Sunday morning

May
28/
09

Taking Care of Dad (free sermon branding)

by Michael Buckingham

One of the great things about the Church Marketing Lab are when different ideas collide to bring in a huge idea…I love big ideas.

Father’s Day seems to be a tough service for many churches, all the one hit wonders are.…

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Nov
05/
08

Obama won. Next up: your move.

by Michael Buckingham
Obama won. Next up: your move.

A house divided will not stand.
– Abraham Lincoln

I’m already hearing the rumbling. Many within the church are not happy with the results of the election. I’ve heard things like:

“God has taken his hand off of the US”
“McCain was God’s choice…

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Oct
11/
08

Is Sunday the beginning or the end?

by Michael Buckingham
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…

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Sep
08/
08

Last call for input

by Michael Buckingham

I’m putting the final touches on my talk/workshop on sermon branding for the ministryCOM conference in OK.

What are the issues you want to talk about?

What do you struggle with?

Here’s a glimpse at some of it:

  • Sermon graphics vs. Sermon branding
  • Why literal is…

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Jul
16/
08

A gun? Are you kidding me?

by Michael Buckingham
A gun? Are you kidding me?

Just when I think I’ve seen it all I read this article at Church Marketing Sucks. Apparently someone thought it would be a good ideas to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle as a church giveaway!

The church’s youth pastor, Bob Ross,…

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Jul
03/
08

butts in seats

by Michael Buckingham

How many subscribers do you have?
How many hits do you get?
How many people in your church?

All very popular questions…and certainly something easily measured. While these measurements have some value I agree with Scoble and Seth, it’s the who and more importantly,…

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May
31/
08

One Prayer = 500 Churches

by Michael Buckingham
One Prayer = 500 Churches

Pause for a moment… Think about Christ’s Church. (By Christ’s church, I mean every living believer.) Think about the resources God has made available to us. Consider the money we control. Consider the talent, gifts, and passion of perhaps two…

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Nov
27/
07

7 elements of a moving message

by Michael Buckingham

I’ll say it over and over…great design is much bigger than pretty pictures. If it looks good but doesn’t communicate, it will be ineffective. If it communicates but doesn’t move people it’s useless. Kem Meyer has a great post about crafting…

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Nov
23/
07

3 things the church can learn from Black Friday

by Michael Buckingham
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…

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