There’s incredible pressure for many church leaders these days to keep up with technology and the ever evolving options for products and services. Fortunately, the vast array of choices have not left churches behind. There are many top-notch church apps and web-based products tailor-made to fit any ministry’s needs. There are also many apps in …
According to Rick Warren, Easter is the only day of the year many people in your community will attend church, which makes Easter a great opportunity to reach out and make visitors feel as welcomed as possible. Here are 6 ways of reaching out to first time visitors: Extra Signage Regular attendees may know which …
We have seven ways for your church to increase Easter outreach. Take this opportunity to spread your church’s message in your community.
With a few exceptions, churches are not normally considered to be at the cutting edge of marketing. Church marketing strategies tend towards the conservative, and for the most part it makes perfect sense, given churches need to appeal to a very broad base of demographics. At some point, however, these strategies can cross the line from …
Putting together a large church event, such as “trunk or treat,” a carnival, or a church fall festival, takes a lot of careful preparation as well as good promotion, especially when your goal is to have your church’s best fall festival ever. These events tend to be a time for great fellowship, delicious treats, and …
Church websites can often be the butt of jokes among designers, marketers, and other people who deem themselves “hip” to website design. Unfortunately, most of the time they are right. Many church website designs really are as terrible as most designers believe. But obviously, this does not have to be the case. So why do so many …
The Bible contains within its pages, the Greatest Story Ever Told. But what if you could apply the basic principles behind what makes the Bible so riveting to church marketing? Chances are, you already do some of this but it helps to know the principles. In the past few years, the “storytelling” trend has been …
Can churches and ministries use humor in their communications? Moreover, does it work? You clicked on this post, didn’t you? Why? I assume it’s because you wanted a little laugh. Church-goers are no different. Hilarious Christian @_ChristianHumor has over 20,000 followers on Twitter. The hashtag #ChristianPickupLines reveals a number of humorous, albeit corny, snippets that …
According to Forbes Magazine, “millennial” is a term first coined in 1991 by Neil Howe and William Strauss to describe the group born after Generation X, with birth years ranging from the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s. Millennials are a big topic amongst church researchers and thought leaders. Seemingly elusive, are millennials really as …
Have you considered adding mobile giving as an option for your church? If not, consider these statistics: “Ericsson estimates that by 2020, 90% of the world’s population over six years old will have a mobile phone with broadband Internet access, ” wrote ChurchMarketingSucks. According to The Fundraising Coach, roughly 80% of Americans carry $50 cash …
