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Should You Rename Your Church?

February 2, 2019 by EvangelismCoach

We considering re-nameing our church as part of the re-branding conversation around getting a new street sign. This was our decision making process.

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Church Website Update

Is your church website an open door or barrier to your church?

March 17, 2014 by EvangelismCoach

Today, Yvon Prehn allow me to share her guest post about your church website. Yvon is an excellent writer and shares frequently on church communications – in fact, that is her ministry. I’ve benefited much from my conversations with her and her regular newsletter provides all sorts of great snippets.  She also runs a membership …

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Using Social Media to Market a Church

How @BrandonACox is Planting a Church Using Social Media

October 28, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

What if you are a brand new church with a near zero marketing budget?  That is how Brandon A Cox started planting Grace Hills Church in Bentonville Arkansas.  Read below as he shares some of what he is doing in social media to get visitors to come to his church. This snippet on planting a …

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Are Church Welcome Packets a good idea?

August 1, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

The fall ministry season is approaching in the US. Perhaps it’s time to review the materials in your church welcome folder. If you do not have a visitor packet ready, you are missing out a great opportunity to help newcomers find their way into your church family. You can check out this list of 15 …

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How to Follow Up on the Anonymous Church Visitor

July 30, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

If your church visitor doesn’t fill out a connection card, how can you follow up with them?

How can you follow up with them if you have no record of their presence?

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More Church Visitor Packet Ideas

June 23, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

Church welcome packets are a great marketing tool to put in the hands of your first time visitors, particularly those who stay anonymous. I recently put this question out some of the networks I am a part of: What sorts of things do you put in your visitor welcome packet /folder to give to first …

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Does your church website answer questions for potential visitors?

November 12, 2012 by EvangelismCoach

This question came across my twitter feed (@EvangelismCoach) this past Sunday: “It’s 2nd Sunday .. I’m visiting a new church .. Heels or Tennis shoes ? I never know how to dress when I’m a visitor” This brings up the point: Can potential first time church visitors find out the information they need on your church website …

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Podcast: Press Releases for Churches

August 27, 2010 by EvangelismCoach

Press releases can be free publicity for your church as part of your marketing. Church press releases are remarkably simple to do once you understand some basic points and setup a distribution system for your church press release. How First PC Englewood Uses Press Releases I recently spoke with Richard Hong, pastor of First Presbyterian …

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Broken Church Website

Reduce Friction on Your Church Website

July 20, 2010 by EvangelismCoach

Can potential first time church visitors find out the information they need on your church website landing page? What do you think are some of the most common questions of your website visitor? Here is what I think (though I don’t have data to prove it): Where is the church? What does the building look …

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Church Websites Help Visitors find your Church

March 2, 2010 by EvangelismCoach

This Easter, some people might want to visit your church for the first time in a long time. This Holy Week, some out of town guests may want to visit your special services for holy week. You don’t know who they are. They don’t know where they want to go. God has given these first …

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Broken Church Website

A Broken Church Website

August 12, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

I recently visited a church website and immediately thought they were playing hard to get. Does your website prevent visitors from even making it to you church? Does your website home page commit any of these errors? 1.  Where does your church meet? I wanted to know where the church was. There was no address …

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Church Greeter Training Video

Church Websites can be Embarrassing

June 16, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

Last week, I spoke with a small suburban church pastor who apologetically murmured how his church website embarrassed him. “I’m sorry you had to see that.” He went on to explain how it was setup 10 years ago by a church member who has since moved on and how impossible it is to maintain with …

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Help Out of Town Visitors Find Your Church

April 2, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

This spring there will be many occasions where out of town visitors might be visiting their relatives. If they want to attend a special service at your church, such as your Easter or Resurrection Day services, can they easily get the information from your website? Example from Christmas Over Christmas, my family visited relatives. We …

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Press Release

2 Tips to Improve your Church Press Release

November 4, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Many churches have special events that they would like to inform the public about. One technique is to issue a press release, often published in the local section in Religious notes. Here is press release that I found in May 2008.  I’ll simply reproduce the text from the Religion notes section (because the original link …

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Press Release

Flowery Church Language Confuses Church Press Release

May 6, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Do you use press releases to market your church? Churches and other Christian groups often fail to obtain a profile in the local community because they do not know how to create effective press releases. I found this interesting church press release the other day. (Source: Presbyterians focus on ascension and evangelism – link broken).  Here is …

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Evangelism Surveys

First Impressions: Survey First Time Visitors (More)

April 29, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Last month, I posted an entry on Surveying 1st Time Church Visitors to help improve your church’s welcoming. I contacted each church mentioned and discovered the effect of such an online first time visitor survey was a zero. One church visitor survey was a broken link. The second church visitor survey for first time visitors …

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Business Cards that Church members can give away.

February 18, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Some churches play hard to get! Websites don’t list any contact information Worship Service times are not on the telephone responder, Service hours are not on on a sign near the front door or on the road. One Low Cost Church Marketing Idea Here is one low-cost idea that you can use to help advertise …

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