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Joshua Cody's Posts:
Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters?
Many pastors still think technologies haven’t caught on or that investing in social media isn’t worth their church’s time. Next time you hear that from someone, perhaps you could share ...
Fall Conferences Poll Results
If you browse through our Events Lab, you’ll see there’s no shortage of conferences over the next few months. There are some really great ones out there run by people ...
Is Your Church Communicating Love?
Kevin recently penned “The Episcopal Church: Come Watch Us Argue Over Gay People”, and Tim Schraeder added to the conversation with “Love is an Orientation”. His article is a wonderful reminder ...
A Multi-Site Church Road Trip
by Danette Griffith, Guest Blogger A Multi-Site Church Road Trip is for leaders in the church who read A Multi-Site Church Revolution and thought, “Wow, this could be us.” This follow-up ...
SXSW for Your Church
Plenty of you have surely heard of South by Southwest (SXSW) before. And some of you probably know that you can vote for what sessions are held at SXSW 2010. ...
Church Traffic Jams Poll Results
Recently, we discussed Mark Batterson’s joy at finding a church traffic jam in Texas. For some, including Mark, this was an immediate cause for rejoicing. For others, it was cause ...
Preaching Poll Results
Recently, John Piper came down on extracurricular activities during sermons. It ignited a great debate in the comments, so we wanted to break it down into some totally unscientific data ...
September 13: Back to Church Sunday
We thought new years, Easter, the first Sunday of fall and Christmas Eve were the best times to invite a friend. Did you know that September 13th is Back-to-Church Sunday? ...
Giving Prayers to Those in Need
One church in Michigan is skipping the giveaways, glitz and glamour. The LA Times tells the story of a church in a Michigan town, hit hard by the recession. They ...
What Time Poll Results
You hear of church attendance spikes at certain times of the year–after the new year, in the fall, Christmas, Easter, etc. But how are these newcomers arriving? Is it at ...
Keeping Online Conversations Clean
Many of your churches have Facebook fan pages, Twitter feeds, Internet campuses, live chat abilities, Internet-capable computers on-site and a thousand other whizz bangs and gadgets. With all of these things, ...
Thanks, Sponsors!
We’d like to take a quick break from our regularly-scheduled spoon-fed church marketing knowledge to thank the companies who sponsor us at Church Marketing Sucks. We’re not simply acting as ...
Selling Your Church for Your People
We’ve got this church building, worth a shade over a million dollars, and it’s almost completely paid off. For many churches, this would be time to start dreaming of stuffing the ...
New Churches Poll Results
Recently, we took a look at the three big reasons people choose a church. It essentially breaks down to theology, ministry and fellowship. So what is it that drives you ...
Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Slides and Beyond
Another great week has come and gone in the Church Marketing Lab. People are coming up with team names, re-emerging in creative work after child bearing and finding churches in ...
