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Flying to Capernaum

By classicchristianity Aug 17, 2012 227182 CommentsFlying+to+Capernaum2012-08-17+15%3A38%3A32classicchristianity

Cara Shelton guest posts about using the Internet to engage children in learning about God and the bible.

church, school, technology

awana, bible, chidlrens ministry, education, Sunday school, teaching, teaching bible, vbs

7 Ways Pastors Can Overcome Conflict in Social Media

By Paul Steinbrueck Aug 9, 2012 2277611 Comments2012-08-09+11%3A09%3A25Paul+Steinbrueck

Pastors, are you afraid to use social media because you fear someone will be offended, get upset or argue with you? Here are 7 suggestions for creating a healthy online culture in your church.

church, communications, social networking

church, conflict, culture, social media

Get $10,000 of Free Advertising for Your Church from Google

By Paul Steinbrueck Jul 25, 2012 227275 Comments2012-07-25+19%3A54%3A04Paul+Steinbrueck

Jason Morris has been using $10,000/mo of free advertising from Google to connect people with the online campus of Westside Family Church, Lenexa, KS. He shares his insights with us.

church, search marketing

AdWords, Google, search marketing

Should Churches Use Automated Voice Messaging Systems?

By Paul Steinbrueck Jul 13, 2012 227204 Comments2012-07-13+16%3A56%3A57Paul+Steinbrueck

Many of us have a negative impression of automated voice messaging systems due to their abuse by telemarketers and political candidates, but with email delivery problems on the rise could they be a useful addition to the church communicators toolbox?

church, communications

email, phone, voice

.church Domain Names on the Way?

By Paul Steinbrueck Jun 20, 2012 226172 Comments.church+Domain+Names+on+the+Way%3F2012-06-20+15%3A17%3A33Paul+Steinbrueck

Next year hundreds of new top-level domains (TLDs) will be introduced and .church may be among them thanks to LifeChurch.tv.

church, web hosting

domain name, domain name registration, lifechurch.tv

Church Apps – Passing Fad or Next-Gen Necessity?

By fdanna23 Jun 7, 2012 2259413 Comments2012-06-07+17%3A46%3A59fdanna23

The internet has grown up and moved out of the desktop computer. But does your church really need an app?

church, communications, technology

church apps, mobile, mobile apps, technology

3 (Almost) Effortless Ways to Recruit New Church Members with Social Media

By drewkey May 24, 2012 2257111 Comments2012-05-24+15%3A04%3A53drewkey

You don’t have to hire a full-time social media specialist to have an impact. Here are some ways you can almost effortlessly market your church.

church, communications, social networking

Research Reveals Reviews, Pics & Video Boost Local Search Rankings

By Paul Steinbrueck May 18, 2012 225814 Comments2012-05-18+18%3A50%3A01Paul+Steinbrueck

Research shows having reviews, pictures and videos posted on an organization’s Google Places page have a positive impact on rankings on Google and Google Maps.

business, church, school, search marketing

Google, Google Maps, local, pictures, reviews, video

14 Digital Ideas to Share with Your Church on Internet Evangelism Day

By Paul Steinbrueck Apr 26, 2012 225541 Comment2012-04-26+19%3A01%3A27Paul+Steinbrueck

Internet Evangelism Day is set for 29 April. If you’d like some help with what to share with the folks in your organization, here are 14 suggestions.

church, Internet Evangelism Day, social networking

evangelism

Marketing Spotlight: 6:8 Community of Faith

By Kurt Steinbrueck Mar 30, 2012 224911 Comment2012-03-30+15%3A59%3A30Kurt+Steinbrueck

6:8 Community of Faith is a Vineyard church located in Wynnewood, PA. They are reaching people in their community through community outreach, community service, and being very visible in the search engines. Come see how they are doing it.

church, search marketing

6:8 Community of Faith, church marketing, marketing spotlight, Six:Eight Community of Faith

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Which best describes your organization's approach to assessing the value/ROI of social media?

We diligently track the source of all sales/goals so we know what social media is producing.
We look at trends. If our use of social media correlates with an increase in our sales/goals that indicates it's value.
You can't put a dollar value on relationships and so we don't try to assess the value/ROI of social media.
We're doing some tracking of the source of sales/goals, so we have some numbers, but we also recognize there's more to the value of social media than those numbers.
We're experimenting with social media now. We'll tackle the value/ROI issue once we get a better idea of what we're doing.
We know we should be trying to assess the value of social media, but we just don't know how.
We're not using social media.

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