Joshua Cody

Josh Cody served as our associate editor for several years before moving on to bigger things. Like Texas. These days he lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, and you can find him online or on Twitter when he's not wrestling code.

Joshua Cody's Posts:

the-christian-walk Article
February 26, 2009

To Create or Copy?

It’s a huge question among churches. One side says, “Now now, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel.” The other side says, “But it’s about artistic integrity and beauty, man!” ...

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examples Article
February 25, 2009

How Would Your Church Respond to a Drunk Pastor?

Monday Morning Insight has been covering compassion on all cylinders recently. We talked about the church that cut off their electricity for missions, but have you heard about the pastor ...

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poll-results Article
February 24, 2009

Web Weight Poll Results

Yes! Only 4% of you don’t have a web site! Amen. Excuse me. What I meant to say was: Last week, we were wondering how important you would say your church’s ...

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peer-review Article
February 13, 2009

Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Easter and Wine

Maybe you’re not following the Church Marketing Lab on Twitter yet. And if that’s the case, you wouldn’t have been kept up on the stuff that was passing through this ...

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examples Article
February 10, 2009

The Strip Church: Not Your Average Church

The newest project of Fireproof Ministries (the guys behind XXX Church) is The Strip Church. As in the Las Vegas strip (though Vegas and the other kind of strip kind ...

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poll-results Article

MLK Day Poll Results

Each of the last two years, we’ve hit on our perceived importance of MLK Day. And we’re big believers that it’s a holiday about giving, not receiving (unlike that big ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
February 9, 2009

Deidox and The Power of Story

Recently, Deidox.com wrote to us to let us know about their film project. They make incredibly moving short clips telling the stories of everyday people God is using, and then ...

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think-ahead Article
February 6, 2009

2009’s Marketing Trends that Matter to Your Church

The always-insightful Kem Meyer recently discussed nine marketing trends for 2009 (originally at Adverblog). She framed them in the context of churches and how these nine issues create a perfect ...

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poll-results Article
February 4, 2009

The Church and Hooters Poll Results

A few weeks ago, Rice Temple Baptist Church met Hooters. And their community saw great dividends from their partnership. You might originally be taken aback if you heard a Hooters ...

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technology Article
February 2, 2009

Help the Church Get Their Online Act Together

One of the good guys over at Monk Development recently approached us about a survey they’re conducting to examine the state of the church online. They figured our readers are ...

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peer-review Article
January 29, 2009

Church Marketing Lab: Worship logos to 80-Year-Old Mailers

We’re always overwhelmed to find that some members in the Church Marketing Lab don’t even know what Church Marketing Sucks is. And vice versa. Surely some of you stumble upon ...

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building-design Article

Friendly Reminder: Check Your Carbon Monoxide Detector

At a church in Atlanta, a dozen people had to be taken to the hospital recently due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Now surely, no one meant for this to happen. But ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
January 28, 2009

Dealing With Your Church’s Bad Drivers

We’ve talked before about rep’in your church with pride. But sometimes, the people in your church didn’t even do anything that bad. Other people are just too doggone picky. Take this ...

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poll-results Article
January 27, 2009

Church Burnout Poll Results

Recently, we talked with Anne Jackson about her new book Mad Church Disease. She was involved directly in church communications when she found herself in the hospital dealing with stress-related ...

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church-business Article

Recession-Proof Your Church

New layoffs are announced each week and the unemployment numbers keep rising. Talk of recession-proofing your life is becoming more and more common, and with shrinking giving the church is ...

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