May 4, 2007

CFCC Connects Churches and Communicators

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CFCC Connects Churches and Communicators
Launches Job Board and Freelance Project Sites

May 4, 2007 - Los Angeles - The Center for Church Communication (CFCC) has recently unveiled a new effort to connect churches and communicators. The Job Lab and Freelance Lab provide a new avenue for churches to connect with creative professionals that can help them in their communications and marketing efforts.

"Churches need talented people helping them to spread the good news," says CFCC founder Brad Abare. "And talented people need to know how they can help the church. By connecting the two groups we hope churches can improve their communications and ultimately be more effective at telling people about Jesus."

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May 8, 2006

Non-Profit Helps Churches Spread the Word

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Non-Profit Helps Churches Spread the Word
The Creators of Church Marketing Sucks Go Beyond Blogging

May 8, 2006 – Los Angeles – Local churches are scrambling to connect to the people in their communities, but what often hinders that connection is poor and out-dated modes of communication. Enter the Center for Church Communication (CFCC), a non-profit dedicated to helping churches matter by improving their communication and marketing.

"We've got the greatest story ever told--but no one's listening. " says founder and president Brad Abare. "We think the church has a communications problem."

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July 22, 2005

Church Marketing Sucks Celebrates One Year Online

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Church Marketing Sucks Celebrates One Year Online

July 22, 2005 - LOS ANGELES – Church Marketing Sucks, the blog covering church marketing and communications, celebrates their one-year anniversary with a redesign and steadily rising traffic.

"The church has all the ingredients for connecting communities with Jesus" says founder Brad Abare, "but following the recipe is a whole different story. My prayer has been and continues to be that Church Marketing Sucks can serve church communicators with best practice and collaborative wisdom, all by the leading of the Holy Spirit."

In the past year the site has generated more than a quarter million visits and is on track to pass 50,000 visits per month in July. Church Marketing Sucks is the number one search result for "church marketing" on Google, Yahoo!, MSN and other search engines.

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March 1, 2005

Church Marketing Sucks Provides Alternative Address

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Church Marketing Sucks Provides Alternative Address

March 1, 2005 - LOS ANGELES – Church Marketing Sucks, the blog covering church marketing and communications, is providing an alternate address, www.churchmarketingstinks.com.

“We wanted to offer an alternative for Christian publications that have a policy against printing controversial language,” says founder Brad Abare. “We wanted to help them get the word out to their readers who care about improving church marketing, but without watering down our message.”

The alternative URL will bring web surfers to the same site, giving Christian publishers the chance to point readers to the valuable marketing tips and ideas found on Church Marketing Sucks without having to print a name that some find offensive.

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November 29, 2004

ChurchMarketingSucks.com Sparks a Conversation

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ChurchMarketingSucks.com Sparks a Conversation

November 29, 2004 - LOS ANGELES – A new web site launched in July hopes to start a conversation about the state of church communications. Church Marketing Sucks is a collection of almost daily tips, links and rants, commonly called a blog.

“We love the Church," says Brad Abare, founder and regular contributor to the site. "But when it comes to communicating with an increasingly savvy world, the church is being left behind.” Abare teamed up with writer Kevin Hendricks and creative director Shawn Stewart to foster a conversation that could challenge and equip the church. Each work in the communications field, Abare and Stewart for the L.A. based marketing company Abare founded in 1998, and Hendricks for the freelance writing and editing company he started this year.

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