Some churches have reported that engagement in their online services has decreased over the past few weeks. We all want as many people engaging with us as often as possible. Here are five ways to increase online engagement.

Cue the Star Wars music. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away it is a period when Church Online in Alberta is viewed as a Rebel outpost. Well, it wasn’t really that long ago. How about February 2020? #ReturnStronger

One factor that leaders should bring into their planning for the future is the reality of a hybrid model of church. #ReturnStronger

The possibilities of church online necessitates that the Online Pastor has a persona and a scalable job description. #ReturnStronger

We don’t have to just focus on our weekend online experience, we can offer courses that engage and reach our community where they’re at. Here are some great options for your church to consider.

Online church has seen church viewership increase over the past month. This is good new for many but how will we turn viewers into members?

When you post your service to Facebook, YouTube or any online platform, you’ll usually be able to see how many people have “viewed” the service or see how many people are watching along.

Next to Easter, Mothers Day is an incredible opportunity for the church to see visitors.

We are in the middle of a great disruption. And that’s OK. Coronavirus has pushed all of online. Stay online, and go bigger. Digital is stewardship at it’s best.

Alpha Online is proving to be an effective way for churches to introduce people to next steps and engaging guests from their weekend broadcasts. Many are finding lasting faith in Jesus. And Alpha Canada has made it free and easy to use.

It’s important that we continue to connect with our volunteers virtually when we can’t meet physically. Here are five ways to connect with your volunteers.

Making an effort to share the reason for the hope you have in Jesus is timely, especially on what is shaping up to be one of the greatest weekends of openness to faith and God in a long time.

Many of us pastors have a “Sunday to Sunday” mentality. We prepare all week for the one hour (approximately) in the week. The problem is, there are 167 more hours in the week and your congregation is engaging many of them online through social media.

Over the last few weeks, Covid-19 has introduced realities that have dramatically changed how we approach our church gatherings.

Many of our churches have moved to having their services online and have discovered that many non-believers have begun to watch their church online. These are people who may have no connection to church or any Christian spiritual understanding.

Every second, 66,000 people are using the YouVersion app. Inside the app is an “Events” function. I’ve been creating YouVersion Events for the last five years. Now more than ever, Events makes sense for your church.

So you’ve got church online up and running …. This is awesome! But beyond just preaching and singing, you need to find ways to connect people during the online service.

Social distancing, quarantine, self-isolation, all of these terms are new to us and on the surface fly in the face of the very idea of community. But now more than ever, it’s the very thing that our communities need! It’s time for our small groups to fill the void that is needed. Here are 5 things to remember when you are leading small groups online.