I have been wanting to write a series of articles about websites. As I was thinking of different ways to make it interesting I landed on the idea of creating a website for a specific purpose and then tracking its progress in the articles. With this is mind I am going to catalog the journey…
This is the ninth and last article in a series about church consulting that we are presenting on our Church Encourager platform. In this article we are talking about the importance of a Church Marketing Strategy. Talking about “marketing” and the “church” in the same sentence makes some people uncomfortable. Perhaps they feel like they…
This is the eighth article in a series about church consulting here on Church Encourager. After we have acquired some information about the church and about the surrounding community we try to come up with an effective plan to ‘reach out’. Defining Outreach What do we mean by ‘Outreach’? Outreach is an effort by individuals…
This is the seventh article in a series about church consulting that we are presenting on our Church Encourager platform. In this article we will be looking at the Church Insight Report which is a report generated when your church completes a church health survey and/or assessment. While the report will be different depending on…
This is the sixth article in a series about church consulting that we are presenting on our Church Encourager platform. In this article we are talking about church health surveys and/or assessments. A church health survey/assessment is a helpful tool that will give you information on the overall health of your church. For the most…
This is the fifth article in a series about church consulting that we are presenting on the Church Encourager platform. In this article we will be exploring the information we retrieved in our demographic study and developing a Community Insight Report. Let’s gather some free, easy access information at City Data Guide. Click here to…
This is the fourth in a series of articles on church consulting we are presenting on the Church Encourager platform. We are writing them to give some insight on what the Virtual Church Consulting service looks like. Also, the information will be helpful to churches who are looking for a DIY church consulting approach. After…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] In two recent Church Encourager articles we discussed the Website Audit and the Social Media Audit. In this article we will be looking at the impact and importance of Search Engine presence. Search Engine presence, or digital presence, is your church’s online footprint. It is what happens when…
We recently talked about the importance of the church website in an article on Church Encourager called “The Website Audit”. The website is usually one of the first things that I look at when I begin a church consultation. The next thing I do is check out the church’s social media. At the time of…
One of the first things that I do when I begin consulting with a church is to take a good look at the church website. The main reason I do this is that the website is the “digital foyer” for the church. It is the first impression for almost everyone that visits your church. By…
We talked briefly about Melchizedek at church recently and I encouraged everyone to do a little more research on who he was. The way Melchizedek suddenly appears in the book of Genesis is quite fascinating and has caused a lot of discussion over the years. He is only mentioned in three books of the Bible:…