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The Church & Technology
A recent study shows a deep gap between large and small churches when it comes using technology. Only 52% of Protestant churches have a web site, but the numbers vary ...
Church of England Grows–Sort of
The Church of England released new numbers showing a 1% increase in church service attendance in 2003 over the previous year, a small but significant change to the recent declines. The ...
Confusion Costs
Siegel & Gale, a major research, branding and communications firm, recently published a “Perplexity Poll” (PDF) for its clients in the wireless telecommunications industry. In brief, what they found is ...
Rev Magazine: A Little Misleading
I found in my stack of clippings a one page ditty in Rev magazine. The column-esque heading at the top left read “culture” and floating in the middle of the ...
Church Membership Cards
I love hanging out with pastors. A week ago today I spent several hours with a local pastor here in southern California who planted a church four years ago in ...
Direct Mail Works, Really
A new report (PDF download) out from Pitney Bowes says that direct mail performs ahead of print ads, television, radio, and the Internet. Kevin Weiss, President of Customer Marketing for ...
It’s the End of the Church As We Know It
A couple interesting tidbits from Will Samson, who just spent two days hanging out with George Barna and Leonard Sweet talking about the future of the church: “Currently only 65% of ...
Sunday Morning Segregation
“Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America,” civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. declared many times, quoting evangelist Billy Graham. While that statement is more than ...
More People Sleeping in on Sunday
The number of adults who skip church has nearly doubled since 1991, rising from 39 million to 75 million. These unchurched adults, defined as adults who haven’t attended church in ...
