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Kevin D. Hendricks's Posts:
The Neon Flier
This 8.5″x11″ neon yellow flier (I know the color didn’t scan that well—I’m a writer, not a Photoshop expert) advertises Jehovah Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn.…
The “Hey, look—a church!” Postcard
This postcard came in the mail today advertising the Holy Week services at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minn.…
Prophecy Code Flier
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of real world examples of church marketing and I want to share some of them. Feel free to comment on what works and what ...
Easter Advertising
Easter is the one day out of the year when people who never go to church actually think about going. What are you doing to make sure people pick your ...
Washington Post Covers Church Marketers
Church marketing received a boost from the Washington Post on Sunday with the story “The Business of Filling Pews.” The story covers the church consulting company The Alban Institute, which ...
Improving Your Church Web Site
Mike Atkinson presents a series of articles on how to improve your church web site. Mike’s got plenty of experience and wisdom worth gleaning.…
Missionary Blogging
I love blogs. This is why. It’s the blog of a medical missionary in Kenya. It used to be that missionary updates came during furloughs or Missionary Sunday or maybe ...
N.C. Church Marketing Seminar
Apparently we’re not the only ones pushing church marketing. Brunswick Community College in North Carolina held a marketing seminar for area churches last week. “It has to be a little ...
Solidarity Doesn’t Suck
I love this story. Kevin Burkhart, pastor of United Methodist Church in Curtis, Neb.—known as “Rev. Kev”—shaved his head to show solidarity with two members of the congregation who are ...
Why We Use ‘Sucks’
Some people take issue with our use of the word ‘sucks’, and we understand their concerns. Growing up, some on our team weren’t even allowed to use the word, and ...
Church Offers Free U2 Tickets
You could win tickets to a sold-out U2 concert from a church. Christ’s Church of the Valley in Peoria, Ariz. is giving away the free tickets on their web site. ...
The Relevant Church
The twentysomethings hipster publisher Relevant brings us The Relevant Church, a look at 15 different churches across the country that are definitely not the parish next door. Written by a ...
The $14,000 Sermon
Loud gasps were heard in the 125-member Newsong Church in Grove, Okla. when Pastor Steve Dyer handed out $14,000 in cash. Adults received $100 bills and children $50 bills, and ...
Supporting Pastors Is Good For Marketing
Recently stats have been floating around the Internet that point to the difficulty of being a pastor, including numbers like the following: “80% of pastors say that ministry has negatively affected ...
A Cool Jesus Sucks
Don Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and Searching For God Knows What, hits the nail on the head in this interview with the Wittenburg Door. Trying to make Jesus ...
