8 ways to connect young adults to the church
(UMCom) Young adults have a lot to offer, especially if they are taking a summertime break from school or their new job. Consider creating opportunities for them to engage with your church and community. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
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10 ways to engage online worshippers
(Lewis Center for Church Leadership) In this time of hybrid worship, church leaders may overlook or not give enough intentional thought to the people who are worshiping online. This article offers 10 tips for congregations to strengthen engagement and build relationships with online worshippers.
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4 tips for putting the fun in fundraisers
(UMCom) Fundraisers are valuable tools for achieving missional visions that create community and bring hope and healing to the world. This article offers four tips for churches to take the next step in advertising their fundraisers online.
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Email: Still Relevant After All These Years
(UMCom) Even though email is well into "mid-life crisis" age, it's still going strong. Almost every year, usually around the time people decide to clean out their inboxes, a thought tends to creep into our minds. We wonder if email works anymore. Guess what? It does, and surprisingly well! Thanks to having targeted messages that cater to one’s interests, there is almost no other medium that individual recipients choose when it comes to mass communications or marketing.
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Hands-on social media assistance
(UMCom) Social media can get complicated. Between the forever-changing algorithms and the continuous march of new platforms popping up, it's OK to ask for some assistance. United Methodist Communications is here to help.
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Facebook groups aren't just for the neighborhood watch
(UMCom) Most of us are part of a Facebook group, whether it's for town information or the area "free-cycle" treasures. But did you know that you can utilize Facebook groups for your congregation? Facebook Groups is a tool that provides a way for your church members to connect and engage outside of the church building. Since most of your church is already on Facebook in some form or fashion, why not utilize an infrastructure that is already there?
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