Maybe it should have been a question. “branding for church?” Isn’t branding for businesses, not churches? The church is not a business! Right, I couldn’t agree more, the church is not a business, but it does have business to do! I don't mean to demean the church or turn it into something it shouldn't
Social media is a powerful tool that your church can use to reach people inside and outside of your congregation. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Snapchat, each platform can be incredibly useful for touching lives and promoting your ministry. For most churches that I talk to, it's
Church announcements are important Imagine the time during church announcements as having a face to face conversation with everyone at once. It’s that small window of opportunity to share important things with the church family. If we are doing it well, we can make the few minutes we have really impactful. **
We're helping your church grow with a creative list of 30 church outreach ideas to meet members online, in church, and in the community.
Maybe it should have been a question. “branding for church?” Isn’t branding for businesses, not churches? The church is not a business! Right, I couldn’t agree more, the church is not a business, but it does have business to do! I don't mean to demean the church or turn it into something it shouldn't
Our articles typically focus on marketing, management, social media, and fundraising — but we decided to take a week and talk specifically about church
We found the best church websites in 2022. The first impression visitors have of your church is your website. It's vital you get that right. Start here if you're looking for ideas to design and build a website for your church.
Don’t let small church marketing mistakes affect your attendance. Become a master at promo with these 5 tips that save you time, and money.
I have a love-hate relationship with systems. I love when systems are in place to save time and help things run efficiently. I hate when systems get in the way and cause unnecessary complexity. When I began my role as communications director at West Ridge Church, one of the biggest mistakes I made during the first year was not investing the necessary time to bring clarity to essential systems that would help me, my team, and my church communicate effectively. It took months of living in survival mode for me to finally hit a breaking point and put systems in place. What I discovered is that creating margin for myself to create and implement sustainable systems was never going to be the most urgent thing on my to-do list; but it was the most important.
With the popularity of social media in everyday life, churches everywhere are trying to make an impact in their communities using this tool. Ministries big and small are now signing up for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and even Snapchat. While it’s super easy to register your church on these plat
Here's The 5 Biggest Reasons Why Small Churches Don't Grow And More Importantly, What You Can Do To Take The Limits Off Of Church Growth. I Was Shocked When...
Each collection has at least 5 graphics. All graphics are ready to post on any social media platform.
I have talked about why, where and how to use Social Media. You can Read Part One here, and Part Two here. This week I am going to talk about what and when to Use Social Media. I am going to share with you a ton of different posts you can do. As with many [...]
Whether you’re new to social media or you’ve been leading a social media ministry/team for years, use this 60-question social media checklist to create or improve your church’s social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and more.
The Bible Gives An Exact Blueprint For How To Grow Your Church Attendance. Follow These Steps And It'll Work Anywhere In The World.
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Church strategic planning is an important part of the creation, development and implementation of church a stratetic plan.
Welcome to the EastLake Church's online photo gallery (hosted by Smugmug). Here you’ll be able to view photos of events ranging from baptisms, worship nights, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc, it’s all here. If you come across a photo of yourself or family member you’d like to have, please feel free to download it using the "save photo" that will appear when you roll your mouse over the image. If you want to order prints, you can purchase them directly from SmugMug. Just a little tip: Take a look through the whole gallery if you can, your picture may come up more than once from various angles. Photos are taken by EastLake Church members that volunteer to serve in the EastLake Church Photography ministry. If you would like to volunteer to serve in the Photography Ministry please contact the ministry at [email protected]. No need to be a pro photographer or a gifted amateur. The ministry is just looking for anyone who loves photography and wants to use their photographic talent to serve EastLake Church and help carry out its goals of growing spiritually, building friendships and making a difference locally and globally.
WHEN YOU'RE STUCK, I'VE GOT YOU COVERED. HOW DO I KEEP POSTING FRESH, NEW IDEAS TO MY CHURCH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS? This PDF has 88 ideas that will help you get conversations started on social and bring value to your followers. Where should I send it?
