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You Have Seven Minutes: Why First-Time Guests Decide Before the Sermon Starts
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First-time guests decide fast. Dustin Dozier on building connection systems that grow your church.
The Importance of Online Giving in Today's New Normal
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Why a streamlined online giving experience is vital today.
The Benefits of Social Media Marketing for Your Church
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How social media grows your church's reach, giving, and attendance.
Digital Giving is the New Normal
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Why cashless giving is now essential for every church.
Owning Your Church's Finances
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A small budgeting adjustment with a huge long-term impact.
Free to Lead
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Three keys to reducing debt so you can lead from peace, not pressure.
Three Shifts to Increase Giving
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Three simple shifts that develop a winning giving strategy.
5 Things You Must Get Right On Your Church Website
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A quick checklist of things you cannot mess up on your website.
Transparency Equals Longevity
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Four steps to earning long-term financial trust with your givers.
Church Marketing Nuts and Bolts
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Save time and money by mastering the basics of church marketing.
The Bow and Arrow of Church Marketing
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Brand, audience, promotion — how to hit your marketing target.
5 Solutions for Common Church Streaming Problems
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Overcome the most common roadblocks to streaming your service.
5 Benefits of Recurring Donations
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How automatic giving helps your church plan and your members give.
Five Ways to Promote Recurring Giving
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Five simple on-ramps to make your church aware of recurring giving.
10 Surprisingly Free Digital Church Resources
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Free streaming, kids ministry, and worship tools for your church.
Fundraising Mistakes and Musts
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The two biggest fundraising mistakes church planters make.
Three Tips for Talking About Giving
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How to communicate the need in a way that compels people to give.
Church Marketing Boost
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What existing churches can learn from church-plant launch days.
Five Fundraising Steps to Create Life-Long Givers
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The donor cycle that turns outsiders into committed stakeholders.
10 Tips for a Successful Outreach
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Ten tips to increase the impact of your next serve project.
Four New Digital Doors for Churches
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What churches learned about digital ministry — and should keep.
What Needs to Be on Your Church's Giving Page
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Five elements every effective church giving page needs.
How Churches Really Spend Money and How You Can Beat the Trend
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72% of church budgets go to salaries and buildings. Beat the trend.
Increasing Social Media Engagement For Churches
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Get more mileage from your posts by asking better questions.
10 Simple Back to School Outreach Ideas
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High-impact, low-cost ways to serve schools and families this fall.
Email Marketing: The Unsung Hero of Church Marketing
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The one channel your members cannot scroll past.
4 Steps to Create a Compelling Culture
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Dee Ann Turner's four steps to a culture your team can breathe.
Why Use Digital Giving?
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What a modern giving platform should do for your church.
Four Benefits of Email Marketing
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Why email still beats social media for reaching your members.
One Huge Giving Problem and How to Solve It
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Irregular attendance hurts giving. Recurring giving fixes it.
How to Implement a New Giving Solution
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8 steps to roll out a new digital giving platform smoothly.
Change the Script on Your Email to Get More Clicks
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How the StoryBrand approach turns church emails into clicks.
Three Practices that Lead to Financial Peace
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Budgeting, margin, and monitoring practices for a financially healthy church.
How to Inspire People to Action
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A five-element storytelling framework for motivating commitment.
Three Myths of Missions Giving
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How to support missions without busting your church budget.
7 Strategies to a Successful Year-End Giving Campaign
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A complete guide to planning a high-impact year-end giving campaign.
5 Secrets to Year-End Giving
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Five things every pastor should know about December generosity.
How to End the Year Financially Strong
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Year-end financial tips for churches, from last-minute givers to next year's goals.
5 Reasons Why You Should Not Care About Your Church Brand
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Why your church's brand matters more than you think.
Why Your Sermons Are Not Sticking
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How an annual message planning calendar makes your preaching stick.
How Are Your Givers Donating?
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What the shift toward digital giving means for your church.
Church Marketing Made Simple
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A three-stage relationship model for turning visitors into family.
The Digital Mission Field
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Training church members to be missionaries in online communities.
The Seven C's of Preparing a Message
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A sermon development framework from consistency to memorization.
Clever, Spiritual, or Clear?
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The clarity principle that makes church marketing actually work.
Text-to-Give 101
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What text-to-give is and how to make mobile giving easy for your church.
Easter Outreach Ideas
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Four promotional event ideas to reach your community this Easter.
Preaching Do's and Don'ts
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Best practices for preparing a message, plus a bonus tip on transitions.
Outreach Tips for Success
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Three quick tips you may not have considered for your next outreach.
Creative Ways to Thank Donors
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Three creative ways to increase the "cheerful" in your givers.
Presenting Like a Pro
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Five elements that should be in every message you preach.
Facebook Streaming 101
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The basics of broadcasting your church services on Facebook Live.
Don't Drop the Ball at the Finish Line: The Final Marketing Push Every Church Needs
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It takes seven touches before someone visits your church. Here's the final marketing push checklist for launch day, Easter, or any strategic Sunday.
The VIP TEAM: How to Solve Your Connection Problem
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They're Not Visitors. They're God's Guests.
Party With the Pastor: The Fun Way to Connect New People
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Most churches lose first-time guests before they ever connect. Pastor Victor Ehiemere shares how a simple, fun "Party With the Pastor" turns guests into friends and naturally fills your Growth Track, no arm-twisting required.
Before You Go: How to Get Started with Outreach
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101 Outreach Ideas for Churches That Want to Reach Their Community
Why Your Church Should Be on TikTok (Yes, Really)
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Most churches are ignoring TikTok, and that's exactly why it might be the cheapest place to reach your community. Here's what I learned from Pastor Chris Moore.
Inspire People to Action with Your Church Branding
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Using AI for Sermon Prep (Without Losing Your Voice)
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This blog explores how pastors can use AI to enhance sermon preparation without sacrificing authenticity, spiritual discernment, or their unique pastoral voice.
Is AI Hi-jacking Modern Ministry?
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This blog explores whether AI is hijacking modern ministry or serving as a valuable co-pilot. With clear guardrails, pastors can harness AI as a kingdom tool without losing their voice.
Come Home: Building Bridges to Faith
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Come Home: Building Bridges to Faith with Tauren Wells