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May
01/
08

Think deadlines are the enemy…ask these guys

by Michael Buckingham
Think deadlines are the enemy…ask these guys

One of the challenges in working in church marketing are deadlines. Unlike corporate America, there is something new every single week, and if you’ve been doing this for any time at all you’ve had the phone call informing you that…

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Apr
29/
08

Unplugged : less conference, more conversation

by Michael Buckingham
Unplugged : less conference, more conversation

While I’m extremely excited about the upcoming HOW conference (and honored to be speaking)…I’m intrigued by Mark Batterson’s Unplugged. I knew Mark had been talking about doing a non-conference conference, but this is the first I’ve heard…

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Apr
16/
08

Seriously…that sucks.

by Michael Buckingham
Seriously…that sucks.

How do you say that, give the honest truth, and do so without upsetting someone, losing your job, etc?

Phill Cooke wrote a post about losing a potential client because they new he would be honest…

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Apr
15/
08

HOW Design Conference : Design Evangelist

by Michael Buckingham
HOW Design Conference : Design Evangelist

As part of the partnership of CFCC and HOW, I will be speaking at the HOW Design Conference next month. Here’s a snapshot:

More and more, churches are recognizing the value of good design and marketing. From billboards…

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Apr
07/
08

Beauty from the rubble

by Michael Buckingham

I just returned from Chicago with my trend spotter (who also happens to be my son) where we met with Tim Schraeder, Director of Communications for Park Community Church, a church in the middle of a huge building project…

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Mar
27/
08

Read this before you lose it

by Michael Buckingham
Read this before you lose it

One of the more difficult aspects of being in a creative ministry is that some people don’t understand your ministry (we’ll get back to that word your in a little bit). We all live in our own worlds and while…

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Mar
23/
08

How was Easter?

by Michael Buckingham

We recently talked about Easter being more than event…so how was yours? Was attendance up, down? Did you find any difference in those that attended?

And the most important question: were lives changed?

At my home church we do…

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Mar
13/
08

It was all about the people

by Michael Buckingham

Nashville, even with snow on the ground, was excellent.

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Mar
13/
08

Excellent (vs. mediocre) resources

by Michael Buckingham
Excellent (vs. mediocre) resources

Here are the resources from the Excellence vs. Perfection Mediocrity session at NRB.

Purple Cow

The Big Moo

Made to Stick

A Technique for Producing Ideas

Church Marketing Lab

Design.Alltop

FaveUp

Enjoy…and please, if you have resources that you can’t…

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Feb
25/
08

How do you recruit a priest?

by Michael Buckingham
How do you recruit a priest?

Move over Sports Illustrated, there’s a new kid on the block. Introducing the Catholic Calendar, a calendar created in the hopes of showing the human side of priests and solict interest among teenagers and college students to the priesthood.…

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