Kevin D. Hendricks

When Kevin isn't busy as the editor of Church Marketing Sucks, he runs his own writing and editing company, Monkey Outta Nowhere. Kevin has been blogging since 1998, runs the hyperlocal site West St. Paul Reader, and has published several books, including 137 Books in One Year: How to Fall in Love With Reading, The Stephanies and all of our church communication books.

Kevin D. Hendricks's Posts:

evangelism-outreach Article
August 9, 2004

Virtual Church

Now you can attend church in your underwear, thanks to Church of Fools, what is quite possibly the world’s first web-based, 3D church. You can pray, kneel, chat and worship ...

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the-christian-walk Article
August 5, 2004

False Advertising

“The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus. … That’s one reason why the statistics on Christians generally don’t differ from the statistics on ...

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advertising Article

Billy Graham’s Marketing Man

Rick Marshall, crusade director for Billy Graham’s 2001 Lousiville Crusade, talks about the organization’s marketing efforts, which included spending $200,000 (not including donated or discounted ad space) on 65 billboards, ...

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demographicsresearch Article

More People Sleeping in on Sunday

The number of adults who skip church has nearly doubled since 1991, rising from 39 million to 75 million. These unchurched adults, defined as adults who haven’t attended church in ...

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philosophy Article
August 3, 2004

Emergent Church Marketing Sucks, Too!

Reimagining Spiritual Formation isn’t exactly a title that makes you sit up and pay attention. But the subtitle should get you: “A week in the life of an experimental church.” ...

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off-the-wall Article

Church Kitchen Meth Lab

A meth lab was found in the kitchen of a rural North Dakota church last week. Thankfully it’s not the latest youth group outreach event. “I’d prefer that our kitchen ...

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brand-identity Article
August 2, 2004

What’s in a Name?

Everything. The church should know that. Yet again and again you’ll see churches with baffling names, either for the entire church or for programs or titles. You might think I ...

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building-design Article

Lessons from Apple & Victoria’s Secret

When you walk into a retail store everything has a purpose. Someone thought about every design element, from the racks, to the lighting, to the location of the cash register. ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
July 26, 2004

God Can’t Come to the Phone Right Now

In 55% of Protestant churches a human does not answer the phone. In 19% of Protestant churches the phone goes unanswered, either by a person or a machine. Ouch. If someone calls ...

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promotion Article

Church Signs Made Easy

Now you can generate your own staple of americana with the online Church Sign Generator. The site even offers photos of the real thing with such witty, crowd-drawing sayings as ...

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off-the-wall Article

The Church of SpongeBob

SpongeBob Squarepants, a cartoon sponge who lives under the sea, has his own church. More than 700 SpongeBob fans gather for services in New York, California and Texas. The church ...

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