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They Didn’t Teach Marketing In Seminary

Rev. Matthew Moretz laments that they didn’t teach him marketing in seminary, despite the fact that he does more print jobs than sermons. But considering the success of his Father ...

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Innovative Churches: Does Size Matter?

Part 9 in a series on Innovative Churches. Be sure to contribute to the Most Innovative Churches list. Does size matter? What about smaller churches and those with limited financial resources? ...

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Unnecessary Church Ministries Poll

Last week our poll asked about unnecessary church ministries, an admittedly tongue-in-cheek follow up to a pro and con discussion about cutting back on what churches do. The giant Jesus/cross ...

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10 [Cheap] Ad Ideas from Roy H. Williams

If you’re not already getting the Monday Morning Memo from adman Roy H. Williams, you’re missing out. Not only is Williams a brilliant pithy writer, he’s got one of the ...

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Amarillo Church Wins Addy Award

An Amarillo, Texas church snagged a best in show (registration requried) at the Addy Awards for the second year in a row. Trinity Fellowship Church won the local division of ...

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Innovative Churches: Community

Part 8 in a series on Innovative Churches. Be sure to contribute to the Most Innovative Churches list. How are innovative churches trying to engage and impact their communities outside the ...

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Marketing to Agnostics and Not Atheists

I was giving a demo about online church communities at the Community Next Conference recently. I opened with a comparison of churches and schools–namely, that there are more Christian churches ...

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Church Critics Poll

Last week we asked how your church deals with criticism. An amazing 45% said their church tackles criticism head on with honesty and openness. 27% said criticism was met with ...

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Churches Should Not Just Do What Works

Last week Kevin wrote an entry about something Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv said regarding sticking to what works. While I appreciate the intentionality of getting rid of unnecessary activity, there ...

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Churches Should Do What Works

LifeChurch.tv’s Craig Groeschel talks about cutting back church ministries. What?! No VBS? No choir? No women’s ministry? (gasp) I love his simple and calm reasoning that churches should do what works ...

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Testimony Billboards

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports on a church billboard campaign that’s personal. Love this quote: “Marketing and evangelism are the same thing,” says Mara Einstein, associate professor of media studies at the ...

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Stopping the Comment Spam

We’ve instituted a new measure to fight comment spam. When you post a comment you’ll be asked to type a word to verify that you’re a real person commenting and ...

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Church Marketing Lessons from PETA

So today I stumbled across this little pornographic video from PETA and blogged about it on my personal site. Don’t worry, I’m linking to my blog post and not the ...

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NFL vs. God Poll Results

Last week we asked what churches can learn from the church Super Bowl controversy. We received a nice range of responses, with making sure your bases are covered receiving the ...

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Innovative Churches: Technology

Part 7 in a series on Innovative Churches. Be sure to contribute to the Most Innovative Churches list. How will technology, including the use of media and the web, influence churches ...

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