Virtual Front Door - Practical Tools to Start With
This week, we're letting you in on the details of one of the first of four major initiatives that we’ll be launching through the support of the Lilly Endowment. This one is all about digital ministry, and we’re calling it the Virtual Front Porch Initiative. For those of you wondering what small steps you could take right now to improve your church’s website, experiment with social media, or think differently about your digital welcome we’ve gathered a few trusted resources.
5 Tech Tools to Boost Efficiency in Ministry
5 practical tech tools that can handle those everyday challenges—like scheduling, writing, and content creation—so you can get back to what matters most: serving your people.
Technology with Heart: Two Ways We Can Lighten the Load & Open New Doors
Ministry has always been personal, relational, and deeply rooted in community. But in today’s world, it’s also becoming increasingly complex. Pastoral leaders are navigating more demands than ever—spiritual care, administrative responsibilities, digital engagement, and the constant need to adapt.
It can feel like too much to carry.
Using Social Media to Engage Your Congregation During Lent
While it’s easy to think of social platforms as spaces for announcements, event reminders, or just posting the weekly livestream link… but what if you reimagined the space as a digital sanctuary? A places where faith can be stirred, questions can be explored, and community can be built even beyond Sunday mornings?
Social Media for New Years
Preschedule a few social media graphics for the new year, or use them in an upcoming worship service. Here are some idea and images you can use for inspiration or download and use them as is.
Graphics for Christmas 2024
Some simple Christmas graphics you can use on social media, in your paper bulletins or on your worship screens.
5 Tech Tools to Boost Efficiency in Ministry
5 practical tech tools that can handle those everyday challenges—like scheduling, writing, and content creation—so you can get back to what matters most: serving your people.
Bible in a Minute - Riverside Church NYC
1,189 daily videos, all 1 minute in length detailing each chapter of the Bible… one day at a time!
Navigating Social Media for Ministry Embrace the Digital Age with Confidence
Social media can be an intimidating frontier, especially if you’re new to it. However, it holds incredible potential for ministry, offering new ways to connect with your congregation and the broader community. We recognize both the challenges and the opportunities that social media presents for church leaders.
ReImagining Church Online
We are living through one of the most significant communication shifts in the last 500 years. For churches, this means adapting to new ways of spreading the Gospel and connecting with their communities in the digital age. Traditionally, much of church activity has centered around Sunday services, but what if we reimagined this approach? What if we seized the 167 hours in the week outside of Sunday mornings to connect, minister to, and serve people right where they are—online, on their phones, scrolling through social media?
Free Easter Graphics for Your Church
Whether you need an graphic for your screens, a picture in your bulletin, or you just want to share something on social media - we’ve got some free to use content below for Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Bible in a Minute - Riverside Church NYC
1,189 daily videos, all 1 minute in length detailing each chapter of the Bible… one day at a time!