Phil hates church announcements
Found this very interesting blog on communication and church announcements. I had to share it. Click here It’s a blog where Phil discusses why he “hates churchannouncements“. He goes into why “It’s time to quit doing announcements and start doing next steps.“ The point where he discussed “pointing people to a communication hub” really resonated with…
Read MorePart 3 of 3 – People, process and church tech
We have been examining one of the biggest developments in church technology today: how to bring your church online. This is our third post in this series, following Jay Kranda’s helpful videos regarding this issue as the basis. His analysis of church online really dovetails with my own experiences in helping churches develop online ministries. The first post presented…
Read MoreIs Dot church only about being cool?
Last week, I sent out (Part 2) Church Online: The Steps, along with the story of being the only “delivery nurse” at our 2nd son’s birth. The replies made me laugh as well as reflect. Thanks for that. God is good! The final part, Part 3, is already written and will be published soon. Stay…
Read MoreChurch Online: The Steps
Our 2nd kid turned 2 yesterday. Yup, Benjamin was born on Valentine’s day in the back of our once functional Chevy Malibu, with God’s guiding angels and the Texas 911 operator. I am still surprised I did not faint (too many sitcoms?), but grateful it all worked out. The funny thing is that, despite…
Read MoreThe Shoe House
There are some ministries that can feel like the old woman in the shoe from the nursery rhymes. A children’s ministry is one of those. Generally, you have three audiences to work with: the kids, the staff and the parents. Over the last year or so, I had worked closely with the Houston Central Adventurers…
Read MoreChurch Outlook 2016
As a active member of your local church, pastor or a ministry leader, you are probably always trying to figure out what is working well, what areas you may need to work on and what direction into the future your ministry should take. It was true January, 2015, as it is in 2016. One specific…
Read More52% of app users find push notes to be an “annoying distraction.”
If your church or ministry is using a mobile app to engage your congregation or an even wider audience, then push notes are a key mobile feature that you want to strategically deploy to communicate your message. A study by Localytics shows that app users who enable push notes engage with apps 3 times more in a…
Read MoreBringing the power of membership and segmentation to your app
We are proud to announce the latest updates to PocketPew. We have an abundance of new features to make your mobile app more effective and engaging for your church or ministry. Membership Most of the new features involve using personalized accounts to access your mobile app. Instead of your users acting anonymously, they are now…
Read MoreWhy rereading our top 2015 blogs will help your church’s digital strategy in 2016!
Recently, I reviewed the top posts on our websites. Overall, traffic is up and people are spending at least 2 minutes per visit. However, reviewing specifically what’s working and why, helps us plan better content for you in 2016. Here are our top 10 most popular posts of 2015, as well as the main takeaways…
Read MoreGrow Church Giving By Using these 5 Best Practices
So yesterday, we discussed the Hope United La case study, that showed you exactly how they increased giving by 80% while doubling the number of givers. Here’s another great resource to reference if you are trying to make this case at your local church. Based on working on the pilot project as well as my…
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