TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Life Church’s Blog shares insights on key online Church metrics. Resi’s Blog shares insights on livestream service follow-up. Church Production shares an unexpected motivation for training programs: Pride. Finally, The Pro Church Tools Show shares insights on Church website design trends.

Online Church Metrics

Life.Church Blog shares “3 Key Metrics Every Online Church Should Be Tracking” (4-minute read) highlighting the importance of measuring online attendance, engagement, and next steps to understand audience behavior and improve virtual church experiences. The article ends with a call to action to try their free Church Online Platform which supports the recommended metrics and integrates with popular social media platforms.

Livestream Follow-Up

Resi Blog shares “How to Develop a Livestream Service Follow-Up Strategy” (6-minute read) offering insights on engaging viewers post-livestream. Key points include asking questions over making statements, following up quickly and having a plan for suicidal or mentally ill scenarios.

Pride: A Motivation for Training Programs?

Church Production shares “Pride: The Best Reason Your Tech Team Needs a Training Program” (6-minute read) citing the pride associated with “being the only one who can do this” as a motivation for having a training program. The article outlines a strategy of trainees observing, followed by being paired with experienced practitioners then finally “flying solo,” citing Biblical examples of this approach.

Worst Church Website Design Trends?

The Pro Church Tools Show shares “The Worst Church Website Design Trends” (70-minute watch) where they categorize 15 items often considered essential for church websites into three categories: necessary, nice to have, or nonsense. The goal is to help churches focus on what truly matters for their websites. Factors covered include page load times, popups, and livestream calls to action.

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