Anyone who has ever missed a week of school knows what it feels like to be a church visitor walking in on the end of a sermon series. They look around the room and wonder, “Does everyone else know what he’s talking about? Am I the only one who doesn’t get it?” Your church isn’t […]
Your church is people, not a place. Your community is not defined by the buildings you gather within, or the spaces you inhabit. When people visit your church, every interaction they have with your members shapes how they feel about your church as a whole. And getting more connected to your church means building real […]
People don’t walk through the door of your church with a big tag that says “Visitor” on it. And hopefully, you aren’t handing those out when they get inside. Especially in a big church, it’s hard to tell newcomers from members. People have to self-select their visitor status in your bulletin, or show up at […]
Suppose, hypothetically, there are 1,000 people in your community that might be open to going to your church. And every weekend, 10 of them step through your door. You pull all the stops. You do whatever it takes to make those 10 people come back. You tell them about every conceivable way they could get […]
“When it comes to A/V, you always have to have a fallback” says Reuben Evans, video director at Faithlife. Recently, Reuben had the privilege of showcasing the value of Proclaim’s built-in backup systems at a Desiring God conference—where he himself was a backup A/V tech. Before their conference near Portland, Oregon, Desiring God learned that their […]
“I visited an Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, and the design and silence of the room made me feel like I had to take my hat off to be there,” says Eleazar Ruiz, a senior designer at Faithlife. As the former art director at Mars Hill Church, Eleazar is sensitive to how physical elements of a […]
Your follow-up plan for visitors isn’t a biannual program you turn on before Christmas and Easter. Those are obviously the weekends you can expect the most newcomers, but your church should always be refining the journey from visitors to members. There are plenty of things you can do during the service to make people feel […]
“The same way a campfire draws us into conversation and deep thought, on a basic level, abstract animation captures our attention,” says Fred Sprinkle, Faithlife’s motion graphics team lead. But using animation well isn’t as simple as choosing to use them or not. According to Fred, achieving the right effect is all about timing. “You […]
If you’re church has a monthly subscription to Proclaim Church Presentation Software, you could provide your church with the same software for less money. When you switch from a monthly subscription to an annual subscription, your church saves 16% or more every month. And that all adds up to two or more free months of […]
Christine Christophersen used to be a graphic designer for a megachurch in Omaha, Nebraska. Now, she’s our Pro Media art director, and she equips churches with relevant, high-quality church media. Having worked with a large team of church staff and volunteers for three and a half years, Christine has a lot of insight into how each component […]