When crafting a digital strategy for churches, it’s vital to move beyond assumptions. Leveraging online tactics to engage with new community members is a viable approach. I often refer to these individuals as “front door” people. By utilizing digital platforms to showcase the church, potential visitors can preview services online before attending in person. If …
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Did you know digital ministry can make your physical church’s discipleship better? With 91% of churches livestreaming, we spend a lot of time discussing and exploring new ways livestreaming church services can help pastors like you connect with visitors who check out your church digitally. We also talk about how livestreaming makes it easier for …
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From a technical perspective, livestreaming church services is relatively easy —especially if you’re using Resi technology. Unfortunately, questions like “Who is watching?” and “What do they want?” aren’t so easy to answer. However, the answers to those questions are extremely important when trying to figure out how to increase church engagement and attendance online. Your …
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For church leaders, guiding a community through uncertain times isn’t just a job—it’s a calling. Yet, amidst the multitude of tasks and challenges faced daily, the decision to maintain a technologically advanced service, such as livestreaming, can often appear burdensome, time-consuming, and potentially conflicting with traditional values. Once a stop-gap measure hastily adopted to remain …
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The most difficult and rewarding aspect of my church production career was the volunteers I worked with. The men and women I served with to create physical and digital worship experiences were vital to my life and ministry. Not only did they provide the church with ministry success, but they became friends upon whom I …
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It’s uncommon to stumble upon a church that doesn’t provide an online avenue for engaging with its services. Once churches embraced livestream technology, the next question arose naturally: “Where should we broadcast our church services?” To which most churches replied, “Everywhere.” In marketing terms, this concept is called an “omni-channel strategy.” You’re taking a communication …
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Through streaming, churches like yours can access a powerful tool that can effectively disciple the people you’re already connected with and help you reach new people. But livestreaming church services is just the tip of the iceberg. Using the same technology, churches can create other intimate, relational, and simpler ways to engage with people online. …
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The idea of digital evangelism is not a new concept. Organizations like Global Media Outreach and the Billy Graham Evangelical Organization create ad campaigns globally to connect with individuals who don’t know Jesus. Using engagement platforms like WhatsApp, these organizations build relationships with individuals, giving people a greater understanding of who Jesus is. Ultimately, people …
Lackadaisical attendance, a drop in giving, disenfranchised younger generations—the Church faces daunting struggles weekly, the weight of which can feel overwhelming. With so much pressure, how does the church overcome? First, some good news. According to Pushpay’s 2024 State of Church Tech Report, 91% of churches like yours stream church services online. This is a …
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You’re a church techie. You love your church and its vision and direction. You’re passionate about the one hour on Sunday and want to maximize the 167 hours in between to make sure each Sunday experience is done with excellence. You are the definition of FILO (first in, last out), and you wear that badge …
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