Ekklesia 360

​How to Revamp Your Church Website With New Leadership

Posted by Joanna Gray

Making a major change to your staff can be a very exciting time for your church. Your carefully formed team is what makes all the magic happen behind the scenes between each Sunday service. After many hours of working together, you may even feel like...

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Topics: Strategy

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

6 Things Your Members Want You to Know About How They Use the Internet

Posted by Joanna Gray

Your church members and visitors spend a lot of time online. Odds are, most of them probably have access to the internet right in their back pockets! It’s natural that we bring our faith community to the web, too. We hope your church website has brought...

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Topics: Strategy

Ekklesia 360 Helps: What’s the Difference Between Blogs and Articles?

Posted by Joanna Gray

Today, I get to do one of my favorite things and answer an actual question from our customers. We want to take a minute and answer a popular customer question: “What’s the difference between an article and a blog post?” Even if you’re not an Ekklesia...

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Topics: Strategy, e360 Help

Is There a Low-Cost Alternative to Google?

Posted by Joanna Gray

The software you use is a service––it’s the backbone of many of the things you do, and you want something that not only works, but can serve you: saving time, effort, and money.

When asking around, people may suggest Google Apps free services, and it...

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Topics: Strategy

New Church Communications Resources to Inspire You Today

Posted by Joanna Gray

When it comes to communicating with your church, it can be tough coming up with new content and new ways to connect every week. You might even feel a little burnout from the constant content production. It can feel like the classic superhero complaint,...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

How to Talk to Your Church About Your New Online Giving Platform

Posted by Joanna Gray

“Our online giving experience is clunky and confusing.”

“I wish our giving platform looked as personal and welcoming as our church…”

“I want to streamline my administrative processes and providers.”

“What are all these high transaction fees?!?”

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Topics: Giving, Strategy

Your Church Could be Missing Out on $10,000 a Month

Posted by Joanna Gray

You print church visitor cards and encourage your members to invite their friends and family for a reason. You work hard to develop a modern, welcoming church website to attract new faces and spread your ministry online. You tirelessly promote the...

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Topics: Strategy