Enough theory. Time to execute.
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Maximize Your Time by Creating an Audience Filter
If God has called you to reach a certain people group or subculture in your community, you can create an audience filter to run into those people in higher concentrations. Years ago I heard a tongue-in-cheek radio commercial promoting the station’s business reporter. The voice was threatening to sue because the reporter’s hard-hitting journalism had…
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How to Claim Your Online Church Listings
You need to claim your online church listings so that you can control what is displayed and moderate ratings and reviews. Sooner or later, your church plant will show up in online directories like Yelp and Google Maps. Where does that information come from? How do they decide who is the rightful representative of your…
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Get Your People to Post Online Church Ratings
Having your team post online church ratings could make the difference between whether someone decides to visit your church gatherings or not. Have you ever looked up ratings for restaurants or contractors online? I have. I want to know something about the reputation and track record of that establishment before I go any further. Why…
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Top DIY Church Website Options
If you’re on a budget and find WordPress confusing, there are several other DIY church website options. I’ve leaned into this a little harder recently because I continue to get calls for help from confused pastors who just can’t figure out their WordPress sites. I know all the arguments about its unparalleled power and customizabilitiness.…
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Pros and Cons of a WordPress Church Website
As you plan your church plant website, you’ll have to decide which software to build it with. Consider these pros and cons of a WordPress church website. I’ve helped scores of church planters get started on their websites. The most popular site building software has been WordPress. A WordPress Church Website Has Advantages …including: Low…
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Free Community Mapping Tools, Part 3: Carrier Route Maps
Third in a series of posts about community mapping tools, here’s another free tool to help you learn your community: postal carrier route maps. One of the challenges of getting the word out in your community is planning time & resources to let every household know about the grand opening of your worship gatherings. Knowing…
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5 Church HR Myths That Will Self Destruct Your Church Plant
The following is a guest post by my new friend in ministry, Tiffany Henning. She is a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Retirement Planning (CRPC) and wants to bust a few church HR myths. You heard the calling. You received the commission. Then you found the location, gathered your team and launched your worship…
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Free Community Mapping Tools Part 2: School Boundary Maps
Falling in love with your community can be easy; doing the hard work of really getting to know it can take more effort. Here’s another free tool to help you learn your community: school boundary maps. One of the challenges of demographics research is cutting through the averages. Your report says that the average income…
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2 Important Ways Church Plant Staff Fundraising is Different
If you’re requiring them to raise their own support, there are a couple of ways church plant staff fundraising will be different. It’s common for overseas missionaries to raise funds to cover their own in-the-field expenses. Full-time, vocational church planters should follow that example for their church plant (you’re a missionary to your community, right?).…
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