Category: Communications
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3 Reasons to Use Facebook Check Ins
Facebook check ins are one of the lesser known and even lesser used tools built in to Facebook. But if you figure out how to use Facebook check ins, it could be an incredibly useful tool. When you use Facebook to post an update on a mobile device, your options are: Status (text) Photo (including…
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Easy Ideas to Create Church Facebook Page Content
It can be a part-time job to create church Facebook page content, but it has become an indispensable part of establishing your church plant online and in your community. The first and best thing you can do for your church Facebook page is posting interesting and useful content. “Content is King” has become such a…
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Using Facebook Dark Posts for Church
Using Facebook dark posts for church planting is almost as mysterious as it sounds. But it can be a great way to connect with people and get the word out about your church plant. You don’t have to be an online ninja to figure it out. Let me break it down: How to Pay Facebook…
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How to Use Facebook for Church Planting
I started supporting church planters in 2007. At that time, planters were saying, “This new social media thing seems to be catching on; I wonder how I could use Facebook for church planting?” Now it’s a given. With 222 million Facebook users in the US & Canada alone, it’s a communication and connection tool you…
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Micro vs Macro Church Metrics
What is your church’s scorecard? If you want to know how you’re doing at making disciples, you need to consider micro vs macro church metrics. For years churches have been measuring things at the macro (congregational) level. While that’s important and should be part of the scorecard, Willow’s now almost 10-year old Reveal study bravely…
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3 Reasons to Create Ministry Reports
There has been a lot of healthy conversation around the ‘scorecard’ of the church recently. We mostly agree that measuring attendance and offerings is an incomplete scorecard at best. But why would you even want to create ministry reports that measure other things? Nobody becomes a church planter so that they can read or create…
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How to Prepare Church Giving Statements
Often at this time of year I field questions about whether churches have to file annual donation statements. Here is what you need to know about how to prepare church giving statements. First off, your church doesn’t have to file any statements or records with the IRS. The church giving statements are mailed to the…
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How to Do a Church Plant Name Change
Sometimes you just can’t get around a church plant name change. Here’s what you need to do. There are a couple of things that might be forcing the name change: You incorporated early with a placeholder name and now you’ve settled on the permanent name You incorporated early with a name that is a complete…
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5 Ways to Use Your Church Plant Target Area Map
Whether you’re planting a church in a community that’s new to you or returning to plant in your home town, you need to be an expert on your community. Here are 5 great ways to use a church plant target area map to help you make a difference in your town. Free Church Plant Target…