Church Marketing

I’ve posted this before but it never gets old.

Church: Love it, Don’t leave it

Kevin Deyoung and Ted Kluck’s new book is on sale now! I haven’t gotten it yet but it look s like it will be great. Here is an article they had published in a major media outlet.
From Newsweek:
Here’s what Bono, Oprah, and the guru speakers on PBS won’t tell you: Jesus believed in organized religion [...]

First Baptist Brewing Company

For all Christians who have done time on hard wooden pews in scratchy suits and ties, who have searched through musty hymnals and used church programs as fans while listening to sermons on the horrors of hell — relief has come.
At The Well, shorts and flip-flop sandals are accepted attire, barstools provide ample seating and [...]

Pentecost Revisited?

Dear Saddleback Family,
I’m not sleeping much. I’m too excited. THIS SATURDAY, March 28, will be THE GREATEST DAY in Saddleback’s history.
OVER 2,000 people have already signed up to become members of our church family on a single day! They’re joining me for:
 BREAKFAST, BAPTISM & CLASS 101 WITH PASTOR RICK THIS SATURDAY AT 8:30 AM TO [...]

Clap Your Hands

From Stuff Christians Like:
I took tap dancing in high school. And ballroom and tango and a variety of other dances. I thought about telling you that in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, it was cool for Seniors in high school to take tap dancing, but who is going to believe that? I was and continue to be, a dork. [...]

Gon’ Skiing

Yes folks it is that time of year again. The annual Fairview Baptist Church Ski trip, I mean, Winter Retreat! (We told the kids to tell their teacher that so they wouldn’t get in trouble for missing school!)

Time for youthful mischief and play and time for the chaperones to yell at them for it. All in [...]

Obama’s Next Choice

Obama has been making a lot of decisions in the past month. After all putting together a super team for your cabinet is not an easy task and dodging mud slinging from your former governors misappropriations, proves to be difficult as well. I am not so interested in Obama’s cabinet choices, nor am I concerned [...]

Opportunity Knocks?

Bad times are good for evangelical churches.
“It’s a wonderful time, a great evangelistic opportunity for us,” said the Rev. A. R. Bernard, founder and senior pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York’s largest evangelical congregation, where regulars are arriving earlier to get a seat. “When people are shaken to the core, it [...]

My Pastor, My Church, & My Calling

My Pastor, who just so happens to be my father-in-law, is just that, a pastor. His heart is truly for the people. 24/7, he is always ready and available to be there for his flock no matter the need.  This proves difficult at times, because he is bi-vocational or what some might call a “part-time” pastor. [...]

Overheard

Got this sent to me this morning. Some of my favorites are:
“They must have been emo.”
Jr. High student commenting on why the prophets of Baal cut themselves (1 Kings 18).  Submitted by Brandon Schmidt.

 
ME: OK, so what was that pill you lost for?
STUDENT: It was my Viagra.
ME: Your Viagra?
STUDENT: Yes, my Viagra.  For my allergies.
ME: Do [...]