Archive for the ‘Examples’ Category

Struggles & Victories: Ginger Creek Community Church
March 20, 2014

Struggles & Victories: Ginger Creek Community Church

The woes and wins of church communication. Struggling with being reactive and winning with a successful database switch.

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Mark Driscoll & Mars Hill Church Buy Their Way on to Bestseller List
March 11, 2014

Mark Driscoll & Mars Hill Church Buy Their Way on to Bestseller List

Mars Hill Church paid $200,000 to get a book by Mark Driscoll on the New York Times bestseller list. That's an ethical no-no. But we all face temptation.

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Church Says Sorry to Screwed Over Servers
March 7, 2014

Church Says Sorry to Screwed Over Servers

For Easter one church is reaching out to screwed over servers and offering an apology. They've launched the site Sundays Are the Worst.

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Struggles & Victories: Grace Lutheran Church
March 6, 2014

Struggles & Victories: Grace Lutheran Church

The woes and wins of church communication. Struggling with communication failures but ultimately winning with a successful campaign.

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Struggles & Victories: Mission Church
February 20, 2014

Struggles & Victories: Mission Church

The woes and wins of church communication. Struggling with time and winning with the communication tool, If This Then That.

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10 Weeks Until Easter: What’s Your Church Doing?
February 7, 2014

10 Weeks Until Easter: What’s Your Church Doing?

Easter is only 10 weeks away. What is your church doing? Share your ideas and plans in the Church Marketing Lab.

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Struggles & Victories: Irving Bible Church
December 19, 2013

Struggles & Victories: Irving Bible Church

The woes and wins of church communication. Struggling with lots to communicate and winning with a series on faith and work.

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The Geography of Christmas
November 13, 2013

The Geography of Christmas

You won't get a white Christmas in Phoenix. It has a huge impact on how people celebrate Christmas and churches need to take notice.

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Struggles & Victories: Calvary Bible Church
November 4, 2013

Struggles & Victories: Calvary Bible Church

The woes and wins of church communication. Struggling with ministries competing for announcement space and stories coming through as victorious.

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Christmas Roundup: Ideas for Next Year
January 30, 2013

Christmas Roundup: Ideas for Next Year

Christmas is long gone, but it's never too late to store up some ideas for next year. We share some successful Christmas experiences from this past December.

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Killing the Christmas Pageant
December 19, 2012

Killing the Christmas Pageant

How one church decided to kill their Christmas pageant and instead throw a party for their entire community. The story of Christmas for the City in Winston Salem, N.C.

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Firestarter: Substance Church
May 10, 2012

Firestarter: Substance Church

We recognize Substance Church in Minneapolis as a Firestarter because of their incredible progress with small groups.

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Coolest Easter Ideas
February 29, 2012

Coolest Easter Ideas

What's the coolest thing you've seen a church do at Easter? We collect a number of Easter ideas and invite you to share your own.

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Ed Young’s Sexperiment
January 12, 2012

Ed Young’s Sexperiment

Ed Young is putting the bed back in church (or on the church) and trying to encourage healthy conversation around sex with an over the top gimmick.

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Making Space at Christmas
December 19, 2011

Making Space at Christmas

Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., launched the Making Space capital campaign at Christmas to serve homeless & low-income families.

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