If your Sunday morning stream feels like a high-stakes broadcast production that requires a seasoned crew of four, five, or six people just to keep the image on screen, it is time to have a hard conversation. The most common…
If you haven’t dug deep into your NEW StreamingChurch.tv admin panel lately, you are likely paying for third-party tools or doing manual work that your streaming backend can handle automatically. If you have bookmarked the old admin control panel login,…
Yeah, I know, if you are reading this blog post when it has first been published, it is summertime. But before we know it, Fall will be here. And long before the first car pulls into the parking lot to…
As a former pastor I know it happens every year like clockwork. The weather warms up, school lets out, vacations get booked, and suddenly your physical attendance takes a noticeable dip. The “summertime slump” is a reality that ministry leaders…
As a retired pastor I can tell you in just a few short weeks, your church will likely experience one of its highest-attendance Sundays of the year. Mother’s Day brings a unique energy—new faces, visiting families, and unchurched guests who…
We just wrapped up a busy Easter season—Steve was busy holding down the fort with a small army of grandkids while his kids hit the Final Four in Indy, and Phil was busy dodging yard-work by “planting” flowers still in…
As Easter approaches, churches across the country are gearing up for one of the biggest opportunities of the year. If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s this: People are already looking for a church—and your website is where…
On Episode 510 of the Church Solutions Podcast, Phil Thompson and Steve Lacy interviewed Dustin Dozier, author of the bestseller, The Connected Church. Dustin says if churches want people to move from simply attending to actually belonging, they need more…
If you’ve ever asked, “What camera should our church buy?” you’ve probably discovered the annoying truth: There isn’t one perfect answer. It’s a little like asking, “What kind of car should I get?” A pickup, a minivan, a Prius, and…
If your church’s Instagram feels like a digital bulletin board that nobody reads, you’re not alone. In Episode 508 of the Church Solutions Podcast, Phil Thompson and Steve Lacy sat down with Jonathan Malm (founder of Sunday Social) to unpack…