By now, you have probably noticed the amount of strangers, waiting outside your church and busy playing on their smartphones. If you’re thinking, “Are they playing Pokemon-Go, again? Might as well send them away.”, I suggest that you hold that thought out. As stated in my previous blogposts, there are many positive reasons as to […]
6 WAYS TO ENSURE YOUR WORSHIP SERVICES STAY FRESH AND ENGAGING
One of the things we consistently revisit with Church Online is the format, worship service liturgy, sequence of programming, content included, length of service, etc. Just about everything is fair game to consider since we want to iterate on how to best lead an interactive engaging worship experience using technology as a mediator. But the […]
14 Reasons Why You Must Not Ignore Pokémon Go
“Gotta catch ’em, all!” is a phrase everyone thought had died down several years ago. Who would have thought that one app will revive such nostalgic line from the cartoon called Pokémon? If you are seeing people from all walks of life started going out of their houses, sometimes stuck in the same place or […]
5 Reasons Why Churches Need To Pay More Attention To #PrayFor ____ Memes
#PrayFor ______. We see the graphics all the time now. Love ’em or Hate ’em. The church social media communications community recently saw a nicely assembled #rant post by Justin Dean. It is a good post. In his article, Justin points out that the recent string of #PrayFor_____ opportunities create scenarios that feeds a […]
Why Your Church Should Invest in Social Media Communications
Getting your church involved in social media provides a great opportunity in getting more people exposed to your events, ministries and most importantly the Gospel. There’s no need to doubt whether your church should use the power of social media or not. Although everyone knows the endless perks social media offers, many churches remain unconvinced. […]
The Easy Peasy Guide to Live Tweeting During Sermons
Are you looking to set up Twitter for your church successfully? There are many different ways to use Twitter for your church, but today we are going to focus on Live Tweeting. Most churches have probably already noticed the digital shift from traditional pens and papers to smart phones when it comes to taking notes during […]
27 #GivingTuesday Stats That Will Make You Wish It Was Tuesday In December Right Now
6 more months before we go into the holiday seasons — good food, parties, shopping and Christmas carols. Almost everyone, kids and adults alike, are looking forward for to celebrate Christmas. However, there is one day that people, sometimes Christians, often fail to notice. #GivingTuesday. According to its official website, #GivingTuesday is a global day […]
Screencast: How To Download The Father’s Day Social Media Kit For Your Church
I recently posted a PDF resource download which contains a list of 100+ Bible Verses which have ties to themes of fatherhood — just in time for Father’s Day. Today, I want to share a professionally designed collection of social media quotes cards (text over graphics) that’s perfect for promoting Father’s Day Sunday Services at […]
Church Marketing and Communications Facebook Groups You Need To Be A Part Of
Nowadays, more and more churches have been taking advantage of marketing and communication as an effective tool for reaching out to the community as well as to every nation all over world. But with everything evolving as quickly as it is these days, doing it alone just isn’t enough. Sometimes having a peer community for sounding board input, exposure to new tactics and more […]
Leaders are Readers: Pyromarketing
The church itself is the most successful and largest word-of-mouth marketing campaign ever. There are several large scale Christian marketing and message campaigns that are worthy of studying regardless of if you are a communicator for the secular or sacred. However there aren’t any books on the bookshelves at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon […]