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Church Marketing Lab: Posters, Newspaper Ads and More
It’s been another great week in the Church Marketing Lab. It’s so great to see conversations start and grow there in a way they couldn’t on Church Marketing Sucks alone. ...
Is Your Church Cooking Guinea Pigs?
You read the post title and thought I had a real home run metaphor for you, a lá Killing Cockroaches or Chasing Lions. Well, consider yourself disappointed. You might not ...
Seth Godin Says Poll Results
A couple weeks ago, Seth Godin said some things about design capabilities that set off a firestorm in the Church Marketing Lab. So we wanted to know what kind of ...
The Gated Community Church
Rick Warren’s Saddleback megachurch opened a new campus in time for Easter–in a gated community where you can only get in if you’re a resident or escorted by a resident. ...
Church Marketing Lab: New Taglines, Logos and more
This week in the Church Marketing Lab, we’ve seen some incredible designs and discussions. Don’t miss out on all the great action. If you have a mind and you’ve ever ...
Holy Week Poll Results
Last week, we asked which of the Holy Week festivities your church would be observing this year. Here’s what you had to say: Coming up first was, of course, Easter Sunday. ...
SoulWow…Wow
Watch out Billy Mays, here comes Father Vic. The Roman Catholic Church of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island (That’s the RCCoBQLI) created the video and soulwow.com to go along with ...
Church Marketing Lab: A Lesson Learned in Copyright
In the lead-up to Easter, we saw some really phenomenal work come through the Church Marketing Lab. You can see one example to the right of this entry. One church, ...
Terry O’Reilly on Selling God
Recently, the Canada Broadcasting Company published an episode of The Age of Persuasion entitled “Selling God.” Of course, this is a natural fit for us. Terry O’Reilly takes a look at ...
Don’t Go to Church on Easter!
It looks like Easter ’09 will go down as “that one where those churches got tired of helicopter egg drops and went totally nuts.” This one comes to you from ...
The Argument Against Social Media
Our own Brad Abare frequently muses on constant connectivity and social media over on his personal blog (e.g. Conundrums of Connectivity). And recently, Matt Haughey extrapolated some of these same ...
Pastor in a Box Poll Results
At the risk of igniting another comment firestorm, we asked you if you were ready to put your pastor in a box. In our earlier article, comments ranged from thought-provoking ...
Church Marketing Lab: Hebrews, Bulletins and More
Another week wanes in the Church Marketing Lab. Discussions have ranged from how churches are using social media to ADD among designers to portable outdoor church signage. And, of course, ...
No Time Like the Present
No, seriously, there is no time like the present. USA Today is reporting that people are going to the church for help in record numbers. Here are some highlights from ...
Seth Godin Says: Learn Some Design!
All right church marketing professionals, Seth Godin is calling out you and your secular brethren. He makes this argument: Ten years ago, you had a wide range of excuses for being ...
