I know I don’t have to tell you that the holiday season is just around the corner. However, I would like to offer a few ideas on how to prepare your church website for the holidays. Let’s make sure your website is updated and ready for the season ahead (and your holiday visitors!) First things first,… Read More
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Tell God your plans.
Ha! But really though, humor is a great way to make yourself, your website and your newsletters more personable and clickable. A word of caution, the more complex the joke, the more potential it is to flop and/or offend. Keep your humor lite and positive. You’ll want to be sure whatever you say can’t be… Read More
Launching Captivating Content!
We just launched a new series called Captivating Content! In this new series, we will help pastors and church leaders create new and creative content easily and consistently. If you are not subscribed to our weekly newsletter, sign-up below! Want to receive website recommendations like this directly in your inbox? Sign up below for the… Read More
Three Attitudes That Are Corrupting Your Twitter Feed (and Your Soul)
David Hansen (@Rev_David) wrote such a great post about Three Things That Are Killing Your Twitter Feed, I felt it needed some follow-up. When destructive and unproductive behaviors emerge, our interior lives may need an alchemical shake-up so attitudes spawned such bad behavior can be transmuted into spiritual gold. “Holiness of heart and life,” for… Read More
Three Things That are Killing Your Twitter Feed
1. True Twit (or any other validation service/platform) If people have to jump through an extra hoop to connect with you, they’re not going to do it. These validation services set up a wall around your Twitter account. Yes, you’re keeping out spam. You also risk keeping away people you want to reach with your… Read More
Considering Barriers to Social Media Ministry
“What do I do if people in my congregation don’t use social media? I get tired of the resistance to new things in the church.” This is a common question for congregations struggling to gain traction in social media ministry. Roadblocks to social media ministry can come from many different angles: A pastor and/or staff… Read More