Church Marketing Sucks

Marketing, (Re?)Defined

Over in the Church Marketing Lab, there’s some good discussion going on about the definition of marketing. It all started when user ‘blogpaul’ put forth this marketing definition: mar·ket·ing /ˈmɑrkɪtɪŋ/ Pronunciation ...

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Church Marketing Lab Poll Results

Last week, we wanted to know what your current position was in our Church Marketing Lab. You weighed in, and here’s what you had to say: The majority of you said ...

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Mad Church Disease Awareness

The good thing about Church Marketing Sucks is that we’re people. People have friends. Thus, we have friends. Anne Jackson comes out of this simple logic. She’s written for us ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Still Celebrating!

Well, next week we’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming, but this week, we reached 2,000 submissions in the Church Marketing Lab! Another milestone; thanks so much to you guys ...

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Now, Discover Your Strengths: Using Your Strengths in a Faults-Oriented World

About six months ago, I started a book with the intention of reviewing it here. Today, I finish that journey. That’s not, however, a shot at the quality of the ...

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Favorite Poll Poll Results

I’m not a statistics whiz by any means. I’m not licensed to analyze poll results. Gallup has never contacted me about a job. I’m pretty sure, however, that 62 responses ...

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Great Expectations: What’s It to You?

Imagine this with me: A message series with two-fold aim. The first aim is to travel through a book of the Bible in linear fashion. The second aim is to ...

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The End of Static Logos

I read an interesting piece from across the pond recently; British blogger Johnson Banks begins “It’s official. The age of the static brand is coming to an end … “ In ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Celebration!

We made it! A thousand members! Thanks so much to everyone who is a part of the Church Marketing Lab. It’s been an incredible run so far, and I think ...

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Ask a Kevin

If you’ve been around Church Marketing Sucks for a while you probably know the name Kevin D. Hendricks. He’s our chief blogger and the labs director for our nonprofit parent, ...

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8 (Or So) Questions About Your Church Signage

When I was 10 years old there was a song by Tesla that was rocking the airwaves called “Signs.” All my friends and I loved the song. You ...

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Keeping A Church Poll Results

This week we asked what it would take to keep you returning to a church that you visited. This was our third part in a semi-series about leaving and finding ...

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Where Should A New Church Meet?

We’ve talked here on CMS before about church buildings. Recently Drew Goodmanson referenced an article by Dr. Ed Stetzer called “Where Should A New Church Meet?”…

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Calling All Financial Minds

Each week, we try to highlight a discussion from the Church Marketing Lab that needs a little kick start to get going. You guys have been making my job tough. ...

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Church Marketing Lab: Getting So Close

To be short and sweet, we’re still pushing right at a thousand members for our Church Marketing Lab. Even closer is two thousand pieces of art. Here’s four points of ...

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