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
January 26, 2006

The Art of Evangelism

Guy Kawasaki, a former evangelist for Apple computers, talks about the art of evangelism. In a nutshell, what used to be a religious term has been borrowed by business. In ...

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peer-review Article
January 25, 2006

EKG Easter Poster

It’s been a while since we’ve had a peer review, but never fear–they’re still here. This week we’re taking a look at an Easter poster, which is a good reminder ...

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poll-results Article

Non-Christian Marketers Poll

Last week we asked the touchy question of whether or not churches should hire non-Christian marketers. It’s a debate we’ve had before, are having now and will probably have again. More ...

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advertising Article
January 19, 2006

Secular Marketers Try to Promote Church Attendance

In this week’s survey we’re asking whether or not non-Christian marketers can successfully market the church. So far just over half say yes. Coincidentally, we were pointed to an article ...

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mass-media Article
January 16, 2006

The Emergent Church on Nightline

ABC’s Nightline took a look at the emergent church recently during their “Faith Matters” series, visiting several churches in my own backyard. One of those churches, Bluer, has the entire ...

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poll-results Article

Blogging Pastors Poll

Last week we asked whether or not a church should link to its pastor’s blog, playing off a post from a few months back over a church that opted not ...

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think-ahead Article
January 13, 2006

Simply Strategic Podcast

I like themes so this week is going to be Simply Strategic week. Or at least Simply Strategic couple of days. Pretty strategic, huh? Yesterday we reviewed the book Simply Strategic ...

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reviews Article
January 12, 2006

Simply Strategic Growth

Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan are on staff at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind. Neither of them are nationally known, top 10 writers or speakers (yet)—they’re just two guys ...

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philosophy Article
January 10, 2006

Aslan vs. Hobbes: A Marketing Comparison

Christianity Today has an interesting article comparing the marketing of two cats: Aslan the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Hobbes the ...

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mass-media Article
January 9, 2006

Reimaging the Southern Baptist Convention

Last week during bowl games the Southern Baptist Convention aired commercials attempting to polish their image. The ads focused on the relief work of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program, ...

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news-updates Article

PixelZion Podcast

Our very own Kevin Hendricks (hey, that’s me!) was interviewed on the PixelZion podcast this weekend. Kevin and PixelZion host Jesse Haynes talk about the history of Church Marketing Sucks, ...

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poll-results Article

New Year’s Resolutions Poll

Last week we asked what your church marketing New Year’s resolutions were. A strong 42% committed to proofread everything, following by 29% who are resolving to break their addiction to ...

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examples Article
January 6, 2006

Go to Church, Win a House

We’ve seen churches give away Hummers and Harleys before, but a house really takes the cake. The critics aren’t impressed: “It’s a publicity stunt. It’s a gimmick and like most gimmicks, it’s ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article

Free Pyromarketing

We’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about this little gift: a free audio download of the book Pyromarketing: The Four-Step Strategy to Ignite Customer Evangelists and Keep Them ...

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think-ahead Article

Marketing Mistakes Churches Should Avoid

We’ve been sitting on this one for a couple months, but content can age like a fine wine, right? Anyway, check out Marketing Mistakes Churches Should Avoid from Pastors.com: Thinking marketing ...

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