1 Way To Keep a Person from Visiting Your Church
We were a family who was ready to visit a church. We did not visit this one because of a really bad mistake on their church website. I'll show you what it was and then show you how to fix it.
6 Christmas Strategies to Grow Your Church
I’ve been the first time visitor to churches during the Christmas season. I have been the first time visitor to a Christmas Eve service where I didn’t ever want to go back. On the other hand, I visited a church on Christmas Eve and was so impressed I wanted to invite friend the following week. …
Does your church website answer questions for potential visitors?
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 …
Podcast: Christmas Outreach to the Community
Listen in as one church tells the story of getting their Christmas events out to a few thousand people during a town Christmas event. I interview Kevin Cunningham, outreach pastor of a church in Nashua New Hampshire, a town of about 80,000.
Use Facebook Events for Increase Invitations for Christmas
This article on using Facebook events is reprinted with persmission from Christian Webtrends (blog.ourchurch.com) to edit for Christmas. It was originally aimed for Easter, but it’s just as true for Christmas. The images refer to an Easter service, but you get the idea. The original article appeared in 2011, and Facebook may have changed the …
Update your Church Website for Your Christmas Visitors
Many people check out a church’s website or Facebook page prior to visiting your church at Christmas. If you are having special events at Christmas to attract new church visitors, ask yourself these questions while at your church website: What time is your Christmas Eve Service? What should I expect on Christmas Eve? Is there …
Podcast: Press Releases for Churches
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 …
Reduce Friction on Your Church Website
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 …
Help Out of Town Visitors Find Your Church
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 …
10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors
According to a Barna Research survey of people looking for a church, “Friendliness to Visitors” is Extremely important: 71% Somewhat important: 21% Based on a national telephone survey of 1,015 people 18 or older; sampling error of plus/minus 3 percent. Citation: Moody (Jan/ Feb 2002); For 9 out of 10 visitors, the friendliness of your …
Business Cards that Church members can give away.
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 …
Hard to get: What time are your services?
A church that took over an abandoned post-office turned the exterior into a nice presentable building. It looked sharp, clean, and with fresh paint and landscaping. Since the church was in my normal commuting patterns, I would drive by at least 3-4 times a day. The facilities renovation attracted my attention. What time are your …