“I kissed a girl and I liked it…and then I went to hell.” Just one of the many hotly debated and blogged about topics on a Web site www.ChurchMarketingSucks.com.

Frustrate. Educate. Motivate. That is the mission of Church Marketing Sucks, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping the church matter. As a part of the Center for Church Communication, their goal is primarily to help the church not suck.

Offended? Good, the website states, “So are we. For too long the church has been the object of scorn and Christians have been the reason people turn away from Christianity. It’s time to change.”

Their site is full of numerous articles and blogs unearthing the problems seen in church’s marketing strategies from stealing designs to “hellfire and brimstone” messages layered across the front signs.

They offer help and ideas on a range of subjects, such as advertising, public relations, mass media, social justice, church business and more. All with the mission in mind: to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ.

They also offer a church marketing lab where users can share their ideas, photos, designs and offer feedback to help one another out.

So what does this have to do with you, a college student? Well you don’t just have to be going into the ministry or work at a church to utilize this website. At some point in our lives, each one of us will have the opportunity to shed light into what it means to follow Jesus Christ.

Regardless of your profession, be it a teacher, businessperson, creative pastor, doctor, the point of this Web site isn’t to get everyone inside the church, it is to bring the message and truth of Jesus outside the church without compromising the Word.

We’ve all had a chance to criticize something we’ve seen in the church, and heard of the reason why people wouldn’t want to become a Christian. You may have even been a part of the problem. But the purpose of Church Marketing Sucks is to take those criticisms and put them into constructive action.

It’s also rather entertaining to see how some people spread the message of Jesus, and to read the responses. See the website for yourself and get involved by commenting on posts, becoming a guest blogger and spreading the word to your friends. Help the church matter.