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:

interviews Article
April 18, 2005

Church Creative Director Ryan Hartsock

A few weeks ago we received an e-mail from Ryan Hartsock, the Creative Director at Four Corners Community Church in West Chester, Ohio. He sent us some samples of work ...

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public-relations Article
April 15, 2005

‘Hell-Bound Pope’ Sign Not a Good Idea

Hilltop Baptist Church in Newport, Tenn. has been getting lots of attention for a statement on their church sign that appeared a few days after the funeral of Pope John ...

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think-ahead Article

Creative Tension

Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas writes about creative tension for Leadership Journal. He focuses on three areas: 1) Exellence vs. Expense “In today’s technology-crazed world, it’s tempting to keep ...

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examples Article
April 14, 2005

Get Involved or Get Out

The Meeting House, a multi-site church in Canada, has a unique approach to encouraging congregation involvement: Purge Sundays. That’s the tongue-in-cheek name the staff uses, but it gets to the ...

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demographicsresearch Article
April 12, 2005

Accessible Church

The Washington Post covers the plight of the disabled as they try to find their place in church. And it only starts with wheelchair ramps, wide doorways, elevators and other ...

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demographicsresearch Article

Why Do Men Hate Church?

48 million women attend church every week while only 35 million men do. That’s a gender imbalance of 13 million people, and a reason why churches need to become man-friendly–according ...

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demographicsresearch Article
April 11, 2005

Church Attendance Down, Bible Reading Up

Barna’s latest study of American religious beliefs and practices shows little change over the past 15 years. A few things that have changed: Bible reading is up. Church attendance is down. Unchurched adults ...

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building-design Article
April 7, 2005

Smells Like Church

Among other things, Westwinds Community Church in Jackson, Mich. has a committee that decides what the church should smell like, according to an Audio Collective podcast. That may sound a ...

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church-business Article
April 6, 2005

Cut Your Pastor Some Slack

So often when it comes to the church marketing discussion everything falls to the pastor. As much as I want churches to improve their marketing, I also want to be ...

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examples Article

Go to Church, Win a Harley

This sounds vaguely familiar, but Crossroads Church in Coronoa, Calif. is giving away a Harley Davidson motorcycle to a lucky first time visitor or church member who brings a visitor. ...

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demographicsresearch Article

Quitting Church

Charisma magazine has a lengthy report on Christians who opt to stay home on Sundays. The article presents the issue as a growing trend, and not limited to twenty-somethings. The ...

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technology Article
April 5, 2005

How to Podcast

For those interested in podcasting, Nick Ciske of Creative Church offers his notes from his podcasting session at the Internet Evangelism Conference this past weekend.…

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examples Article

Porn Weekend @ Westwinds Church

Westwinds Church in Jackson, Mich. held a Porn Weekend this past week. The festivities included a presentation by Craig Gross of xxxchurch.com, a screening of the anti-pornography documentary Missionary Positions, ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
April 4, 2005

Skipping Church

Canadian blogger and pastor Jordon Cooper skipped church yesterday prompting an entry about the Sunday morning competition churches face. For some folks Sunday is the only day off, and getting ...

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philosophy Article
April 1, 2005

Pope John Paul II on Communications

I don’t know much about the Pope. But I am learning quickly. Despite growing up Baptist where we didn’t give much heed to the Pope, I do respect his love ...

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