This Romans 15:7 inspired 4.25"x5.5" folded invitation card is good for all occasions. It is such a blessing to be able to get together for special events. Use these cards to invite neighbors and friends to your church. Inform others about special times for Vacation Bible School, Bible Study, Women's Club meetings, Food Pantry organizational meetings, etc. VBS events are coming soon, invite the teachers and helpers to upcoming planning meetings, invite others to come to the church for its holiday events. The back of the card has space to include church name, location, date, time, and event name. Card is printed on premium cardstock and comes with white envelopes. Everyone loves a personal invitation and this card makes it easy to do so! Created in the US. https://www.etsy.com/shop/IMAGESofArt?coupon=CODE10
Handheld signs are a powerful tool for making people feel welcome at your church. The signs pop and stand out from the surrounding parking lot, trees, and cars, and more than just present a splash of color, they draw attention to the faces of people on your team who are holding them.While it may seem obvious how to use a handheld sign, here are some ways to encourage a new team member to make the most of the opportunity to welcome your guests, and some design choices that can help your signage stand out.The goal of your handheld welcome signs is to attract attention to the people holding them so that they can be friendly faces as your guest's first impression.9 Ways That Your Church Welcome Signs Can Make The Biggest Impact On Your Guests:Have Volunteers Hold The Handheld Welcome Sign Below Your FaceThe real purpose of the sign is to grab attention, not to be the attention. The real attention needs to be on the smiling face of the person who is holding the sign. A guest at your church isn't going to feel welcome because of a sign as much as they'll feel welcome by having a person greeting them.Volunteers In Group At Your Church Parking Lot EntranceIf one person holding a handheld sign draws attention, then a whole group of people holding signs draws that much more attention. Having a group of volunteers together also keeps the energy high as they're enjoying each other's company between cars pulling in, and they can look after some logistics together like checking that each person's sign is facing the right way up!Choose Contrasting Colors In Your Handheld Sign DesignIf your team is going to be standing at the edge of your parking lot, choose a design that isn't going to blend in like a grey or black sign. If you're in a parking garage with white or grey concrete walls and pillars, choose bright colors to contrast easily. If your church parking lot is lined with trees or hedges, stay away from green backgrounds, and explore bright blue, orange, or purple.Consider where your sign holders will be standing, and what's around them - the side of your building, trees, cornfield, other buildings in the area - then choose colors that will complement or contrast those, not blend in.You Don't Have To Choose The Same Font As Your LogoNot to say you can't, but if your logo font is hand-brushed, or has a lot of intricate detail, it may not work well for a handheld sign in your church parking lot that someone may read for 1-2 seconds as they're driving by. In this case, the design is defeating the purpose.All of the designs in our catalog can be customized any way you'd like, and keep in mind that our designers have intentionally designed these handheld signs in a specific way on purpose.Choose functional over design so that your message is clear.Less Is More in Handheld Sign DesignsYour handheld sign artwork needs to be read in about 1 second as someone is driving by. "Welcome Back" is a great example of a clear message that a lot of churches want to communicate: "If you've been to our church before, we're really happy that you came back!"Remember what handheld signs are not: Announcements or information. They are to bring a quick smile to someone and attract attention to the excited person who is holding the sign. Create your artwork that that intention in mind.Choose The Right People To Hold Signs In Your Church Parking LotWe might instantly think that the friendliest people who are always smiling make the best sign holders. This is often the case, but if you have team members who want to stop and hug people through their car window, or want to get into really in-depth conversations with other sign holders, then you're going to have an issue with traffic flow, or distracted team members.Maybe Another Job Is A Better Fit?If you find someone who really wants to dig into deep conversations or get to know people, then a great position for them in your first impressions team might be the person at the information center who helps guests get their gift and find a small group.They may also be a fit at kids check-in. Someone who meets a family and makes conversation as they guide them through the registration process, and shows them to each of their kids' classrooms.The inverse is also true.If you find someone with a