. Atheists on Nightline
Grab the popcorn and call your friends–ABC’s Nightline is staging a smackdown confrontation with eternal consequences. It’s a debate between Christians and atheists. In the atheists’ corner we have Brian ...
Church Marketing Lab: Special Edition
It’s that time again. We want to give you a glimpse of all the great material being posted over in the Church Marketing Lab. This week, however, there’s a special ...
Rate a Church
Just stumbled across the unique and somewhat tongue-in-cheek site ChurchRater from Off the Map (the guys who bought an atheist on eBay). It’s exactly what it sounds like, a site ...
Environmental Ethics And Church Marketing
Creation care. Environmental ethics. Going green. All right, go ahead and pull your jaw off of the floor and calm the smoke from your ears. Many evangelical Christians hate the ...
You Said It: Comment Roundup
Sometimes here at Church Marketing Sucks, you say something and we think, “Man, why didn’t we say that?” Sometimes it’s a great story of agreement. Sometimes it’s a sharp quip. ...
Church Marketing Synonyms Poll
Last week, we asked you how you would describe church marketing. The majority of you, 56% actually, would describe it as “intentional communication.” That sounds to us like 56% of ...
What Makes a Church Grow?
Wanting your church to grow isn’t enough. You have to take intentional action to make it happen. (Disclaimer: Yes, God makes it grow, not us. But God uses us to ...
