It’s website spring cleaning time! Like the way we do for our house when the weather warms and the showers arrive to clean the winter grime. So much needs attention even after a few months! Your church website has probably also picked up a ton of content over the fall ministry launches, Christmas...
There are four church website changes (or updates) to prepare your church digitally for the New Year. In this complex church communication world, many Pastors aren’t sure where to start with the plethora of channels and tools: social media, website, email campaigns, bulletins, etc. So why should you start with the website? We know...
Speaking at national and regional church conferences keeps us busy! As we lead informative and practical keynotes, sessions, and workshops, we have QnA time so we can 1) clarify what’s been discussed, and 2) understand the needs that exist in churches (our target audience). One of the most-asked questions during our Church...
Congratulations! Choosing to create your church website on Wordpress means you’re using the very popular church content management system (CMS) that’s open source, free (non-proprietary), and highly adaptable. We highly recommend it for creating and maintaining your church website! But before you celebrate too much, remember a church website is never done. Your...
“Our church needs an app!”, I often hear. I cringe. When this is exclaimed, it’s THE thing that will fix all their church communication. But a Church App probably won’t solve your communication issues. After working with churches for 2 decades, I usually look no farther than the website to see if the...
Your church website is critical for your digital hub communication strategy. If your church website sucks, your communication strategy probably struggles too. Want to improve? This completes our 11 clues. Read the first 5 clues here. Your church management system (CMS) is restrictive. The website infrastructure system (discussed in #5) is your CMS....
It’s pretty simple, we live in a digital world. People rely heavily on the internet to provide information. That’s why your church website is critical for your digital hub communication strategy. If your church website sucks, your communication strategy probably struggles too. Want to improve? Check these 11 clues to assess how you’re doing...
Short of naming your church, finding the right web address is your most difficult task. Why? Because most people will end up discovering you or ministry information on your website. Yes, your website content needs to be very good in order for Google to direct searches to you. We deal with issues like...
There are many communication channels for your church. You can talk from the stage, in your bulletin, through text or email messaging, on one or all social media channels, and your church websites. What matters most? That you communicate where most in your congregation have access to — and where your community can...