great smile and high energy, but they just have an awkward time making conversation with a new guest, you may have identified a great opportunity for them to hold a sign and wave at cars pulling into the parking lot to make a positive first impression there.Get Handheld Signs That Are Meant For OutdoorsThis one may seem obvious, but don't assume that anywhere you can buy a square sign is making them out of a material that is made to withstand some elements. Even if you don't plan to have people out holding signs in the rain (who would?) you'll still want them to be water-resistant in case it suddenly starts raining and your team runs in from the parking lot.Having signs that are not weather resistant means even a few raindrops, a splash from windshield washer fluid, or a spilled coffee can ruin the artwork on your handhelds.Rounded CornersYou might think we're getting into the weeds here, but all it takes is one gust of wind and a handheld sign goes flying across the parking lot towards someone's car or worse, someone's kid.Want to leave a poor first impression at your church? Jab someone with the corner of a sign when they get out of their car, or scratch up their hood.Rounded corners may sound like a small detail, and let's hope it never happens at your church, but the chance it might isn't worth the risk.Have Multiple Welcome Signs For VarietyIf you've been in your communication role for any amount of time, you'll already know that people tune out repetition. If every Sunday, it's the same person holding the same sign by the parking lot, it will start to blend in with your church members' Sunday morning routine.Create variety by having different people at different entrances and switch up your signs from location to location and person to person. One week have "Welcome" handheld signs and the next week have a design that matches your sermon series, or event (Like Happy Mothers Day, Fathers Day, or Merry Christmas).You can also change your signs from season to season, and since our handheld signs are made of high-quality durable material, you can save them from one year to the next.FAST Design And Shipping!Choose any handheld sign from our catalog. If you'd like to order as is, we can get it printed and in the mail to you the following day. If you'd like customizations, our design team is ready to help at no additional charge. Once your design is approved, we can get it printed and on its way to you right away.Get started Ordering Your Handheld Signs!
Do you have an effective church marketing strategy? If not, you're missing out on a great form of outreach. Try these 3 strategy elements to get started!
Maybe it should have been a question. “branding for church?” Isn’t branding for businesses, not churches? The church is not a business! Right, I couldn’t agree more, the church is not a business, but it does have business to do! I don't mean to demean the church or turn it into something it shouldn't
Google My Business! Google My Business (GMB) is a free tool to help you create a company profile that shows up in search results. I want to emphasize that this tool is exclusive to Google and so it
What is a mission statement? Your church mission statement can be used as a tool to inspire and lead. It’s foundational and every church should have one. But what exactly is a mission statement? Your statement takes what the church does and consolidates it into one or two concise sentences. Sometimes, but not always,
Maybe it should have been a question. “branding for church?” Isn’t branding for businesses, not churches? The church is not a business! Right, I couldn’t agree more, the church is not a business, but it does have business to do! I don't mean to demean the church or turn it into something it shouldn't
There are a lot of tools you can use to design sermon series graphics for church. Software like Powerpoint, Canva, Affinity, Photoshop and Illustrator can help you put together a great design for your series. Some of the tools I mentioned are robust and have a higher price tag, while others are lightweight but still
Maybe it should have been a question. “branding for church?” Isn’t branding for businesses, not churches? The church is not a business! Right, I couldn’t agree more, the church is not a business, but it does have business to do! I don't mean to demean the church or turn it into something it shouldn't
If you are a new church greeter, check out these ten quick tips to help you serve well that first day.
Need a flier, invite, or printable items for church? Here are the top 12 items you can create for church or to use in your calling with a FREE design software program called Canva. Church So what will you create first? Want to Design Your Own Printables? Be the first to know when new…
With the popularity of social media in everyday life, churches everywhere are trying to make an impact in their communities using this tool. Ministries big and small are now signing up for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and even Snapchat. While it’s super easy to register your church on these plat
