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Fri., Jan. 23, 2009, 12:52 am
http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/graphics/2005_01_17king.jpgOne of the great lessons of the radical (http://www.kevindhendricks.com/2009/01/12/martin-luther-king-jr-the-radical/) we celebrate today, Martin Luther King Jr., is that change requires action (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/10/the_illusion_of_1.html):
"One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying." That's a central message to church marketing. All the postcards or billboards in the world, graphic design that could melt your face and a brilliant strategy to roll it all out mean nothing if we're not living it.
A few previous entries on King:
Irrelevant Social Clubs: Martin Luther King Jr. on the Church (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2007/01/irrelevant_soci.html)
Social Club or Thermostat Church? (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2005/07/social_club_or.html)
MLK Day On, Not Off (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2007/01/mlk_day_on_not.html)
I Have a Dream (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2005/01/i_have_a_dream.html)
(Not) Celebrating MLK Day (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/01/not_celebrating.html)Sunday Morning Segregation (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2004/08/sunday_morning.html)
More... (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/01/reflecting_on_m.html)
"One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying." That's a central message to church marketing. All the postcards or billboards in the world, graphic design that could melt your face and a brilliant strategy to roll it all out mean nothing if we're not living it.
A few previous entries on King:
Irrelevant Social Clubs: Martin Luther King Jr. on the Church (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2007/01/irrelevant_soci.html)
Social Club or Thermostat Church? (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2005/07/social_club_or.html)
MLK Day On, Not Off (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2007/01/mlk_day_on_not.html)
I Have a Dream (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2005/01/i_have_a_dream.html)
(Not) Celebrating MLK Day (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/01/not_celebrating.html)Sunday Morning Segregation (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2004/08/sunday_morning.html)
More... (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/01/reflecting_on_m.html)