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:

The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today by Meredith Gould
December 3, 2012

The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today by Meredith Gould

The Word Made Fresh is immensely practical, but in a way that taps into the deep spiritual roots of our calling. It's a helpful primer for church communicators everywhere.

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David Woll: Amateur to Awesome
November 30, 2012

David Woll: Amateur to Awesome

As the worship pastor at Columbia Heights Assembly, David found himself stepping in to help with communications. His church moved from amateur to awesome.

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Getting Started: Angela Bengtson
November 26, 2012

Getting Started: Angela Bengtson

Angela works at a big church in a small town, but they're no megachurch and that's OK: "Although it is great to be inspired by what the 'gurus' are doing, ...

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Thanksgiving All Year Long: Thankfulness as Communication Strategy
November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving All Year Long: Thankfulness as Communication Strategy

Thanksgiving is an opportunity to reflect and be thankful. It's also an ideal communication strategy we can employ all year long.

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Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life by Jeff Goins
November 19, 2012

Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life by Jeff Goins

A manual for dealing with that experience of being wrecked. Beyond billboards, being wrecked is about translating our communication into action.

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Wrecked & Writing with Jeff Goins

Wrecked & Writing with Jeff Goins

We talk with Jeff Goins, author of Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life, about writing, wrecking and life.

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Boring vs. Fun: Stay Grounded in the Basics
November 7, 2012

Boring vs. Fun: Stay Grounded in the Basics

There's a lot of fun work in church communication. There's also stuff that's boring. That's OK, different people find different things fun and boring. Just match the right people with ...

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All Saints’ Day Heroes
November 1, 2012

All Saints’ Day Heroes

These days we quickly forget our history, but All Saints' Day is an opportunity to remember Christian heroes who have gone before us. Who are the church communication heroes that ...

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Church Marketing Scares
October 31, 2012

Church Marketing Scares

A Halloween round up of some of the scariest church marketing you've ever seen, including Star Wars, church signs and more.

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Getting Started: Josh Burns
October 15, 2012

Getting Started: Josh Burns

"When it comes down to it, church communication isn't about the technology, methods or design. It is about relationships."

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Getting Started: Steve Fogg
October 8, 2012

Getting Started: Steve Fogg

"I don't equate boring with what I do," says church communicator Steve Fogg. "If something is boring yet informative and nails our mission... win!"

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STORY 2012 Recap
September 28, 2012

STORY 2012 Recap

The STORY conference is all about creatives. Here are some of the highlights: "The reason we create is because we have no other choice." -Isaac Rentz

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Getting Started: Ryan Spilhaus
September 24, 2012

Getting Started: Ryan Spilhaus

"Good and 'cool' communications aren't the end goal--changed lives are." Ryan Spilhaus shares his insights from four years in communications.

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evangelism-outreach Article
September 11, 2012

If You Don’t Speak, Someone Else Will

The Park 51 Islamic community center provides an example of the importance of speaking for yourself and the do's and don'ts of religious communication.

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Getting Started: Danielle Hartland
September 10, 2012

Getting Started: Danielle Hartland

Creative Director Danielle Hartland offers some advice to newbies for handling the stress and pressure of church marketing: "Stop making forms and rules and start having lunches and coffee. When ...

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