A hidden reason to be Catholic!
A hidden reason to be Catholic! We already know that Jesus Founded One Church by decreeing: “Verily, verily I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.” He ordained […]
Many ways it pays to be Catholic!
Many ways it pays to be Catholic! Jesus Founded One Church by decreeing: “Verily, verily I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.” He ordained The First Catholic […]
The numbers make Catholics look smart!
The numbers make Catholics look smart! Some church financial consultants say that a Protestant church needs $20.00 per week from each adult attendee, or 26.00 per person per week. One with two hundred members needs $270,000.00/year to meet expenses. Often, 58% goes for salaries, 6% for admin, 18% for facilities, 12% for utilities, […]
Each Protestant group is a Marketing Plan
There are more than 43,000 Protestant groups. Market research explains: “Each Protestant group is a Marketing Plan that has taken a theological form.” Many do not realize that Protestant Affinity Groups (PAGs) are religious versions of Secular Affinity Groups (SAGs), which include Environmentalists, MENSA, Republicans, Democrats, Rotary, and Scientology. A successful Protestant Affinity Group must […]
Desire For Praise is a powerful force
Catholic Fundamentalism boils most human endeavors down to this: We do not buy things and ideas. We purchase the possibility of praise! Desire For Praise is a powerful force of nature. Desire For Praise pulls us relentlessly toward those who praise us. Desire For Praise pulls souls from God as gravity pulls our bodies to […]
Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups
I learned Protestant Theology in my lunch with Pastor Bob. By our third glass of wine, I heard about “Oldster Affinity Clubs” in the Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups. “I never heard of Oldster Affinity Clubs.” Pastor Bob explained: “The Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups gets us to focus on who has […]
Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups
Lunch with Pastor Bob was fascinating! It was absolutely amazing to solve the great mystery: What kind of Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups could overcome the disappearing congregations? “Frankly, Pastor Bob, I thought you would have been closed down by now. When I left to become Catholic, your church was already running out of […]
Marketing Plan for Dying Protestant Groups
As lunch continued, I wondered “Pastor Bob, how is your church doing with all the changes? Is church attendance keeping up?” “Well, the congregation is getting older. When someone dies, their part of the pew stays empty.” “Are you making ends meet?” “Better than ever!” I was stunned. “That’s amazing! How can you be doing […]
The hardest part of Protestant Marketing
As lunch progressed, I continued to ask Pastor Bob about the hardest part of Protestant Marketing. “Pastor Bob, why do you guys make such a concerted effort to reach lapsed Catholics.” “That’s all there are. For a generation, maybe two, the Mainline Protestants have been disappearing. No children. More and more churches don’t even have […]
The hardest part of Protestant Marketing?
I met an old friend, the pastor of my former Church, for lunch. After we ordered, asked him, “What’s the hardest part of Protestant Marketing?” He answered quickly. “All of us Protestants wish that Jesus had not said so very specifically to one person, in front of credible witnesses, ‘Verily, verily I say onto you […]