Tag Archive for 'church'

Is Sunday the beginning or the end?

I had the chance to have dinner with Erik Ticen last week…we talked about the usual - raising the bar in communication, design and visual communication vs. pretty pictures and then we got on the topic of church. What is church? What would Christ think of our definition of church? Of course one of our […]

Can a church have a doorbell?

When we say the word “church” we usually think of the building..you know Sunday morning, a pulpit and stage, maybe some pews. But do we need all those things to have a church?
Not for a community in Pheonix, AZ.
For many people living at the Stone Oaks apartment complex church means block parties, poolside socials […]

A prayer for the ‘daily grind’

Christianity today has an article about some new advertising taken out by the Church of England to “soothe commuters travelling into work this morning”. Obviously as we move out of summer into the fall season it becomes a busy time for everyone. The church conducted a survey that shows that this new season brings extra […]

My [fill in the blank] doesn’t understand

It’s one of the most frustrating things in the world of church marketing. The people around you, maybe it’s the church administrator, maybe it’s the church board, or even the pastor, don’t understand the impact of marketing and excellence in communications. Some may even think it in poor taste, I recently had a conversation with […]

One church for life

I had the opportunity to hear Mark Batterson speak this summer at the Assembly of God general council. There were many things that I took away, but one thing he said really surprised me. He said that he was committed to his church, National Community Church, for life.
You just don’t hear that anymore. Pastors […]

What to do when people leave

It doesn’t matter how good your preach, how good you sing or how great the marketing materials we develop are…people are going to leave your church. So what should you do, ignore it? Panic?
I watch the stats of the blog, the other day 2 people dropped off. Now I don’t who they are or why […]

Cover charge at church

God gave them a beautiful church.
God protected the church from the Great Fire of London in 1966.
The church was so distinguished that it caught Hollywood’s attention and can now be seen in movies like Shakespeare in Love and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
But that’s not the most disturbing part.
According to the United Press International, St. […]

3 things the church can learn from Black Friday

I don’t take part in Black Friday. In fact it makes me sad to watch people literally fight over objects under the umbrella of Christmas. But I think we might be able to learn a thing or two about this event.

1. Black Friday works because of perception. Hundreds of people flood one store because […]



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