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Did It Work This Time? Kill It Tonight!

Face It and Get Up! Guilt. Shame. Insignificant. Unworthy. Flat- out filthy. Those words hit and they hit home hard. Every moment someone gets caught up in their flesh and stumble into things that they wish they would never have wanted to. You know those things that make a person stumble and fall? I think0

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Does Jesus Go To Church?

This past weekend was filled with Blackhawks rallies, NBA Finals, The World Cup in South Africa and me wondering how Jesus finds time to get to church amidst all this. I mean cmon? World Cup fever is in full effect, Chicago has been sipping champagne from the Stanley Cup and we still have this crazy0

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ihatechurch/goodsamaritan

Church Marketing

What do you all want to know about Church Marketing? Do you feel your CHURCH BRAND is stale? You have tried WOM strategies (Word of Mouth) and even ventured into the world of VM (viral marketing) or Viral_Palooza with limited success. It seems whatever you attempt to juggle never works out like the church who0

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espresso/ihatechurch

Sipping Shots with Jesus

ESPRESSO PEOPLE ::: ESPRESSO I anticipated starting off the day with a WIZARD LIST of 11 attributes for healthy churches and then decided who – was – I – kidding…. who really cares about 11 attributes… who really cares about a healthy church or THE NEXT CHURCH PLANT. Let’s talk about YOU + JESUS and0

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iHateChurch/CrazyLove

Love Beyond Church

I recently listened to Francis Chan from Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. I keep coming back to him … if you have become worn out with over produced preaching, I highly recommend you check out his Podcast. He is remarkable in his translation of the Love of Christ to where YOU and I live.0

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iHateChurch/Oxen

Rich Wilkerson Jr. {Part B}

… Continuation from Part A … iHateChurch: What is your favorite communication scripture pertaining to Jesus? RW: Well, there is no doubt that Jesus was the greatest communicator of all time. He took on a very unorthodox and creative approach to communicating. For instance in those days most teaching (communicating) took place at the temple,0

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Encouraged to Courage

Album: leftrightleftright Artist: Coldplay Song: Fix You Link: www.Coldplay.com What are you doing with your life and how are you gaining momentum toward your vision or life goal? +en_courage +details +creator Lifebulbs flash in my mind on United Airlines’ Boeing 757-500, row 11 seat c. Hiccups of life smash on my windshield and automatic wipers0

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Lessons from Obama

Here @i hate church we thrive on communication. The other night, our President held a correspondence dinner in Washington DC. Normally these dinners are dry, boring somewhat intense …. which is why we should take note of how President Obama addressed this occasion. He put on an amazing show, hilarious… which caused me to imagine….0

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The Flavor of Church

What flavor does your church possess? What demographic are they talking to or who do they think they are talking to? I like to link a flavor with a persons overall experience. What did church taste like today and why did it taste that way? People forget each and every one of us have a0

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