TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Church Tech Today shares insights and next actions regarding the Crowdstrike incident which caused major system outages. The Pro Church Tools Show shares insights on online Church’s impact on in-person Church. Worship Facility shares strategies for growing an online Church. Finally, Church Growth Workshops sponsors a virtual workshop for building visitor follow-up automation on several popular Church Management Systems.

The Crowdstrike Incident: Church Implications

Church Tech Today shares “Understanding The CrowdStrike Incident And Why Churches Must Act Now Regarding CyberSecurity” (5-minute read) explaining what happened (spoiler alert: it wasn’t a cybersecurity attack), why Churches are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks and must act urgently, and advising on the top 5 cybersecurity actions that Churches should take. Finally, the article provides access to a security assessment offered by ACS Technologies. Shameless plug alert: Digital Ministry Labs is offering a Managed Identity and Access Management Service built on Okta’s Workforce Integration Cloud platform. Join the waitlist here.

Online Church’s Impact on In-Person?

The Pro Church Tools Show shares “The Online Church Myth Debunked with Ryan Burge” (18-minute watch), an interview with the founder of Graphs about Religion who shares insights from a study on the impact of online Church on in-person attendance.

Growing Online Church

Worship Facility shares “Creating a Larger Online Audience” (4-minute read) offering strategies for Churches to expand their digital reach ranging from optimizing their websites and email marketing to the use of social media and digital advertising.

Learn Visitor Follow-Up Automation

Church Growth Workshops sponsors “Build The Perfect Church Visitor Follow-Up Sequence,” a virtual workshop on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET for users of the Elvanto, FellowshipOne, Planning Center, Pushpay or Realm Church Management Systems. Participants will construct first-time visitor and second messaging sequences. The cost is $17.

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