Matthew BoffeyIs all the extravagance surrounding Easter a distraction, or are Christians right to give it the special attention they do? Let’s avoid the culture wars of the Easter Bunny, Cadbury eggs, and egg hunts, and simply speak to what happens in most...
Though we celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus every week, Easter Sunday is special. Not only do we set it aside to focus primarily on the resurrection, but it’s also a unique evangelistic opportunity. It’s one of the few mornings when the...
Since Christmas is a key time for church visitors, it’s a good idea to refresh your church website—not a massive overhaul, just a light dusting. Here’s a checklist you can tackle in just 30 minutes to encourage more people to visit your church...
Ready to lounge around with the family this Christmas? Here are some family-friendly movies, shows, and series you can stream free all month long—all available with a free 30-day trial of Faithlife TV Plus. Charting Christmas Why do we celebrate...
With all the preparation you’re putting into your Christmas services, don’t forget one of the most important elements: presentation slides. What should you keep in mind as you build your service slides for Christmas and Christmas Eve? Here are five...
I’ve been in church all my life, and I’ve been in volunteer leadership positions long enough to know that planning a service simply takes time and energy.
Though the primary audience for your church website may be visitors, you can’t ignore your current members. They’ll turn to your site again and again for up-to-date information. Here are the three big needs each audience has for your website, and...
Building a church website? Follow these five best practices for a church website that attracts visitors, engages members, and is easy to maintain. (And if you haven’t yet, check out why church websites are important and three overarching...
I went to a fundraising event recently where I heard the best request for financial support I can remember. It wasn’t the rhetoric or the moving stories that did it, although both were strong. It was how confidently the nonprofit founder asked. He...
I remember the days of midweek church. We’d gather Wednesday nights for a scaled-down version of Sunday morning: a little singing, some prayer, and meatier teaching. The kids would be dismissed for age-appropriate classes, while the adults stayed in...
You can have the perfect website, but if no one sees it, it’s all for naught. That’s why creating a church website SEO (search engine optimization) strategy that will help your website show up in Google (and other) search engines is absolutely...
We’ve written about how to introduce new worship songs to your church. But that assumes you’ve found new songs to lead, which raises another question: What new worship songs should you be singing? With innumerable choices, how do worship...
A friend who knows a lot about church administration once shared a lesson she learned from The Trellis and the Vine: If the Church is the vine (John 15), then administration is the trellis. The trellis doesn’t exist for itself, but for the vine. No...
Good Friday commemorates the day Jesus taught us how to die. A caterpillar folds into a cocoon, dies, bursts forth as a butterfly. A seed falls to the ground, gets eaten by the soil, shoots up. A tree sheds its leaves, sprouts buds, dazzles the...
Sermon transcription gives you new and improved ways to: Make your sermons accessible to anyone with impaired hearing Help others engage further with your sermon throughout the week Keep a searchable record of what you’ve preached And in Faithlife...
Don’t be a Moses. “Don’t be a Moses?” you think. “But Moses was an incredible leader!” Yeah, an incredible leader who almost burned out. Until Jethro stepped in. In Exodus 18, Jethro came to Moses to see about everything that had been...
Raise your hand if you’ve been here before: You’re about to transition to a new verse or point in your sermon, when all of a sudden you can’t remember what’s next. Or you allude to the next slide in the presentation, only to...
A few weeks ago Faithlife hosted BibleTech, a two-day conference on the intersection of technology and Scripture in the Christian life. As a cohost, I had the privilege of sitting in on at least half the talks. Topics ranged from the future of AI in...
If you want your church to be more discoverable online, one of the best things you can do is nail your church website domain name. Here are nine quick tips to follow on your way to a memorable, discoverable domain name for your church website. 1...
Mark Ward is the author of Authorized and recently wrote and appeared in a documentary of the same name. In this interview, we learn about the origins of the film, what went into writing the screenplay, and what audience reactions have been to his...
Spring is here! It’s time to celebrate Easter, appreciate Moms, and enjoy the newness of the season. Pro Media’s March bundle is packed with images to celebrate all month long. Here’s a sneak peek. Pro Media launches around 40 new sets of media...
Last year, Proclaim hosted an original Worship Song Contest wherein we invited anyone to submit an original song written for congregational singing. Two winners were selected—one by judges, and one by popular vote. The song the judges selected, “The...
One of the best ways to inspire generosity in your church is to keep your congregation informed. When people know where their donations are going, see the progress they are making together, and learn how God is using their gifts to grow the kingdom...
Logos Basic is available for free download. A feature-light version of Logos, Basic is ideal for anyone just beginning their Logos journey. If you want to jump to the next step up, consider Logos Fundamentals. Here’s a bit about how the two compare...
Digital Signage is a smart new approach to church announcements. It allows you to display announcements and Bible Art on monitors throughout your church building—all wireless. And it’s totally free. It’s a simple and effective way to keep...
You’re in the middle of a song when you realize the lyrics are out of order, or your pastor goes off script and asks you to pull up a Scripture passage on-the-fly. It’s every slide person’s nightmare—unless you have Faithlife...
Edit your sermon transcript Because the transcript is computer-generated, errors may occur. To edit for accuracy, simply click Edit transcript and double-click a word to edit. Then click Done when you’re finished. How to get this feature Automatic...
Church services aren’t meant to be one-way conversations. They are dynamic conversations between God, the people leading the service, and the rest of the congregation. That’s why Proclaim built a feature to increase whole-church...
It’s a new year, which means your church is probably rolling out new plans. Is it safe to assume this involves trying to thin the church budget, cut down on busywork, and get volunteers more engaged? If so, consider Proclaim church presentation...
Now you can avoid the “we do this song too much” complaint. Proclaim’s song history reports let you quickly see what songs you’ve done, and when. This helps you: Avoid getting into a rut with certain songs Keep good songs...