May
25/
09

changes + your opinion

by Michael Buckingham

I think it might be time for a change.

I’ve been juggling both writing for this blog and church marketing sucks for a bit now. That juggling increased now that my position of Director at CFCC is official.…

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Apr
16/
09

We will design this for free.

by Michael Buckingham
We will design this for free.

I love this! What a great way to tell the story and use billboards in a new, and even interactive way. Imagine a church putting up a billboard, next to a Hooters billboard, or better yet a Strip…

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Apr
15/
09

There’s the Seth Godin I love.

by Michael Buckingham

I know most of you don’t look at Sunday morning as a presentation…and it certainly is much more than just a presentation, but you are presenting the word of God and Seth Godin has some great advice for those presentations…

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Apr
14/
09

Your business card is crap.

by Michael Buckingham

This made me laugh…

…until I wondered if that’s how I sound to some of the church leaders that don’t understand what I do and the importance of great design and creativity in the church.

Thanks for the…

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Mar
31/
09

Godin gets it wrong.

by Michael Buckingham
Godin gets it wrong.

I have said that Seth Godin is truly a marketing genius…and I stand by that. But he’s jumped the shark as he tries his hand talking about design. In his post he claims the really good design is

easier…

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Mar
27/
09

God’s love letter to the artist.

by Michael Buckingham

If you really want to ruffle my feathers, aim for ‘good enough’…find every shortcut you can take in communicating the gospel, find the cheapest route, wait until the last minute, and as for design ‘just get it done’.

God deserves…

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Feb
25/
09

How dare we not tell them.

by Michael Buckingham

“How much do you have to hate someone to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell someone about that.” One of the highlights from this clip from Penn, a well known atheist, who talks about someone who gives…

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Feb
21/
09

Would you have saved Jesus?

by Michael Buckingham

An interesting look at who the unchurched think and view those of us who believe:

Would You Save Jesus From Murder, A Baffling Dilemma.

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Feb
13/
09

The Flippin’ Church

by Michael Buckingham

My wife came across this one, and I just had to talk about it.

Flippin First Baptist Church is a real church, located in…Flippin, AR. Now, I’m not trying to just poke fun (okay, I am a little bit)…in fact…

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Feb
11/
09

Ok, now what?

by Michael Buckingham

So you’re back in familiar territory after a great conference (NRB anyone)…you have your bag of swag, a stack of business cards and some new information rattling around in your head.

Now what are you going to do with it?…

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