Archive for the ‘Poll Results’ Category

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April 6, 2010

Easter Retention Poll Results

Easter has come and gone. Some of you are still wiped out from your 17 services this weekend. Others are feeling renewed from a great time of peace and relaxation. ...

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March 30, 2010

Media Firestorm Poll Results

Recently, Ed Young found himself squarely in the crosshairs of the local media. Whether their aim was investigative reporting or something more malicious is a matter of opinion, but either ...

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March 23, 2010

Easter Ideas Poll Results

We’re just around the corner from the annual celebration of the first Sunday after the first Friday after the first full moon of the spring equinox. Humans have come up ...

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March 16, 2010

Spring Ahead Poll Results

Daylight Saving Time has come and gone, to the anger of most of the churched world. It meant waking up an hour earlier to get the service ready, show up ...

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March 10, 2010

Lenten Events Poll Results

It’s that time of year. “What time of year?” ask the Baptists. (I couldn’t resist that joke, too easy.) It’s Lent, or, according to Wikipedia: “…the period of the liturgical year ...

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March 3, 2010

Pastors and Designers Poll Results

Erik Germesin recently wrote a gap-bridging piece for pastors and designers. It’s no secret that pastors can find designers to be troublesome to work with, and vice-versa. For whatever reason, ...

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February 24, 2010

Social Marketing Strategy Poll Results

The Smithsonian Institution made some waves a few months ago with their social media strategy. It’s hard to know if they were being frustrating over-achievers or meticulously-documented marketers, but it ...

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February 17, 2010

State of Church Marketing Poll Results

After five-and-a-half years of Church Marketing Sucks, we thought it was about time to check your feelings on the state of church marketing–where we’ve been and where we’re going. Here’s ...

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February 10, 2010

The Big Game Poll Results

The most important game of the year played with an oblong air-pocket covered in leather, which airs around the beginning of February, is no stranger to us. We’ve covered it ...

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February 3, 2010

Online Sermons Poll Results

Kevin Finn recently gave churches the challenge to get their sermons online. And we were curious just how many of our intrepid readers were already part of churches who make ...

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January 28, 2010

Haitian Crisis Poll Results

The recent disaster in Haiti was of a scale unheard of in the Western Hemisphere. Some of you shared stories of how your churches were responding to the disaster in ...

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January 20, 2010

Year-end Ask Poll Results

We covered Saddleback’s request for money at the end of 2009 recently, but we wanted to know how their request made you feel. What do you think of churches doing ...

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January 13, 2010

2010 Trends Poll Results

We’re well aware our readers are a wise and thoughtful bunch, so this week we asked your thoughts on what 2010 would hold for churches. Your response was a bit… ...

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January 6, 2010

Best Advice Poll Results

Whether we’re writing an original piece or commenting on some external marketing atrocity, we always aim to temper our columns with solid advice for churches looking to communicate their message. ...

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December 31, 2009

Merry Holidays Poll Results

It was a scary question to even consider asking. Would there be riots? Would Fox News cover our piece? Worries aside, we advanced boldly, asking that Christmas question: How important ...

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