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Archive for February 2008
Gospel, Free of Charge
Reading what Paul had to say today was an interesting challenge to me as I look to share the gospel with others, and I think it will be a challenge ...
Lent as the Christian Ramadan
We’re playing telephone today: we got a link from the Cheapertising blog who highlighted the Get Religion blog who covered a story from the Telegraph. It takes a timely look ...
Weight Loss and Sex
Being fat and being sexy are two things that generally always lead to getting attention. From Victoria’s Secret to The Biggest Looser, let’s face it, we like looking at people. ...
Starbucks’ 3-Hour Downtime
From 5:30-8:30 this evening, there’s going to be trouble. Feet will tap, heads will ache and sweat will trickle down restless foreheads. Starbucks is closing. 6 weeks ago, Howard Schultz took ...
NFL Gives in to Churches
Woohoo! Victory! Reports are surfacing (via my investigative reporting of the espn.com main page) that the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving up the fight against religious organizations holding live showings ...
Sermon Formats Poll Results
There’s lots of different ways to make your sermons available. In a few years, you’ll probably just be able to stream them live to a chip in your members’ head ...
Church Marketing: Belgian Style
We had a lot of fun interviewing Drew from England a few weeks ago and hearing what he had to say about church marketing in the UK. So much fun, ...
Church Marketing Lab: Easter Countdown
There’s only one month and two days until Easter. Are all your graphics ready? If not, head to the Church Marketing Lab, get some inspiration and submit your designs. The ...
Association vs. Action
Over the last couple of years I was a part of the planning team for a Foursquare sponsored event in Anaheim, Calif., this past December. It was a gathering of ...
The 30-Day Sex Challenge
Here’s an interesting tidbit about a church campaign to promote, well, sexuality and um, effective sexual habits. (And their current series, of course.) Here’s the skinny: Married couples: Have sex daily ...
Valentine’s Day Poll Results
Cupid has come and gone, chocolate is now on sale and star-crossed lovers are no longer smelling the roses. Last week, we asked how many of you would be celebrating ...
Lessons from 15 Compassion International Bloggers
Last week the child sponsorship organization Compassion International took 15 Christian bloggers to Uganda to see what child sponsorship looks like firsthand. Among those bloggers are musician Shaun Groves, BooMama ...
Church Marketing Lab: Logos and Provocative Posters
We’ve had a great round of our typically beautiful and provocative designs in the Church Marketing Lab this week, and we’re here to show you a little bit of that, ...
One Word Marketing
Recently, our own Brad Abare raised the question, “What word do you own?” on the Personality™ blog. He discusses a recent Advertising Age article (subscription required) exploring the importance of your ...
Obama Disses Church Marketing
All right, so it wasn’t that bad, and it’s probably a statement most of you would agree with, but here’s a quote from a Barack Obama speech (video or text), ...
