16 ways to market the church today
Don't just write "Happy Birthday" on your friend's Facebook page. Call her! Feed someone. Organize a Bible study. Leave a 50% tip. Help someone with a chore. Write a thank you note. Send it through the ....
Author: Eric
Midweek Church Marketing Challenge
See a need. Meet the need. Praise God for using you!
Church Marketing Pitfall: Paralysis of Analysis
Yesterday I watched a recording of a sermon given by Pastor Harvey Carey at the 2009 Global Leadership Summit. The entire speech was as convicting as it was inspiring. But one thing that struck me ....
Thankful for God the Father
People will let us down. Even the good ones, the ones we think will never hurt us. Fathers included. Just ask my sons. This weekend, we honor our fathers and stepfathers and grandfathers and guardians ....
Church Marketing: How many people can you reach for $50?
Richard, a gentleman from our church, shared the following story with me about a mission trip the church took to Vermont. One of the ministers on the trip gave Richard and each person on the ....
How to market a church: 11 questions to kickstart the process
How do you begin the church marketing process? Start by asking yourself these questions: Who are we trying to reach? What are we trying to tell them? What are they truly seeing in us? Have ....
Church Marketing: Kids are a solid investment
I am amazed at the amount of resources -- time and effort -- our church devotes summer activities for children. Preschool camp. Fine arts camp. Sports camp. Fishing. Skating. Youth activities. Missions. The list goes ....
Get real!
What are some of the things we ask of politicians? Truth Honesty Transparency A straight answer No spin God wants the same thing from us. He knows how we feel and what we think anyway. ....
Church Marketing: Why are you wasting limited resources?
As Christians, we are supposed to be exceptional stewards of our resources. But as humans in the 21st Century, we continually seek the latest and greatest high-tech gadget to make our lives easier. If there's ....
If I died today: Two questions from Jon Acuff
I've been reading Jon Acuff's new book Start. So far, it's a very good read, and it's encouraging because it addresses directly (and almost exactly) what I'm experiencing in my life right now. In Chapter ....