2 Church Website Pages to Help First Time Visitors
Two important church website pages that would answer questions in the minds of visitors, one is particular to this large urban church with limited parking.
How Google will bury your church website
On April 21st, a new update from Google will bury your church website from MOBILE search listings if your website isn’t ready for their new requirements.
Is your church website an open door or barrier to your church?
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 …
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. …
How Can I Persuade My Leaders To Invest in a Church Website? A Discussion Starter
If you are the pastor of a church who needs to persuade your leaders to invest in a good church website, what can you do to make your case? I know how I use church websites when I travel. I look for service times and addresses. Churches without that information won’t even get a visit …
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 …
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 …
Christmas Eve Church Hospitality Failure: A True Story
Your Christmas Eve church hospitality can make a big difference in a visitor’s decision to come back. Your Christmas Eve Outreach is a wonderful opportunity to invite first time church visitors! Your members can invite their friends as well as strangers they meet out in public. Visitors come through your doors. Some will be out of …
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 …
Church Websites Help Visitors find your Church
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 …
31 days to Improve Your Pastor Blog or Church Website
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A Broken Church Website
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 …
Church Websites can be Embarrassing
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 …
7 Ways to Prepare Your Church for Mothers Day
1. Bathroom sniff test. Yes, I’m serious. Ever been blown over by that uniquely powerful smell? You know what I mean. What’s the first room you clean in your own home when company is coming? I rest my case. Is your church bathroom up to “company standards?” Put some nice de-odorizers in there. 2. Greeters. …
Who are you? A Church Website Review
Recently I visited a very elaborate website for a church and wanted to find out some information before potentially visiting. As part of a church’s marketing strategy, a website is a useful tool to help attract people to your congregation. While not directly evangelism, it is a tool that can help create evangelism moments by …
Seattle WA Personal Evangelism Training Conference
In late October, I am scheduled to go to Faith Community Fellowship Church in Mt. Vernon Washington, to help facilitate a 4 day workshop on personal evangelism, as part of the Dunamis Course series for Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (www.prmi.org). The Evangelism Dunamis The Evangelism Dunamis in the Power of the Holy Spirit emphasizes learning …
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 …
Church Website hides contact information
I visited a church website this morning (the day after Thanksgiving, 2007). The church was announcing the start up of an evangelism group. I like the idea — a group of people gathering regularly to encourage each other to do evangelism. This is an idea that I suggest to help develop evangelism training lab-time in …