In this post-pandemic era, congregations have decided that online services are here to stay. However, just having an online service is not enough to guarantee engagement from your members. Here are our recommendations for the five best ways to increase participation in your church’s online worship services. Promoting your online services on social media, making…
ConvertKit is a powerful email marketing tool that can help churches communicate with their members more effectively. Here are some tips on how to use ConvertKit to enhance your church’s communication strategy:
Cláudio Carvalhaes, a brilliant earth thinker, theologian, liturgist, performer and artist, joins Neal Christie for a conversation about his latest book, “How Do We Become Green People and Earth Communities?”
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HANFORD, Calif. (FOX26) — The sign outside St. James Lutheran Church still advertises the final celebration service here as February 27th at 10 a.m. Before she was a pastor, the Reverend Julie Kelly worked as a chaplain helping transition those who have suffered a loss of death in their family. Now she’s helping those members of…
My guest is Rev. Allison Mark, senior pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Torrence, CA. Allison details her experiences in leadership, her struggles, and candidly shares her thoughts about the future of the denomination.
In his recent Religion News Service article, Jacob Lupfer writes about the divisions in the United Methodist Church, “In any ecclesial conflict there are non-combatants who don’t really understand what all the fighting is about. But in this case particularly, the muddling Methodist middle that has historically tempered the impulses of extremists is indifferent to…
For months now I’ve been preaching to church leaders about the importance of building email lists rather than relying on social media platforms to engage people. My own advice has come home to roost, and today I’m sharing about my experience so you might not trod down the same path and end up in… (cue the dramatic music) FACEBOOK JAIL.
This week Curtis Ramsey-Lucas published a provocative article in The Christian Citizen asking important questions about Facebook’s outreach to faith leaders. He begins: This summer, Elizabeth Dias, who covers faith and politics for the New York Times, wrote an article titled “Facebook’s Next Target: The Religious Experience.” Published July 25, it chronicled Facebook’s efforts to partner with…
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