To many people’s surprise, many pastors really struggle with depression. This is true today and it has been true throughout the history of the church. The great Charles Spurgeon wrestled with depression throughout his life. Martin Luther and John Bunyan had grappled…
No matter how busy people are, they’re still constantly accessing their phones and other devices. Make it easy for them to digitally engage with the content of your church, starting with these church newsletter alternatives: 1. Text Messaging Right now,…
Most people will visit your church website before they’ll visit your church. Therefore, it’s important to look at your website from the perspective of a visitor and eliminate things that will scare visitors away. What will scare a visitor away?…
Your website is typically the first impression potential members will have of your church. Before visiting your congregation in-person or attending a live stream, most people will check out your website. The user experience needs to be seamless and engaging.…
COVID-19 has led some churches to viewing technology as a new way to engage the congregation and the community. Despite this, some church leaders are still hesitant to adopt the latest technological advances. Here are 10 ways your church can…
Leadership and volunteer team meetings are very important to having a healthy and productive church — yet have you ever sat through a meeting and said to yourself, “What a waste of time, I could be doing other things?” Poorly…
If you’re streaming your services live and you have a chat feature, you assign at least one online host. The role of the online host is more than just monitoring the chat and making sure nobody says anything out of…
Volunteers are the life blood of any healthy church. Now that vaccines are available for COVID-19, people are beginning to re-enter their churches. Taking the time to recognize your volunteers is important if you want to retain and recruit new…
Live video streaming is one of the most powerful ways to reach new people, interact with visitors, and help them grow spiritually. However, viewers will not magically find you online just because you’re streaming. You need to constantly and creatively…
Each week your pastor prepares and presents a sermons to your congregation. Each week you see God use those sermons to move the hearts of your congregation. Why should churches record and put those sermons online? In simpler times, the…