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Our identity as Christians – Marketing the Whole Person
Today at my church (Grace Community Church in Gresham Oregon) our worship pastor Ben Sadler spoke on our identity as Christians and the concept of “living to die.” Gerry Breshears was teaching out at Hillsboro Community Church and Jay Messenger and his wife Jamie were sitting at the table next to me so apparently it was Ben’s time to share. He mentioned at one point the various components that make up the person: DNA, career, family, social environment, etc. and it got me thinking about how we market Jesus.
Posted in Church Marketing, Grace Church, Ministry
Tagged Church Marketing, Ministry, outreach, reformission
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Tough times? Market compassion!
In the wake of the recent slide, no… avalanche of real estate price drops I’ve begun to wonder what effect the current economy might have on church vitality, growth, and attendance. The question: “To what degree does the failing economy affect church marketing, attendance and giving, and is there anything we should be doing in response?”
Let’s look at the various factors below and see if I’m just a nut job or if there’s something here we should be thinking about.
Attendance
This one has been hard to locate any statistical data for but I wonder, when hard times hit do more people go to church or find faith? If so, it’s reasonable to assume we should be gearing up for an onslaught! I know from personal experience that there are many factors that drive people to the savior. Many times a personal awakening is triggered by unfortunate circumstances so be ready with the gauze and bandages. If you read this article and are a pastor at a church, let me know if you’ve seen attendance numbers affected by economy.
Posted in Church Marketing, Ministry
Tagged black friday, Church Marketing, community, recession, reformission, september 11th
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As you are going…
In keeping with my primary mission of studying and describing my findings on “Jesus marketing” as it applies to our activities today, I’ve been studying patterns of how Jesus followers have spread the Good News of Jesus (aka Gospel) throughout history. One awesome resource I’ve managed to get my hands on has been Eerdman’s Handbook to the History of Christianity in which is outlined a complete history of how the church and the bible have been developed and promoted throughout history.
Posted in Church Marketing, Ministry, Reformission
Tagged christian history, churchianity, faith, jesus, Ministry
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Why “churchianity?”
You may have noticed if you’ve ever seen this site before (not likely… but possible) that I’ve completely revamped and put up a bit of content related to who I am, my family, what I’m reading, etc. Of particular note is the block of content on your left called “churchianity” and I thought I might explain myself before we all get our underpants in a bunch.
Posted in Church Marketing, Churchianity, Ministry, Misc
Tagged authentic faith, christianity, churchianity, relevance
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