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Jan 17, 2025 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
A church website serves as a digital gateway to your ministry. It’s often the first interaction a potential visitor or member has with your church, making it a critical tool for outreach and engagement. Unfortunately, many church websites fail to fulfill their purpose due to common mistakes that hinder user experience, clarity, and accessibility. The book of Hebrews tells us that the word of God is living and active. As the front door to outreach, your website deserves to be active.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
Chances are that as a pastor or ministry leader, the two most common types of people that you’re engaging with are those interested in Jesus for the first time or those that are looking to grow in their faith. Discover what top-rated equipment we recommend adding to your church streaming toolkit. Download for free! You’ll get questions such as: What’s your mission statement? What’s discipleship? Why should I consider Jesus?
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
Years ago, when I was an online pastor at a church, I talked with the executive pastor. As we were doing sound checks for the weekend service, the executive pastor said, “Jeff, I don’t know exactly how you do this online church thing, and I don’t care. But I do love the numbers you’re pulling in. I love seeing that attendance boosts on the spreadsheet each week.” Discover what top-rated equipment we recommend adding to your church streaming toolkit.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
In today’s post-pandemic society, influencers dominate the scene. Whether conquering TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, or Facebook, they play a crucial role in the social media realm. The surge in popularity of video snippets can often be attributed to influencers’ impact. Notably, currently, six of the top ten YouTube channels belong to influencers. In the corporate world, brand ambassadors are the fancy word for influencer.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
be.thechurch.digital | Tom Pounder |Jeff Reed |Jim Tomberlin |Andy Mage
Summer is over and school has started for almost every school-aged child. As families have been busy getting ready for the new school year there has been a lot going on in the digital and online ministry space.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
Livestreaming church services have now become integral to the church experience. So, what lies ahead? Pastors, here’s a challenge for you: Within your congregation are individuals who grasp the power of digital platforms. Equip them, empower them, and place your trust in their abilities. A notable trend in churches is emerging. While some are refocusing on in-person ministry within the confines of their physical spaces on Sunday mornings, others are venturing into uncharted territory.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
be.thechurch.digital | Tom Pounder |Jeff Reed |Jim Tomberlin |Andy Mage
By Tom Pounder • 07 Aug, 2024 Whether you're leading a traditional or digital ministry, leveraging tech tools like social media platforms, video conferencing, and church management software revolutionizes effectiveness and impact. But the most important is to remember the heart behind ministry. By Tom Pounder • 01 Aug, 2024 Transform your discipleship efforts by connecting with Stacy Knapp and leveraging online tools.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
be.thechurch.digital | Jeff Reed |Tom Pounder |Jim Tomberlin |Andy Mage
No matter what ministry you are involved in, there are tools that can help you make your ministry more effective. The same applies to digital ministers. In order to be an effective digital minister, you would likely need a range of digital tools and tech to help. And the good news is that as technology continues to advance, the more options digital ministers have to reach more people for Christ. Digital Tools Here is a list of some of the key tools that a digital minister can use.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
I canceled Christmas. True story. I was not the best online pastor. I’ve discussed this often here on Resi’s blog. In many ways, I advise people to do the exact opposite thing I did as a pastor, and this is yet another shining example of how you should do what I say, not what I did. One year, I was so busy doing digital ministry and ministry in general that I canceled the online volunteer Christmas party. This isn’t hyperbole: to date, it’s one of my biggest ministry regrets.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
resi.io | Jeff Reed
In a recent non-scientific poll held by Resi during Part 3 of their Digitally Resilient Church Online Event, a surprising 55% of church respondents said they don’t follow up with their new online viewers from their livestreamed church services. That percentage seemed surprisingly high to me. After all, potential guests to your physical buildings will often attend online services up to six times before they come to your building.
