Archive for November, 2008
In the Back of the Mind: Why Do People Go On Mission Trips?
By Chris Forbes | November 26, 2008
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While reading the book Marketing to the Mind by By Richard C. Maddock, Richard L. Fulton. (BTW: Excellent book, but out of print and still in demand...quite a pricey book.) I decided to compile a list of possible motives for going on an overseas mission trips.
The list below corresponds to ...
Topics: MinistryCOM, Uncategorized
How Marketing Imitates Ministry: Evangelism. Yeah, I said Evangelism!
By Chris Forbes | November 22, 2008
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These days you see a lot of church marketing people wanting to imitate the marketing of Apple Computers. Okay, fair enough, that's a pretty good company. Ministry marketers seem to like what they see coming from Apple.
Maybe its because you hardly ever meet a MAC user who isn't a dedicated ...
Topics: Uncategorized
How Marketing Imitates Ministry: The Rhetoric of Conversion
By Chris Forbes | November 20, 2008
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In the food for thought category: Ever read a marketing book and get that strange familiar feeling, “Haven’t I seen this someplace before?” Well, actually you have because advertising and marketing (product, political, social, all kinds) borrows heavily in origins from the communication philosophy inherent in Christianity.
Both advertising and evangelism ...
Topics: Uncategorized
What’s a Church Greeter to Do? Tips for Your First Impressions Ministry
By Chris Forbes | November 17, 2008
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Okay, your church has just initiated a “First Impressions” ministry and you are trying to work out a plan for making the most out of your greeters ministry. Well, here are a few ideas for what your greeters can do to enhance your church’s ministry. Divide up the tasks with ...
Topics: Uncategorized
How to Develop Creative Messaging for Your Outreach
By Chris Forbes | November 10, 2008
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If you attended MinistryCOM the last couple of years you know Ginger Sinsabaugh MacDonald she has been a speaker/presenter at that conference. Ginger is a bi-vocational minister who also is the “Top Cookie” over at TastyFaith.com. Ginger splits her time in Chicago between advertising and urban youth ministry. She has ...
Topics: Uncategorized
Ed Stetzer Talks Sense about AL!
By Chris Forbes | November 7, 2008
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Al is way into himself now! They should have never invited him to Catalyst--it totally went to his head!
Topics: Missions
What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church? A Parable.
By Chris Forbes | November 7, 2008
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Topics: Uncategorized
