Archive for September 2008

poll-results Article
September 9, 2008

UnChristian Poll Results

Something you probably don’t know is that the folks behind Church Marketing Sucks are huge fans of the book UnChristian. Heck, you might not even know about UnChristian. It’s subtitled ...

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church-business Article
September 9, 2008

Talking Politics

About three months ago, we posted a friendly reminder about politics and your church during the election season. Things have been mostly quiet, except for one former-pastor who prayed for ...

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graphic-design Article
September 8, 2008

Quit Stealing Designs

Yesterday, I received in the mail an event advertisement from a rather large youth ministry organization. On the cover, I recognized a tutorial from PSDTUTS.com. You might think, “Oh, that’s ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 5, 2008

And We Wonder Why We’re Hated

Havens Corners Church in Blacklick, Ohio (just outside of Columbus) is getting a little flack for their sign out front. Borrowing from Katy Perry’s hit song “I Kissed A Girl,” ...

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off-the-wall Article
September 5, 2008

Hire These Guys

You’ll need to wait until they get out of trouble with the law, but we’ve got some guys your church probably needs to hire. From March to May, the two ...

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brand-identity Article
September 4, 2008

Advice for Soul Searching

In the midst of all my “soul searching” rants of recent weeks, most notably the Bastards With Bibles series, I’m getting a decent amount of inquiries asking “How do we ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 3, 2008

Why I’ve Run From Churches

Let me start by saying that I have been planted in my current church for over 10 years. I deeply believe in the value of staying in the church that ...

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poll-results Article
September 2, 2008

Church Thieves Poll Results

For hopefully the last time we’re visiting the different reactions to church thieves. The question is simple, “Would you forgive and welcome like Kinetic Church did? Or would you let ...

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church-business Article
September 2, 2008

Churches Create Gas Company

Some churches in Germany have gas. And they’re looking to compete with local companies to help the community deal with sky-high energy prices. Here’s what the chairman of the society ...

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news-updates Article
September 2, 2008

Job Lab and Freelance Lab Roundup

We’ve seen tons of new jobs and projects in the Job Lab and Freelance Lab since last time we updated you. So if you’re in the job market, even though ...

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demographicsresearch Article
September 1, 2008

Factors That Improve Online Experience

Looking for a church web site overhaul? Or do you know a pastor who needs to be looking for a site overhaul? IDEA has released a study titled Factors That ...

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