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title: Welcome Augustine, the Latest e360 Theme
description: Our latest e360 Theme, Augustine, showcases some of the latest in website design and technology mixed with the expertise of our ministry strategists.
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# [Welcome Augustine, the Latest e360 Theme](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/blog/welcome-augustine-the-latest-e360-theme)

 Written by [Jodi Roberts](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/blog/author/jodi-roberts) | Jul 17, 2015 7:23:00 AM

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 We are stoked to announce our latest e360 theme, [Augustine](http://mk030.monkpreview.com). 

This theme showcases some of the latest in mainstream website design and technology mixed with the expertise of our ministry strategists. **Augustine was built from the ground up to help churches attract and engage their communities.**

Check out some reasons why you’re going to love Augustine.

 

## Grow Your Ministry Using The Following Website Features

 

### Use a Video Background to Evoke Emotion

**One of our favorite new features is the ability to have a looping video background, one of the fastest-growing trends in web design**. With this added functionality, you can capture website visitor’s attention using subtle motion. It’s uniquely suited to provide your visitors an instant impression of your church story. They say a picture is worth a thousand words; video is 24,000 words a second.

We understand that a looping video might not be for everyone, so you can just as easily use a static image or rotating banner images.

 

 

### Speak Uniquely to Your Different Audiences

Either way you decide to use the top image area, **you can include a “smart section” text overlay that calls attention to a ****[next step](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/blog/how-to-create-a-compelling-next-steps-page-for-your-church-website)** **that encourages visitors to take action towards growth.** What is a “smart section” you ask? Well, as technology advances, so does the ability to speak directly to your different [audience segments](https://hello.ekklesia360.com/ekk-resource-understand-your-community-how-to-build-personas) (new, regular, engaged and mature) in a smart way. Basically, your website will know who is viewing your site. If they are a new visitor, they will be see special content just for them. 

This is extremely exciting, because now your website can welcome new visitors and provide them with a warm greeting, while giving relevant information to the rest of your church community. No one gets left out.

### Promote Your Latest Sermon 

Have a latest sermon or sermon series you want to promote? **The scrolling homepage has an area that beautifully showcases a featured sermon**. This could easily be a solid color, or an image you use for all sermons or a specific sermon series graphic.

The sermon page has easy-to-use filters for people to easily find the sermons interesting to them.

These filters are customizable. Some common ways to filter include sermon series, categories, date, speaker, and campus.

 

### Showcase Your Blog Posts

Blogs are a great way to start a conversation or discussion. They also help you distribute valuable content. But, if no ones sees your blog, it can lose its value, quickly.

With Augustine, **there is a section directly on the homepage that calls special attention to your blog.** Viewers can scroll through posts without leaving the homepage.

               

### Highlight Groups or Anything You Want

A lot of churches have groups for their community to come together and grow in their faith. **Augustine has a section that is perfect for encouraging people to sign up to participate in a group.**

Don’t have groups? This section is a completely customizable, you can design it to fit your needs. Use this area to highlight a ministry that is important to the life of your church.

 

### Communicate Event Information

Chances are you spend lots of time and energy coordinating events at your church. And, you want as many people to attend as possible. 

**Communicate upcoming events directly from your homepage, and link to more information on your event page.**

  

### Encourage Newsletter Sign-Up and Social Engagement

If you have a newsletter or are active on social media, **using the two-column section of the homepage provides a great way to encourage sign-up and engagement.** You can edit the icon and text and even add custom buttons.

 

### Endorse Important Resources

Providing your church community with resources on your website is a great way to encourage further spiritual growth. In the articles section on the homepage, you can provide more information to your congregation about the resources you’re suggesting.

**On the resource page, you can allow viewers to filter the resources most relevant to them.** Viewers can be engage more by listening to audio, reading articles, downloading, or taking notes.

 

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