Posts Tagged ‘ church ’

Aug
24/
09

I have an Idea.

by Michael Buckingham
I have an Idea.

Coming up right around the corner is Idea Camp and though I can’t be there, you should consider it. This is a big turning point in the InvisiblePeople roadtrip…no literally, Mark will be turning around and making…

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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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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…

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Sep
22/
08

Can a church have a doorbell?

by Michael Buckingham
Can a church have a doorbell?

When we say the word “church” we usually think of the building..you know Sunday morning, a pulpit and stage, maybe some pews. But do we need all those things to have a church?

Not for a community in Pheonix, AZ.…

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Sep
01/
08

A prayer for the ‘daily grind’

by Michael Buckingham
A prayer for the ‘daily grind’

Christianity today has an article about some new advertising taken out by the Church of England to “soothe commuters travelling into work this morning”. Obviously as we move out of summer into the fall season it becomes a busy…

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Feb
05/
08

My [fill in the blank] doesn’t understand

by Michael Buckingham
My [fill in the blank] doesn’t understand

It’s one of the most frustrating things in the world of church marketing. The people around you, maybe it’s the church administrator, maybe it’s the church board, or even the pastor, don’t understand the impact of marketing and excellence in…

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Dec
14/
07

One church for life

by Michael Buckingham

I had the opportunity to hear Mark Batterson speak this summer at the Assembly of God general council. There were many things that I took away, but one thing he said really surprised me. He said that he was committed…

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Dec
13/
07

What to do when people leave

by Michael Buckingham

It doesn’t matter how good your preach, how good you sing or how great the marketing materials we develop are…people are going to leave your church. So what should you do, ignore it? Panic?

I watch the stats of the…

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Nov
26/
07

Cover charge at church

by Michael Buckingham

God gave them a beautiful church.

God protected the church from the Great Fire of London in 1966.

The church was so distinguished that it caught Hollywood’s attention and can now be seen in movies like Shakespeare in Love…

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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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