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The Great Episcopal Baking Show - Digital Ministry that Inspires!
posted on Jan 20, 2021King Cake is a sweet tradition associated with the Epiphany arrival of the Magi and with the celebratory, indulgent carnival season that concludes on Shrove Tuesday. In a long, strange year when special days lack their usual traditions and every d...
Read MoreWeb Conferences: the next best thing to being there
posted on Mar 17, 2020“…the next best thing to being there” was an advertising slogan used by Bell Telephone to promote their long-distance phone services connecting people around the globe. Now, more than ever, we have need to connect with people spread across v...
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Digital Ministry / FAQ / Church Communications
Before you build a new church website
posted on Feb 26, 2020Hallelujah. Your church’s communications budget has allocated money to build a new website. Pick a font and a design, and get it done by Easter, right?!
Maybe not so fast.
To make sure your new website best represents your church and is most e...
Read MoreGetting Your Church Website Ready for Holy Week
posted on Feb 19, 2020Stop. Before you read any further, grab your mobile device and pull up your church’s website. Now find information about your Palm Sunday, Easter and other Holy Week worship services.
Is there information about these services on the website?
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Read MoreGetting Your Church's Website Ready for Christmas
posted on Dec 9, 2019Stop. Before you read any further, grab your mobile phone and pull up your church’s website. Now find information about your church's Christmas worship services.
Is there information about Christmas services on the website?
Is the information ...
Read MoreCreating a Great Church Welcome Video
posted on Dec 3, 2019Lately I’ve heard a lot about church welcome videos, so I did a little research.
What I found left me feeling like Golidlocks. Some videos were too long. Some were too churchy. Some were too gimmicky. But none seemed to be just right. None made...
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Case Studies
How to Build a Website Right!
posted on Jul 2, 2019Tell me a story about your church?Who are you in your community?What ministries have a lot of excitement and energy?What brings newcomers through your doors?
These are the kinds of questions we like to start with when working with a new church pa...
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Digital Ministry / Church Communications / News
Facebook Group or Page - Which is Right for Your Church?
posted on May 16, 2019Update: Since we wrote this article in 2017, Facebook has made changes that make Groups an even more powerful tool and make Group content favored by the Facebook algorithms that determine what users see. You can link a Group to your church's Page....
Read MoreWorth a Thousand Words
posted on Apr 29, 2019When we work with church clients in designing their websites, choosing photos is always a challenge. We may go through file after file looking for that illusive image that perfectly captures the essence of the church community. It's sometimes hard...
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Podcast
Why Podcasts?
posted on Apr 10, 2019What is it about podcasts that has people so hooked? And why is podcasting a communications medium particularly suited to the kinds of stories that people of faith might tell?
A recent article by Adam Sternbergh on Vulture.com tracks the rise of ...
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