Wordpress Website Design
Wordpress Websites by Steve Swisher (http://acts18websites.com) Here’s how I got a great looking website for under $200 total start-up cost and only $50 per year total cost for the life of our church. Overview In short: the answer is to use Wordpress. This tutorial will give you an overview of how to do it. Keep in mind I am not a web designer and I don’t know html code. Also, I am not a tech support center. In other words, don’t call me to fix your website. Call someone in your church or connected to your church that knows even a little about websites. They will be ...
Buzz Marketing (Part 1)
A while ago I read BuzzMarketing by Mark Hughes. It was recomeded to me by another church planter and is one of the best books I've read this past year. I wanted to share some highlights from the book over the next week or so. Ideas for church buzz marketing: 1. Distribute urinal screens that say something like, "Don't piss your life away on things that aren't essential." Then have church name at the bottom. Perhaps it will get some people talking. I don't know for sure, but I think Tally got the same idea from the book. (see it here) 2. Coffee distribution at a popular intersection in the morning ...
Hype Man
This post is taken from Gary Lamb's blog on December 5, 2008 at 10:38 am. One thing he was really good at was getting people excited about coming to church and what God was doing at his church. This post outlines how and why he was good at it. I found this post when I was wanting to learn more about how to better market and promote our church. When I read it I felt extremely convicted for not being excited about what God was doing at our church. It has changed the way I talk about my church and what is ...
The Legal Use of Videos
USING VIDEO CLIPS TO TEACH GOD’S WORD Before reading any of the legal information on this site, be advised that I am not a lawyer!!! I am a church planter that has looked up some information on the legal use of video for my own understanding. I am sharing with you what I have found on the internet about the subject. I have not consulted a copyright or fair use attorney or any other legal counsel. It is your responsibility to know the law and determine whether or not your use of a copywrited video is legal. Further, if you want to know more about this ...
Where To Get Stuff
Looking for a good deal? Of course, otherwise you wouldn't be a church planter. The following online retailers are known for having the best prices on things that church planters often are in the market for. Please use the comments form below if you have some other retailers that have good deals that you would recommend to other church planters. These are not paid advertisements. Thoroughly investigate each retailer yourself, ChurchesPlantingChurches.com and the SBCV are not endorsing these retailers or making any claims as to the quality or reliability of these retailers. Banners & Signs BigPosters.com Great Price on 33"x78" Retractable Banners as ...
Curb Appeal & Signs
Being a church plant has its advantages. One of them is that you can have great curb appeal on a limited budget. When you’re renting space chances are the landlord, school, or movie theater has already done their part in keeping the outside of the facility looking nice. If they haven’t talk to them and see if they will do it or partner with them supplying the labor if they will pay for the the materials (plants, paint, etc.) Normally though, to get great curb appeal all you have to do is add some signs. If you are in a good ...
I’ve seen several studies on why people ended up attending the church they are at and the clear #1 on the list is always personal invitation. This beats out every form of advertising and special events combined every time the survey is done. The surveys always find that 75%-95% of the people coming to your [...]
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If you’re going to throw a block party, you want to get the most out of the time and effort that you put in to the event. Here’s some things we’ve learned from doing them over the past five years.
Set the big items up first: We have bounce-houses for the kids at our block parties. [...]
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So my wife picked up my copy of Church in the Making the other day. It was the first church planting book she’d ever read. It never occurred to me that she’d be interested in reading a book like this. Further I didn’t realize the value of having my wife read a book like this. [...]
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I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while. I recently saw a summary of the book on Grace Compass Church Blog. You can find the original post on that link, but here’s the highlights of it:
MAKING VISION STICK by Andy Stanley
In the book, Andy shares that there are 5 things that help make [...]
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Momentum: Mo or No Mo?
Church in the Making provides a solid “reality check” for anyone interested in planting a church. In order to even think about planting a church, you have to be somewhat of a dreamer. Most of us rather be called a visionary since it sounds better. You have to be someone who [...]
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For the past few years, it seems like you can’t be a church planter unless you have a blog. Recently several church planters I know have quit blogging. Either they got too busy with church stuff, ran out of ideas, or just lost interest in it.
For me, I was one of those that got so [...]
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by Jonathan Dodson from his blog: Creation Project
If we’re honest, many of us treat the Holy Spirit more like a silent partner than the third person of the Trinity. We are so cautious of the Spirit that we eliminate him from our leadership. Instead of relying on the Holy Spirit, church planters [...]
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This post was written by Steven Furtick on May 6, 2010 and can be found on his blog site: StevenFurtick.com
A pastor was recently explaining to me his philosophy toward planning a worship experience. One of his guiding principles bothered me a little:
“I want to eliminate anything from the service that a totally [...]
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When you’re starting out, chances are you don’t have a graphic designer in your core group. Further, since money is tight, you probably don’t have money to hire someone to do graphic work beyond a logo design, which by the way is a must (see this post on why it’s important). Don’t you dare skimp [...]
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Shortly after attending Ben Arment’s WhiteBoard Sessions I got a hold of a copy of his new book Church in the Making. It was the first 200 page book I’ve ever read in one day. I just couldn’t put it down. I’ll be sharing my review of Church in the Making on Mondays this [...]
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