Comments on: I’ll Go To Your Church Conference Because Of What You Are, Not What You Are Not http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/ Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kevin http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-274195 Kevin Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:55:55 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-274195 Hey Los, I wanted to give you the inside scoop on the branding of the sticks. Charles really wanted to create a network/conference for pastors in small town to make a big impact. At first we were having a hard time thinking of a name for it and the I contacted Ben Arment. <a href="http://www.kezrush.com/2008/06/conference-talk-with-ben.html" target="_blank">http://www.kezrush.com/2008/06/conference-talk-wi...</a> Coming out of the conversation it was clear to me that we had to go with the sticks. It represent us well. With out the marketing genius and advice of Ben, I don't know where the sticks would be. :) <a href="http://www.benarment.com/history_in_the_making/2008/07/great-rebranding-story.html" target="_blank">http://www.benarment.com/history_in_the_making/20...</a> Hey Los,

I wanted to give you the inside scoop on the branding of the sticks. Charles really wanted to create a network/conference for pastors in small town to make a big impact. At first we were having a hard time thinking of a name for it and the I contacted Ben Arment. http://www.kezrush.com/2008/06/conference-talk-wi…

Coming out of the conversation it was clear to me that we had to go with the sticks. It represent us well. With out the marketing genius and advice of Ben, I don't know where the sticks would be. :)

http://www.benarment.com/history_in_the_making/20…

]]> By: Jim http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273767 Jim Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:20:22 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273767 relax...take a deep breath, put your head between your knees...wait...that's not what I wanted to say... i'm a modern church-tech-bible-teaching-jean-wearing-blogging-no-tie-wearing-evangelist-teacher-dad-webguy-videoproducer-soccer-coach-commenting-ninja i am a conference...i go to the most uptight/conservative/close-minded conferences...i'd love to go to a Catalyst or Orange or Black or whatever your catch-phrase is...but I'm deep-cover.. relax…take a deep breath, put your head between your knees…wait…that's not what I wanted to say…
i'm a modern church-tech-bible-teaching-jean-wearing-blogging-no-tie-wearing-evangelist-teacher-dad-webguy-videoproducer-soccer-coach-commenting-ninja
i am a conference…i go to the most uptight/conservative/close-minded conferences…i'd love to go to a Catalyst or Orange or Black or whatever your catch-phrase is…but I'm deep-cover..

]]> By: traeb http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273683 traeb Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:04:50 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273683 how dare you...my mother's name is glenda. actually it's lisa...but good post.. even though my home church isn't a "conference" this is one of the things i truly appreciate about it..we know and celebrate who we are..no compromise. no stabs.. it's better that way. thanks for the reminder. how dare you…my mother's name is glenda.

actually it's lisa…but good post..
even though my home church isn't a "conference" this is one of the things i truly appreciate about it..we know and celebrate who we are..no compromise. no stabs.. it's better that way.
thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Keith Barger http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273667 Keith Barger Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:49:50 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273667 ...and they'll know we are a greatchurchconferencethateveryoneshouldattend by our love... …and they'll know we are a greatchurchconferencethateveryoneshouldattend by our love…

]]> By: JakeSchwein http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273599 JakeSchwein Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:20:07 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273599 Love it!! I want to be known for what I am for not against!! The sad reality is that most Christians are known for the very opposite. Great post!! Love it!! I want to be known for what I am for not against!! The sad reality is that most Christians are known for the very opposite. Great post!!

]]> By: Katie http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273592 Katie Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:23:33 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273592 Chris & I saw a great sign out in front of a church today. "We aren't Dairy Queen, but we've got great Sundays!" We loved it. Chris & I saw a great sign out in front of a church today.
“We aren’t Dairy Queen, but we’ve got great Sundays!”
We loved it.

]]> By: adam http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273591 adam Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:44:35 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273591 there are only so many ways to skin a cat. and there's a conference that covers every minute detail of the process! there are only so many ways to skin a cat. and there's a conference that covers every minute detail of the process!

]]> By: joshua http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273589 joshua Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:40:47 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273589 haha, maybe next time it'll be from something positive, and not a snarky comment that... while somewhat humorous, came from a bad spot :-) ah well, here's to next time :-) nice post though, i agree with you. i was actually browsing a conference website the other day that was marketing itself in that "we're not...this this or this..." way and it struck me as bush-league. anyway, nice post :-) you know i love ya. haha, maybe next time it'll be from something positive, and not a snarky comment that… while somewhat humorous, came from a bad spot :-)

ah well, here's to next time :-)

nice post though, i agree with you. i was actually browsing a conference website the other day that was marketing itself in that "we're not…this this or this…" way and it struck me as bush-league.

anyway, nice post :-) you know i love ya.

]]> By: klreed189 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273588 klreed189 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:40:37 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273588 I love when you lay the smack down. Someone got you going, maybe it was all those holy tweeters I love when you lay the smack down.
Someone got you going, maybe it was all those holy tweeters

]]> By: loswhit http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/06/ill-go-to-your-conference-because-of-what-you-are-not-what-you-are-not/#comment-273587 loswhit Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:38:11 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7795#comment-273587 HAHAHA. Look. You made a post. HAHAHA. Look. You made a post.

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