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Homeless Advocate Mark Horvath on Church Marketing

In the midst of his own homelessness crisis Mark Horvath launched InvisiblePeople.tv. We talk with Mark about outreach, marketing and homeless ministry.

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Staying Silent Poll Results

After Paul Hickernell's series on when churches stay silent, we wondered how your churches are doing in this area. Here's what you had to say in last week's poll.

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Church Marketing Lab: Christmas, Media Requests & More

The church communication daily grind can become monotonous, but we should still aim for greatness. Here's some of the work we've seen recently, even if it's boring work.

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Marketing Lessons from Muslims

A Muslim perspective on church marketing?! Yep. We talk with Eboo Patel about multi-faith dialogue and countering negative publicity, something the church could always learn from.

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Pastoral Costumes Poll Results

Last week, you let us know which Halloween costume you most hoped your pastor would show up in for Halloween Sunday. And we've got your results.

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Lessons from Political Marketing

Tuesday is election day in the United States. Go vote. And then learn a thing or two about how not to communicate from the current glut of political marketing.

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Trick or Treat: What Message Does Your Church Send on Halloween?

This year Halloween falls on a Sunday, prompting churches to wrestle with that age-old question: Do we hand out candy with communion?

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MinistryCOM 2010: Lessons from a Newbie

A church communications newbie attends MinistryCOM and walks away empowered, encouraged and equipped to be a better communicator.

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Halloween Celebration Poll Results

Halloween is just around the corner—how will your church be celebrating? Embracing the fun? Lambasting the evil? Something in the middle? You let us know in last week's poll.

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Get Your Geek On: The Tech Arts Network

“Tech has become an integral part of how we do weekend church,” says technical arts director Van Metschke. Learn more about the launch of the Tech Arts Network.

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Church Marketing Directory: Help for Struggling Churches & Canadian Churches, Too

Plenty of new resources have been added to the Church Marketing Directory over the past few weeks. Check out a few of the latest additions.

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Multi-Faith Dialogue Part 3: Addressing Major Roadblocks

We can’t share Jesus with people we don’t understand and even protest. We must overcome fears and stereotypes in order to reach people of other faiths with respect and love.

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Church Marquee Poll Results

We've been talking about church signs for years. But what's your opinion on these marquees in front of churches across America? We asked you in last week's poll.

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When Churches Keep Quiet: Others Fill the Void

When churches say nothing, others step in and fill the void. Paul Hickernell continues his "When Churches Keep Quiet" series to help churches avoid the pitfalls of silence.

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Church Marketing Lab: More Than Pretty Pictures

The Church Marketing Lab is about a lot more than pretty pictures. It's about church communicators helping one another out and sharing life experiences.

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