Let me start by saying that the church should not learn theology from The Home Depot. They sell home improvement stuff. The Old Becomes New So, what can the church learn from the world’s largest home improvement retailer? The first Home Depot stores were opened in 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia. They celebrated the opening of…
If your church is going to invest resources in posting on Twitter, you ought to know why you are doing it. Figuring out the “Why?” question will help you become more effective while focusing your work to reach your goals. In my post, “One Question To Ask Before Your Church’s Next Post on Twitter,” I…
Does your church have a Twitter account? How is it going? While I am sure there are some, I can’t think of one church that I work with that would name Twitter as one of the most effective pieces of their overall communications plan. This doesn’t have anything to do with the effectiveness of Twitter…
I keep thinking the reign of email will come to an end. But it doesn’t and it won’t likely for some time. I don’t know any healthy churches that aren’t using email as a part of their communications strategy. Unfortunately, many of them are doing it poorly. This post is for you if your church…
Now that you are familiar with some of the concepts behind online giving, step 2 is to choose an online giving platform or provider. Once you complete this step, all you need to do is sign up and get started. Below are some of the platforms available for online giving. This is not an exhaustive…
Back in December, I challenged churches to resolve to add an online giving option. I wrote, Not only is online giving essential in an economy that is becoming cash-less and check-less, the availability of the service also speaks volumes about your church. Churches that refuse to adopt modern financial practices communicate that they are resistant…
My previous four posts tackled the many things that may stand in the way of updating a church website. Many of these issues can keep you from getting started. Now, let’s get into the meat of it. What goes into a great church website? Instead of outlining it here, I have decided to give away…
Perhaps your church’s website isn’t just working out. Or, maybe someone left the church and took all the login information with them. (For help with that, check out this post.) If you don’t care to read the whole post and just want to see my website provider spreadsheet on Google Docs, click here. So, you…
The single post on first steps to updating a church website is turning into a series of its own. Today, I am going to offer some advice for deciding whether to keep your current site or start from scratch. Whether it took some work to get access to your church website or, you already had…
Steps one and two of updating your church website can be found in my previous post. I covered making the decision to get that site updated and gaining access to your church’s website if you don’t already have it. Now on to the next step. Step Three – Figure Out How it Works If you…
