Running a church can be expensive. For many pastors, going online has provided an additional expense to their ministry that was not there in past years. Even so, there are some helpful tools some ministries give away to churches without charge. This is especially surprising when you consider how helpful some of these resources are for doing church online.
Here are surprisingly free resources that will help you reach more people online.
Church Online Platform from Open Network (Life.Church and the Bible App) is free and will always be free. You can find out more at churchonlineplatform.com.
"At Life.Church, one of our core values is irrational generosity. We're committed to equipping the 'capital C' Church in every way we can. That's why the Church Online Platform is available completely free of charge. Our definition of 'free' extends to support and updates, too."
The Bible App for Kids offers free videos and curriculum for kids, with access for both churches and parents. Parents can access the parent portal and set up their kids with a kids service while they watch your regular live stream. There is also a church portal where you can get free curriculum and additional resources. Find out more at open.life.church and bibleappforkids.com.
Church of the Highlands has also produced free online kids services that you can use to create an online kids service for your church at growleader.com.
Pastor Peter Haas and Substance Church have put together a plethora of resources for churches going online, including videos of live worship you can use for your digital broadcast. You can access those at peterhaas.org.
There are many different platforms you can use to bring your church into the digital landscape. Here is some free training that primarily focuses on streaming but also includes other helpful online tips as well:
Bonus: Don't forget the free ebooks, checklists, and outreach libraries waiting for you in the free resources at buildthe.church — built specifically to help you grow your church without growing your budget.
