Archive for September 2009

evangelism-outreach Article
September 15, 2009

Faith in Action Day

A sad reality is that 97% of evangelical Christians will die without ever sharing their faith (Which calls the term “evangelical” into question, eh?), so on Sunday, Outreach, Inc. tried ...

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building-design Article
September 14, 2009

Abercrombie & Church

The September 14 print edition of Fortune magazine had an article (no link) by Beth Kowitt on how mall owners have been thinking “outside of the (big) box” when it ...

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peer-review Article
September 11, 2009

Church Marketing Lab: Seeing Improvement

We always talk about how the community of the Church Marketing Lab can help improve your communications work. Well, how about we prove it? Check out how these pieces have ...

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first-impressions-beyond Article
September 10, 2009

Helping People Find a Church: 25 Fair Warnings for Visitors

Scott McClellan over at Collide magazine talks about the coolest thing he’s seen on a church web site. What is it? A feature that helps visitors find a church by ...

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news-updates Article
September 10, 2009

We’re on Twitter

After much suggesting and prodding we’ve finally joined the Twitter party as an organization. You can follow us here: @cmsucks. We’re hoping to share short-form content that doesn’t necessarily warrant ...

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events Article
September 9, 2009

The Nines

The big buzz in the church world today is going to be the Nines. It’s a free, online conference that’s going to consist of some 75 speakers sharing nine minute ...

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poll-results Article
September 9, 2009

Online Moderation Poll Results

Online moderation has always been a hot-button issue, especially for churches. Opinions on what role institutional churches have in accountability, oversight and moderation cover the whole gamut of options. But ...

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events Article
September 8, 2009

The 3d Retreat: Sept. 25-26 in Holland, Mich.

It’s been a while since we’ve discussed Local Labs on Church Marketing Sucks, but we want you to know that some of them are still going strong. Don’t believe us? ...

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off-the-wall Article
September 4, 2009

Communicating Hate Sucks

Steven Anderson, pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Ariz., recently preached a sermon titled, “Why I Hate Barack Obama.” Whether you’re for or against President Barack Obama isn’t ...

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graphic-design Article
September 3, 2009

Free Church Graphics

Recently, we discussed North Point’s creative process. But in case you’re looking for something more pre-packaged, we wanted to let you know about a number of churches and a few ...

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technology Article
September 2, 2009

YouVersion Live Brings Events to Life

Do you believe in tweeting in church? Do you always see people on their cell phones during the service and would like to tell yourself they’re “participating”? Do you think ...

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poll-results Article
September 1, 2009

Church Buildings Poll Results

There are a thousand different types of buildings where church is being held: theaters, schools, cathedrals, strip malls and more. But do any of them have an inherent advantage over ...

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the-christian-walk Article
September 1, 2009

Creatively Communicating Love

Communicating love can be unbelievably difficult–especially to those unlike ourselves. I don’t know if it’s a deep-seeded psychological issue, a fear of the unknown or some other strange side effect ...

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