Mark Andrew Pope

Two diametrically opposed approaches to where to put church resources - getting new people or taking care of your current membership. Some churches take a side…. Aron and Mark hash it out - and meanwhile announce some BIG news!!

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Aron and Mark have another scintillating podcast where we utter and discuss what some consider to be the Church’s dirty word… Evangelism. Outreach and witness have a nicer ring to them, but let’s be honest - they mean the same thing as evangelism. But, evangelism has been given a bad reputation. We talk about why we think that is and have a little fun talking about why Christians should evangelize/witness/reach out in the first place…

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Aron and Mark talk about some of the difficulties churches face when “getting the Word out” through any sort of marketing. Are there lines that we cross? Should we be marketing via mass or social media? What is marketing’s role in ministry? Your ideas welcome!

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Ok, so we’re using an old Journey song to title our podcast about following up with visitors. It seems to make sense. Churches want, if nothing else, to have open arms for everyone - but especially those who are worshipping among us! But, where’s the line between being welcoming and open and harassing visitors? Aron and Mark have a few opinions about this…

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We are surrounded with technology that was the stuff of science fiction not all that long ago.  How best can we use these advances to enhance the worship hour, build community, and reach out to the world?  More important, how do we do all this without - y’know - being evil?  Join Mark and Aron as they explore modern technology’s application to our Christian mission.

(*) With apologies to Dr. Evil.

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