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Your Web Content Checklist: 5 Must-Have Items

Here are a few examples of essential content every church website should provide. By doing so, you won’t miss the opportunity to attract individuals who may visit your church or inconvenience current members who may be looking for specific information. What We Believe – Your faith statement is important to Christians new to your area. […]

Engaging the Millennial Giver in Your Church

Today, Millennials are the demographic on the top of most organizations’ priority list. It’s no surprise that the church is trying to reach the fastest-growing generation in the workforce and marketplace, and officially, the nation’s largest living generation. The Millennial generation, which comprises those born between 1981 and 1997, grew up more digital, open-minded and […]

BIG CHURCHES NEED BIG SOLUTIONS

“…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48, NIV Bible Most churches and ministries, regardless of size, are faced with the same challenges – reaching out to visitors, energizing staff and membership, organizing and optimizing […]

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

There’s a reason that Christ called the disciples as a group. While each had his individual task, together they formed the core of the early church. They supported one another and helped to spread the word throughout the farthest regions of the known lands at the time. In short — together they were stronger. In […]

Current Social Media Trends

One of the best overviews of current trends in social media was put out this year by WordStream. It was updated in May 2017. Among other fascinating tidbits, it shared that: 83 percent of female Internet users and 75 percent of male Internet users are on Facebook. 22 percent of the world’s total population uses […]

12 Guidelines for Church Social Media

Treat everything you share on social media like it’s public – All communication sent digitally (email, social networking sites, notes or posts) is not confidential. It’s so easy for someone to take a screenshot of a conversation or post and share it publicly with others. Keep records – All transcripts of online chats, blogs and […]

SAFEGUARDING YOUR MINISTRY

When it comes to protecting the church, one often thinks about things like locks, on-site security and alarm systems. But what about the threats that can exists from inside the ministry in the very congregation itself? How well prepared are you when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable members of your flock – your […]

YOUR MINISTRY IS IN THEIR HANDS

The age of mobile devices is here. You can hardly go to any public place be it a store, restaurant or even a sidewalk where you don’t see people on their phones or tablets. Originally meant to facilitate communication, these devices are now seen by many as an obstacle to the face-to-face communication that has […]

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