Archive for January 2009

evangelism-outreach Article
January 16, 2009

The Story of Rice Temple and Hooters

I personally grew up in a suburban, Bible-belt town. There was a big stink when Hooters came to town as local churches protested and tempers flared. Local churches and the ...

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graphic-design Article
January 15, 2009

Sitepoint on Design in Modern Church Marketing

Recently, the online media organization Sitepoint (a secular organization) tackled the issue of design in modern church marketing. They hit heavily on topics of the overuse of grunge-style design, the ...

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interviews Article
January 14, 2009

Brad Abare on Communication, Identity and the West Coast

Recently, our own Brad Abare was interviewed by the folks at Catalyst as they prepare for Catalyst West Coast. You can catch the entire interview at the Catablog: Part 1 – ...

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reviews Article
January 13, 2009

Mad Church Disease: Burnout Among Church Staffers

A long time ago in a post far, far away we interviewed author and Church Marketing Sucks guest blogger Anne Jackson about her church burnout project, Mad Church Disease. At ...

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poll-results Article
January 13, 2009

Church Copyright Poll Results

Last week we asked about the sometimes prickly subject of copyright and how your church handles it. The majority of you, 43%, have someone on staff who makes sure copyrights ...

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interviews Article
January 12, 2009

Interview with a Church Planter: David Payne

This is the final installment of a series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. Part 1 featured Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake Church, for part 2 ...

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peer-review Article
January 9, 2009

Church Marketing Lab: Ads, Sermon Art and More

It’s been awhile since we’ve updated you on the going-ons of the Church Marketing Lab, with the holiday break and wonderful food and all. As you settle back into the ...

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events Article
January 8, 2009

Rethinking Church Conferences

The resident expert on church staff burnout, Anne Jackson, started a conversation this week about church conferences. It started with a Twitter post and turned into a blog entry that ...

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church-business Article
January 7, 2009

Activity vs. Action

Once again marketing guru Seth Godin stirred up some thinking with this post that caused me to think about all the ministries churches are involved with. While Seth is talking ...

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poll-results Article
January 7, 2009

Next Christmas Poll

Last week we asked what you’d most like the Center for Church Communication (our nonprofit parent) to give you next Christmas. Surprisingly, more than a quarter of you (25%) wanted a ...

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philosophy Article
January 6, 2009

Jesus is Not a Brand: The Good

This is part two of a two-part post discussing the recent Christianity Today article Jesus is Not a Brand, by Tyler Wigg Stevenson, the author of Brand Jesus: Christianity in ...

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philosophy Article
January 5, 2009

Jesus is Not a Brand: The Bad

This is part one of a two-part post discussing the recent Christianity Today article Jesus is Not a Brand, by Tyler Wigg Stevenson, the author of Brand Christianity. We mentioned ...

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news-updates Article
January 2, 2009

Marketing Jesus: CMS in CT

The January 2009 issue of Christianity Today features a cover story on church marketing, “Jesus is Not a Brand” by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson (author of Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist ...

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reviews Article
January 2, 2009

Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity

Reimagining Church is Frank Viola’s reconstructive sequel to the challenging, deconstructive critique of modern church practices, Pagan Christianity (co-authored with George Barna). The basic synopsis of the book is built around ...

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