Today through March 19, voting is open for the Share Your Song Songwriting Contest sponsored by Faithlife Proclaim and The Worship Initiative.
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634 New Worship Songs! Vote for Your Favorite Today.
3 Tips for Running Ads for Your Church
Church advertising? Isn’t that a bit . . . commercial?
I felt that way when I first started using Facebook ads for my church. But then I saw who was liking my church’s ad. Far from the usual suspects, dozens of people I’d never seen at our church were liking our ads—some even commented to ask for our address (don’t be like me: include your address and service times in your church ad). And it’s all because we made an effort to go where unchurched people in our community were.
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Pro Media Has Fresh Fall Designs and More
Fall’s Pro Media bundle is here! Pro Media is a game-changing add-on for Faithlife Proclaim that has thousands of designs, and we’ve added even more to help churches prepare for every holiday celebration. [Read more…]
3 Steps to Make Your Church Giving Campaign Compelling
There’s a reason New Year’s resolutions like “pray more” tend to fail. “More” is vague—when will you feel like you’ve reached your resolution? And if you’re talking about church giving campaign goals, “more” means practically nothing to your donors. [Read more…]
Start Using Digital Signage for Free
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. [Read more…]
Unifying a Movement: Faithlife Partners with Church of God Ministries
About a year ago, leaders from the Church of God came to us with a need: to increase unity across their movement.
We had just begun our early access program of Faithlife Equip, an integrated platform of all our ministry tools, and we were inviting churches to pilot it. Church of God Ministries contacted us, and we began dreaming together about how Faithlife Equip could serve their entire movement.
Get Professional Church Designs without a Designer
Finding the perfect presentation slides for your church service can take a lot of time.
For one, they need to match the tone and feel of your sermon, song, or announcement.
Second, they need just the right contrast, spacing, and more to be readable from the back of the room—which can be hard to pull off without design skills. [Read more…]
Need a Sin Illustration for Your Sermon? Here Are 3.
In a culture that doesn’t sacrifice animals on altars when we make mistakes, it’s sometimes tough to explain how and why Jesus’ death on the cross atones for our sins. Without a system for understanding sin, sacrifice, and repentance, something doesn’t quite add up.
Sometimes when sharing the gospel we want to cut to the chase—Jesus rose from the dead and offers us eternal life. But to understand the significance of that world-changing event, people have to understand how sin hijacks our relationship with God, and how Jesus’ death restores that relationship.
Introducing Faithlife Group Newsletters
It just got easier for faith communities of all types and sizes to communicate important information—Faithlife.com now supports newsletters.
Group administrators, look for the “Newsletters” tab in the menu and you’ll find this new feature. It will be empty, since you haven’t sent any newsletters yet. Look for the “Send a newsletter” button on the right.
Clicking this button will lead you to the newsletter editor, which offers a handful of style options and content pods. Choose from text, members, and events.
- Text: The most straightfoward way to add your content. Good for devotionals and general announcements.
- Members: Highlights the Faithlife profile of a group member. Good for introducing new members, new leaders, or indicating who’s bringing snacks to small group next week.
- Events: Easily links all the details from a group event. No need to retype everything—two clicks and you’ll have it all loaded and ready.
When you’ve finished building your newsletter, send it from either the group or your personal account. If someone isn’t getting your newsletters, ask them to check their account settings. If they have unchecked the newsletters box for email notifications, they won’t receive your newsletters.
Start using the newsletters feature to communicate with your group today!