Category: Marketing

  • 6 Great Reasons to Network in Your Community

    6 Great Reasons to Network in Your Community

    Networking is when you’re meeting with civic officials, business leaders, community groups, nonprofits, etc. Here are 6 great reasons to go network in your community today. I’m sure I don’t have hard numbers to prove it, but I would argue that there’s a tangible difference in the health of a church plant between planters that […]

  • 3 Tools to Claim Consistent Social Usernames

    3 Tools to Claim Consistent Social Usernames

    As you’re creating the brand for your new church plant, one of your challenges will be to claim consistent social usernames. Learn from my mistake. I already have this problem: On Twitter I’m @plantingtactics And on Instagram I’m @plantingtactics But on Facebook I’m /churchplantingtactics And sadly on Google Plus I’m /113079890154934621964 (I think that means […]

  • Do We Need a Church Website Privacy Policy? (including GDPR update)

    Do We Need a Church Website Privacy Policy? (including GDPR update)

    A church website privacy policy would be a page on your website that explains how your church  collects personal information and how you use it. Even an initial site for your supporters might be set up to collect information. Most church websites offer some or all of the following data collection forms: Email newsletter signup […]

  • 12 Church Sub-Calendars You Need Today

    12 Church Sub-Calendars You Need Today

    Church sub-calendars are a great way to keep everything organized at your church. Setting them up is relatively easy and it solves the following 3 problems. Whether or not you’re a program-driven church, there are things that happen in the life of your church each year. Keeping them all straight is important. If you use […]

  • 10 Things to Consider When Shooting Church Staff Video Bios

    10 Things to Consider When Shooting Church Staff Video Bios

    As you’re building the website for your church plant, you should consider including church staff video bios instead of just pictures on your staff page. Staff Pages Rank High Most people will check out a church’s website before their first visit. But which pages do they hit when they’re deciding whether or not to come? […]

  • 5 Creative Ideas for Church Missions Teams

    5 Creative Ideas for Church Missions Teams

    You have a sponsoring or supporting church that wants to send a missions team to help you get your new church plant started. Want some good uses of the free labor? Here are 5 creative ideas for church missions teams: These ideas are roughly in chronological order based on when a planter would typically use […]

  • How to Sync Church Calendars to Save Your Sanity

    How to Sync Church Calendars to Save Your Sanity

    Ever get sick of having to create the same church event over and over on different platforms? If only you could sync church calendars so you only had to enter each event once! It usually goes like this: you’ve planned an event for your church plant. It’s going to be awesome. You need to get […]

  • Church Page vs Church Group on Facebook

    Church Page vs Church Group on Facebook

    Have you ever been confused about whether to use a church Page vs church Group on Facebook? No, they aren’t the same thing, and you should probably know the difference before you jump in. The further you get down the path of using either a church Page vs church Group on Facebook, the harder it […]

  • Free Church Photo Release Forms

    Free Church Photo Release Forms

    Having a fun event this summer? Great! Taking pictures, too? Even better! But you can’t just post those pictures on your church website or Facebook page without having signed church photo release forms. Here’s why: Jeopardizing Children Picture copyright issues aside, I see the biggest issue as children’s safety. Consider these scenarios that could very […]