Churchly for Divi has been discontinued
When I launched Churchly Sites, I knew my customers needed two main things. First was a theme and theme builder that was powerful, but easy to use. Second was a way to manage the great content their churches were publishing. When I discovered Divi theme, I knew it was...
3 Reasons Your Pastor Should Maintain a Personal Blog
This post is sponsored by PastorBlogs.com, an up-and-coming resource to help pastors and ministry leaders share their message with their churches and communities. 1. Maintaining a blog helps pastors become better communicators. Every pastor should be actively...
Churchly for Divi 1.1
I'm excited to announce the release of the latest version of the only church content plugin built exclusively for Divi theme, Churchly for Divi. This update brings you even more content types, new layout options, and makes it even easier to customize your Churchly...
Canva Crash Course: How to Make Beautiful Graphics for Your Church Website With No Software or Experience
In last week’s roundup, we shared one of our favorite design tools, Canva. Canva is an online graphic design program that lets you create beautiful images for your website, social media, print, and more, without software and -- best of all -- without being a graphic...
Weekly Roundup: That Church Conference Edition
I had two awesome opportunities this week. I got to spend two days in Atlanta learning about church communications from some of the brightest minds in the field at That Church Conference. I just completed session 2 of Groundwork Labs, a startup accelerator designed to...
7 Essential Elements for Your Church’s “New Here” Page
Not too long ago, the first interaction that a guest would have with your church was at your front door. Most churches have a greeter meet guests at the door, equip them with information about your church, and lead them to where they needed to go -- whether that was...
INSPIRATION: 10 Phenomenal Examples of First Time Guest Pages
Need some inspiration for the new here page on your church website? You've come to the right place. Below are 10 examples of great first time guest pages from a variety of churches for your viewing pleasure. Not sure what content you need to include on your "new...
INTERVIEW: NewPointe Community Church’s Brandon Hostetler on Church Social Media Strategy
Last week, I had the privilege to sit down with NewPointe Community Church’s Assistant Communications Director, Brandon Hostetler, to learn how churches can leverage social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to engage their congregation and...
7 Places to Get Free Stock Photos for Your Church Website
Let’s face it. Church websites that lack good photography are boring, and websites with low quality (i.e. cell phone) photos look unprofessional. Your congregation and your visitors are looking for quality images of your church, your leaders, and your people. But...
4 Things Visitors Look for on Your Church Website
With the use of technology today, people can easily navigate hundreds of churches in one area in the matter of minutes. With the click of a mouse, a potential visitor can easily get a feel for your church, whether you use contemporary language when describing the...
Free Design Template: Connection Card
Churches with a clear follow up plan for first time guests retain more visitors than churches that don't provide a clear next step. Do guests in your church have an easy way to connect and get involved? We designed this Connection Card to include in our first time...
7 Deadly Sins of Mobile Church Websites
“America has undoubtedly become a smartphone nation,” says Nielsen in The U.S. Digital Consumer Report. They have estimated that over 65% of Americans own a smartphone, which then surpasses the percentage of Americans with gaming consoles (46%), and even digital cable...