You’ve got one minute. Go!
Some people call it the elevator pitch. It's your opportunity to market your business, product, brand, or service in the length of time it takes to ride an elevator from one floor to another. You've been ....
Category: church marketing
Let them eat hot dogs!
When I was a freshman in college, I was rushed by a small fraternity. For three consecutive weekends, the fraternity members kept luring me back to the house with the promise of a Saturday pig ....
Don’t forget to tip your waitress
I've heard more than one preacher make the comment that waitresses and waiters hate to work on Sundays. Why? Because the after-church lunch crowd does not practice good church marketing skills. Waitresses say the people are ....
Persecution. It’s not fun.
Persecution shouldn't be a surprise. Jesus told us to expect it. And he showed us how to respond to it. In Matthew 5:11, Jesus says: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and ....
How are your numbers looking?
Our society and our marketplace demand accountability through numbers. Sales. Profits. Clicks. Friends. Fans. Followers. Posts. Tweets. Views. Viewers. Listeners. You're told that if the numbers don't go up, you're not doing your job. (more…)
Salvation. Stagnation. Restoration.
Think about when you were first saved. Or think about when you rededicated your life to Christ. Remember how it felt? You were bold. You were on fire for God. You couldn't read the Bible enough. You ....
What planet did she come from?
Have you ever met a person and wondered: What planet did she come from? When I was in junior high, I had a teacher like that. She was a very sweet lady, but she was ....
6 steps to help us meet the needs of others
God sent the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to others and equip us to meet their needs. Maybe it's something simple like giving a few dollars for a hamburger. Maybe it's changing a tire. Or leading ....
How to develop church ministries
The day before we moved from Missouri to Texas, we saw that we had a flat tire on one of our cars. We were scrambling to pack up the house and get everything ready to move ....
“The Party Ends In Hell”
Those are words scrawled on a sign. Carried by a man standing on a busy street corner. Shaking a self-righteous finger at the people walking in and out of nightclubs, in and out of restaurants, in and ....