Ekklesia 360

How to Make Your Church Website 404 Pages Better and Actually Useful

Posted by Joanna Gray

Have you ever really looked forward to something only to end up sorely disappointed? Like when you watch a new movie—especially one with a lot of build up— only to get to the credits and think, “Eh. It was okay,” or when you check out a popular...

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Topics: Design, Featured

6 Church Blogging Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Joanna Gray

Ah, blogging. It's one of my favorite things to do for Ekklesia. We've found that our blog is one of the best ways to reach our audience to send helpful information, advice, and ultimately bridge a connection with someone on the other side of the screen....

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Topics: Design, Featured

Building a Church Website: 7 Must-Have Pages and What to Put On Them

Posted by Joanna Gray

Your church website simply cannot exist without content. But it's more than just slapping some information on your pages—you have to make sure you're creating the right content and putting it on the right pages, otherwise your website visitors can get...

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Topics: Best Practices, Featured

Your Congregation Isn't Using Your Church Website—Now What?​

Posted by Joanna Gray

Nobody likes to see something great go to waste. If you bought a $700 ski boat, you wouldn't want it to just sit in the dock to collect dust and barnacles—otherwise that hefty chunk of change would be for nothing!

Or even worse, what if it was your...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy

​7 Tips to Make Your Best Church Newsletter Ever

Posted by Joanna Gray

What are some of your favorite ways to keep your congregation in-the-know? Do you like to keep it old school with weekly Sunday announcements from the pulpit? Do you keep a bright and vibrant up-to-date bulletin board? Or update your Facebook page and/or...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy

4 Tell-Tale Signs It's Time To Build a Church Website

Posted by Joanna Gray

Many churches don't have a church website yet. Perhaps it's because they've done "fine" without it—or maybe they think their community is small and close-knit enough that information can be posted on a bulletin board or announced on Sundays.

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy

​How to Set Up Live Streaming On Your Church Website

Posted by Joanna Gray

Sometimes I wish I could be in two places at once. Like picking up groceries from the store and getting my car fixed at the same time, or playing on a beach in Hawaii while also hiking in Yosemite during my vacation—if only!

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More Admins, More Problems—Who All Should Run Your Church Website?

Posted by Joanna Gray

To anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant kitchen, I commend you.

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Blueprint for a Great Church Website Homepage

Posted by Jimmy Pham

Deciding what to put or not put on your homepage can be tricky. On one hand, you want to showcase everything your church has to offer, but you also don’t want to overwhelm the site visitor.

A good place to start is to set clear goals and values for your...

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Topics: Design, Featured

Our Take On the 1st Steve Fogg Podcast Episode: Crisis Church Communications

Posted by Joanna Gray

You know those mornings that just start off on a great, positive note? Today was one of those days for us here at Ekklesia 360. We woke up to find an email from one of our favorite #churchcomm leaders, Steve Fogg––announcing his new podcast

I was ready...

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