About Church Marketing Sucks

Our mission is to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ. Church Marketing Sucks is a part of the Center for Church Communication, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the church matter.

Frustrate.
Something's wrong with your church. Something's wrong with the Church. Church marketing efforts and communication in general suck. We've got the greatest story ever told, but we don't know how to tell it. The church has a problem communicating, and it's time to change.

Educate.
We love the church, but it needs some help. Typos, cheesy logos, and bad clip art aren't helping the cause. But snazzy marketing won't save this ship, either. It's not about being perfect, but there's a better way to communicate. It's authentic, it's loving, and it knows how to spell.

Motivate.
This isn't simply about putting butts in pews or selling glossy postcards. It's about helping the church be the Church, and seeing lives changed as a result. If helping the church communicate better allows one person to finally glimpse the Gospel, then our work has been worthwhile. It may be fuzzy math, but God can worry about that.

Offended?
Good. So are we. For too long the church has been the object of scorn and Christians have been the reason people turn away from Christianity. It's time to change.

If you're offended by our use of the word 'sucks,' we do offer an alternative url, ChurchMarketingStinks.com, and we'd encourage you to check out our rationale for using the word 'sucks.'

Not Offended?
Good. You can help. If you think you know what you're doing, if you think your church's marketing doesn't suck, then come alongside and offer your support.

Support
Church Marketing doesn't have to suck. Get involved and make a difference. There's a number of ways you can help out.

Thanks for your support.

What's in it for Us?
A lot. We want to see this name changed to ChurchMarketingNoLongerSucks.com as soon as possible. All of us behind this project are communicators. From writers and designers to businessmen and creative pastors, we all want to help the church communicate better.

The reality is that we all have day jobs, too. Many of us make a living at the very thing we're asking churches to do: design better, write better, communicate better. Are we asking churches to hire us? Nope. Do we need them to hire us to put food on the table? Nope. Would we turn a church away if they did want to hire us? Probably not.

ChurchMarketingSucks.com is an idea, not a business. You'll notice there is limited (and filtered) advertising, no pop-ups, no gimmicks. We're a part of the non-profit Center for Church Communication, whose mission is to help churches matter. What's in it for us is what's in it for the church: not sucking.

Who's Behind This?
Brad Abare - Founder, Blogger
Kevin D. Hendricks - Editor
Joshua Cody - Associate Editor
Shawn Stewart - Designer
Brian White - Designer

And a growing team of Guest Bloggers.

News & Updates
Keep up with the latest Church Marketing Sucks insider information by reading the News & Updates category. Here's what's new:

Job Lab and Freelance Lab Roundup
Flickr Goes Video, So Does the Church Marketing Lab
Local Labs: How it Worked for Tulsa
Job Lab and Freelance Lab: Now 100% More Free
Boston or Bust! (Our HOW Winner is ... )
Still Time To Win HOW Ticket
HOW Church Marketing Sucks
Job Lab Roundup
Church Marketing Goes Local
Church Marketing New Year's Resolution

News Tips
Have a church or marketing related contribution? We're always looking for blog fodder, including links, ideas, tips and examples of church marketing that may or may not suck. Consider submitting it yourself as a guest blogger or just send it our way.