10 Years: Does Church Marketing Still Suck?
In July of 2004 it all began…
10 Years
The first Church Marketing Sucks blog post went live 10 years ago. We’re celebrating 10 years of Church Marketing Sucks and we hope you’ll join us. We’ve got discounts, giveaways, insider info, and a month-long conversation about whether or not church marketing still sucks.
Here are some of the basics:
Reflecting on 10 Years of Church Marketing Sucks Published on July 31, 201410-Year Anniversary Auction Published on July 31, 2014
How Will Church Communicators Change in 10 Years? Published on July 29, 2014
Watch the 10-Year Anniversary Hangout Published on July 28, 2014
What Have We Meant to You?: Giveaway & Discount Published on July 28, 2014
How You Can Help: Join the Street Team Published on July 25, 2014
10-Year Anniversary Interview With ChurchMag Published on July 24, 2014
10-Year T-Shirt Giveaway Published on July 18, 2014
10-Year Anniversary Hangout Published on July 18, 2014
Celebrating 10 Years of Sucks Published on July 1, 2014
How to Get Involved Published on July 1, 2014
What We Do: The Work of the Center for Church Communication Published on July 1, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?
We’ve been saying church marketing sucks for 10 years now. That’s a long time. Has anything improved in that time? Good question. We’re going to be asking experts all month long and looking for your input. Join the conversation:
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Cynthia Ware Published on July 30, 2014Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Lori Bailey Published on July 24, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Anthony Miller Published on July 23, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Kem Meyer Published on July 22, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Dawn Nicole Baldwin Published on July 21, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Antwuan Malone Published on July 17, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Greg Atkinson Published on July 16, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Drew Goodmanson Published on July 16, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Chuck Scoggins Published on July 10, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: 3 Tips & Stats from Tony Morgan Published on July 8, 2014
Do Church Websites Still Suck?: churchthemes.com Giveaway Published on July 7, 2014
Does Church Marketing Still Suck?: Meredith Gould Published on July 1, 2014
(stay tuned for more)
You can also share your thoughts on social media with the #cmsucks10 hashtag.
Discounts & Giveaways
Free Resource
Join our email newsletter for weekly updates and get the free resource, “8 Essential Tools for Church Communicators.”
Free Stuff
We’ll be doing giveaways throughout the month. We started with The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould. Then we had free WordPress themes from churchthemes.com. Next up was Greg Atkinson’s Strange Leadership. Then Kem Meyer is gave away the Communications Playbook. Now we’ve got Sean Cannell’s Get Noticed. And don’t forget the Church Marketing Sucks T-shirts.
CFCC Books
All of our books are on sale for the entire month. You’ll find the steepest discounts on the Getting Started series (individual books for 99 cents, the 3-in-1 for $2.99) and Church Communication Heroes (99 cents). But Dangerous, Outspoken and our Ebook Bundle combo packs are also on sale. Visit the CFCC Store to see all the deals.
Catalyst Atlanta – $70 off
Head to Atlanta for the Catalyst leadership conference on October 1-3. Register before July 31 with the code “CFCC” and pay only $199 (save $70 off the current rate). Learn why churches leaders need to love change from Catalyst Executive Director Tyler Reagin.
Simply Communicate Conference – $20 off
Check out the online Simply Communicate Conference on July 29 to simplify communications and maximize impact. Register with the code “JULYPROMO” and get in for $59 (save $20 off the current rate). Learn more from the event organizer, Tim Peters, in our podcast.
Church Communication Guide & Video – $100 off
Check out this 11-module, step-by-step training manual to help your church communicate better. You can grab the Church Communication Guide from Tim Peters for only $99 with the code “JULYPROMO” (save $100 off the regular price). Hear from Tim Peters in our podcast.
MinistryApp – $200 off
Make your church mobile with an iOS mobile app from Ministry App. Just mention our 10th anniversary and get $200 off (prices range from a one-time purchase of $750 to monthly rates).
ChurchMag Press Ebooks – 20% off
For the month of July you can get 20% off ChurchMag Press ebooks by using the discount code “10years” (limit one use per customer).
Monk Development – $250 off & free ebooks
Get a new website going with MonkDev’s Ekklesia system. Try the demo and if you like it you can save $250 off the setup fee (regular price $500). They’ve also got a free resource bundle featuring three ebooks. Hear from CEO Drew Goodmanson on whether or not church marketing still sucks.
YouTube for Churches – 99 cents
Sean Cannell’s YouTube for Churches: How to Make Better Videos, Grow Your Church and Reach More People with YouTube ebook is only 99 cents (save $5 off the regular price). Read our review.
Ready for Some Nostalgia?
What’s an anniversary celebration without some embarrassing photos from the early days? Check out some early posts and some old school images. We’ll be adding more throughout the month.
- Ironically, our very first post is about the “Blue Shirts” of Best Buy and the example feels pretty dated, considering Best Buy’s lackluster performance these days. Hey, it has been 10 years. But the idea of establishing a visitor philosophy still rings true.
- Maybe this one’s better. It’s Your Church, Now Act Like It (July 26, 2004):
And here’s a glimpse of what it looked like back in the beginning:
Thank you for 10 years of helping church marketing no longer suck.
