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:

poll-results Article
May 8, 2006

Conferencing Poll

Last week we gave a selection of church conferences to see how many people are going. And the big winners? Something else and no conferences this year tied with 30%. ...

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news-updates Article
May 6, 2006

No Shame in Church Marketing

Yet another article on mega-churches, this one covering their Easter plans from the April 14 Everett, Wash. Daily Herald (yeah, we’re a little behind). But it also has some comments ...

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events Article

Buzz Back 2: Vicarious Boogaloo

Yesterday concluded the Buzz Conference in Washington, D.C. The day’s events included a morning bloggers’s breakfast, a session on sermon branding from event organizer Mark Batterson, our very own Brad ...

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peer-review Article
May 5, 2006

Church Marketing Lab Round Up #6

It’s Friday and time for a look at the Church Marketing Lab. Mosey on over there and help church marketing not suck (see our guidelines for instructions). Church Camp – poster ...

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events Article

Buzz Back

The Buzz Conference began yesterday in Washington, D.C., and continues today (with our very own Brad Abare). Here’s a run down of the buzz about Buzz for all those who–like ...

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off-the-wall Article
May 2, 2006

Church Advertising Sucks Advertisement

This ad for Corner Church in Minneapolis appeared in a recent issue of The City Pages, an alternative newsweekly in the Twin Cities. A church ad proclaiming that church advertising ...

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technology Article

Church Friendly Web 2.0

Part 7 in a continuing series on What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church Much of our discussion of web 2.0 sites has focused on mainstream sites intended for a mainstream ...

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poll-results Article
May 1, 2006

Web 2.0 Poll Results

Last time around we asked about web 2.0 and what it means for your church. The results were fairly positive with 34% excited about the possibilities and 29% unsure ...

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peer-review Article
April 28, 2006

Church Marketing Lab Round Up #5

It’s been a busy month at the Church Marketing Lab. We’ve got over 200 images added from over 150 members. Rather than just talking about it, we’re actually helping improve ...

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events Article
April 27, 2006

Technology Forum at the Foursquare Convention

If you haven’t seen our own Brad Abare blogging much around here lately, this is why–in addition to speaking at next week’s Buzz Conference, Brad will also be at a ...

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technology Article
April 25, 2006

How Your Church Can Ditch Expensive Software

Part 6 in a continuing series on What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church One of the best things about the whole web 2.0 revolution is how it all works. Asynchronous ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
April 24, 2006

Ditching Sermons for Drama

A Pennsylvania church plant hopes to spread the word by ditching sermons in favor of dramas. Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community in Pittsburgh, Penn. is an emergent congregation that targets ...

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off-the-wall Article

Get In Here Ministries

As part of their latest DVD pack of videos for church use, Igniter Media has created a great example of the wrong way to do ministry: Johnny Lang & Chachi ...

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poll-results Article

Church Buzz Poll

Last week we asked about church buzz and 74% seem to have no problem with churches trying to generate buzz. 20% are a little less sure and question the authenticity ...

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peer-review Article
April 21, 2006

Church Marketing Lab Round Up #4

It’s another Friday and another chance to help church marketing not suck. Head over to our Church Marketing Lab and share your wisdom (see our guidelines for instructions). I Am Not ...

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