Most people don’t visit a church first. They search first. This guide shows how churches can use SEO to meet real needs, build trust, and reach people with the hope of the gospel before they ever walk through the doors.

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Your Church Growth Strategy Is Missing One Thing There’s a moment Brady Shearer described that is hard to shake. A man saw a short sermon clip appear in his social media feed — not because he searched for it, not because a friend shared it, but because an algorithm surfaced it on his lunch break. […]

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David Elliott of Global Recordings Network Canada on narrative preaching and reaching story-centric, oral cultures.

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Why most church social media falls flat, and how to lead with story and empower your congregation instead of promoting.

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Brian Sooy of Aespire on brand perception: a brand is what people think of you, and how a ministry can shape it.

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Dr. John Jackson on engaging a culture that treats truth as relative, with grace and an embodied, credible witness.

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Joe Eelkema of the National Christian Foundation on generosity, giving, and helping people steward what God provides.

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Why testimony belongs at the center of church life, and how shared stories of transformation strengthen the whole body.

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Kevin Zielinski of the Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition on fighting trafficking and mobilizing the church to respond.

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We picture “oral cultures” as somewhere far away. They’re increasingly right here In Part 1, Rick Sessoms made the case that most of the world learns through story rather than proposition. In Part 2 of his conversation on The Ministry Growth Show, he brings it home: the shift toward oral, image-first learning isn’t confined to […]

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