4 Things To Know About Church Mobile Apps
Mobile Apps are all the rage in the digital space, but should you place all your eggs in the app basket? After all, an app’s value is only worthwhile if your congregation downloads and interacts with it. Here are a few ideas to focus on when launching a church mobile app: First Comes The Website In order to drive your congregation to using an app, first you need a functional church website that is already being utilized by your...
SEO Tips For Your Ministry
When someone moves into a new community, they almost always have a long list of tasks to complete before they truly feel at home. From connecting their utilities to setting up their cable, the moving checklist can feel never ending. And for some families and individuals, finding a new place of worship is another item to add to their moving list. With this in mind, how would a new family that just moved into your community discover...
Mobile Website vs. Mobile Responsive
Just a few years ago, mobile was the future of websites and web traffic. That future is now. According to Cisco, in 2014, mobile traffic was up 69% from 2013 and the mobile data accessed in 2014 was 30 times the amount of total Internet traffic in the year 2000. On top of that, 497 million new mobile devices were added in 2014. All that to say, mobile is a big deal whether you are ready for it or not. One of the ways to get...
3 Easy Ways to Connect Church, Kids and Their Parents: Part 3
Post 3 in a 3-part series by Reagan Lynn Children’s Ministry: Enhancing Security Enhancing Security Which security methods fit your church best? We’ll cover: Utilizing different options, including iPad check in, wireless check in, security cards, and iPhone self check-in for parents Imagine for a moment: Peace of mind. True connections. In today’s age, children’s safety and security are more important than ever....
3 Easy Ways to Connect Church, Kids and Their Parents: Part 2
Post 2 in a 3-part series by Reagan Lynn Improving Paging and Communication with Parents In children’s ministry, incorporating a secure child check in system is crucial to providing parents peace of mind. Part of this system involves occasionally notifying parents of emergencies during a worship service. There are times, however, when there isn’t an emergency. Instead, a “PNN”, or parental notification notice must be delivered...
Church Tech Terms Simplified
In the church world today, the range of knowledge about the tech world is enormous and growing. Every day, new technologies are created that have potential within the realm of ministry, but because of the pace at which they are created, staying current and sorting through the terms becomes more and more difficult. Let’s take a look at some “must-know” tech terms that everyone in ministry should, at least, be familiar with. ...
