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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Tags: frustration, ministry, stress
by Michael Buckingham
Wow…this is cool, I am floored and honestly…flattered.
A couple of guys were asking me about getting the actionchurch logo graphics for tattoos…”
Don Record is doing an amazing job at Action Church…pushing every button and envelope that the…
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Tags: brand, logo, tattoo
by Michael Buckingham
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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Tags: frustration, ministry, pastors
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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Tags: Easter
by Michael Buckingham
The folks over at logo design love are running a bit of a contest for blog headers. Interesting category as sooo many bloggers never venture outside of the packaged banner. It’s also a good place to find some blogs…
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Tags: award, logo
by Michael Buckingham
Many times when I begin a marketing campaign we put on our creative hats and look at new and original ways to tell the story, but sometimes the best marketing is to simply be who you are. A story from…
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Tags: casual, cowboy church, relaxed, western heritage
by Michael Buckingham
I had to read this article a couple of times over from USA Today. The Vatican has announced three new sins:
genetic experiments
pollution
mind damaging drugs
The article also states
Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican…
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Tags: love, pope, sin, vatican
by Michael Buckingham
Nashville, even with snow on the ground, was excellent.
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Tags: conference, nrb
by Michael Buckingham
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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Tags: amazon, books, nrb, resources, seth godin
by Michael Buckingham
I’m heading to the NRB convention on Saturday. They’ve asked me to speak as a part of a “panel of experts” (yikes. no pressure there) on the topic of Excellence vs. Perfection.
I’m going to touch…
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Tags: nrb, perfection, speaking