Sure, most of the time, visitors come to your church website, but if you're paying good money for a great website, you might as well use it to serve your church members! There are many things in church life that our church members need to get info on: events, sign-ups, ministries, giving, past sermons, announcements, etc., and rather than send them to multiple places all over your website, why not create a one stop shop for all things for your church members.

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It's obvious that every person who lands on your website comes from a different walk in life, but have you ever stopped and asked "who are these people?" and "what are they looking for out of your church's website?"

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Wordpress is the most popular website content management system for websites in the world! That being said, Wordpress is NOT a website builder – it's a system by which you can build your website upon.

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With so many different ways to build a website for your church, the options can be overwhelming. In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I break down the various types of website builders, including true DIY builders and church based website builders. We go as far as to break the differences in each type of builder, with the end goal of giving you some direction as to where to start when building your church website. 

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In recent months, it seems like more and more churches have complained about their worship services being muted both during the live stream and after the service is over. Because of the growing concern of service being muted, many of these churches are looking for alternative ways to stream their services.

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I am in many different Facebook groups for podcasting (both Christian and secular), and every time someone decides to make the plunge into the podcasting world, 5 questions tend to be asked:

Question 2: Where should I host my podcasts? 

Question 3: How does platforms like Apple Podcast and Spotify work?

Question 4: Do I have to make new graphics every week for the podcast?

Question 5: Do I also have to have my own website with my podcast?

In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I set out to answer each of these 5 questions so that as you begin your podcasting journey for your new digital ministry, you can be sure that you how podcast truly works and are technically prepared to launch your show!

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In life, there are always three categories: Nice to have, good to have, and need to have; church communications is no different. I believe that in small church communications, there are essential, need to haves, such as having a Google Business Profile and a website; however, there are many areas in church communication that are simply good or nice to have.

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In the world of church communications, there are many facets that are exciting and fun! Social media posts, livestream, logo creation, flyer creation, and capturing photos are areas that most people believe do to help their church communicate its message, but are these things essential to how your church functions online? If not, what are the bare essentials of church communications?

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If you take a stroll through the major podcast listening platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcast, you are able to see the top podcasts in each area of life, including Christianity. To help you think through what type of podcast you create, a took a look at the top charts for all of Christian podcasts and found that there are 7 styles of podcasts that Christians LOVE (besides sermons), and in this episode, I list those 7 styles of popular Christian podcast, how you can create a podcast to match that style, and why you should use that style for your own show!

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You've decided to start a podcast (for your church, ministry, or self), you purchased your podcasting gear, decided on your type of podcast show, but now you are stuck trying to figure out how to grow your show and have people tune in every week. You aren't able to sit back and hope that people will engage; you need to intentionally take steps to help your podcast grow.

• Church Email Newsletters – Are They Worth It?

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