In today's episode we a are talking about church website failures and what I believe is the biggest church website failure. These are issues that I've seen across many church websites, especially small church websites and there are easy fixes to make sure we aren't making these mistakes.

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How can we keep out motives pure when sharing the Gospel online? This was the question submitted by Aaron Good, and it brings up the topic about vanity metrics like views and likes and the need for us to stay focussed on the vision God has given us.

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What are the must have pages for your church website? Are there certain sections that people visit more than others? Are there pieces missing from your church website that can be valuable for visitors? In this episode, I'm going to take you into the back end of our church website and show you some analytics and how we implement what those show us on our own website.

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It's 2024, does your church have a website? If not, this is the episode for you, because your church needs a website. And I'm gonna give you 5 reasons why. ☕ BECOME A MEMBER & Find More Resources: - ⁠⁠https://JoshuaVerwers.com/b/Members⁠⁠ 🧢 LIVE BY FAITH MERCH: - ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/LBF-merch⁠⁠ 📷 MY GEAR: - ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠ 👍🏼 FOLLOW ME: - 𝕏 (formerly Twitter): ⁠⁠https://x.com/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠ - TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@joshuaverwers​⁠⁠ - Facebook: ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠ - Website: ⁠⁠https://JoshuaVerwers.com⁠⁠ 💻 SOFTWARE/SERVICES: (affiliate links) - Music from SoundStripe: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TrySoundstripe⁠⁠ - Editing with Adobe Creative Cloud: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3d4GIa4⁠⁠ - Optimizing with TubeBuddy: ⁠⁠https://www.tubebuddy.com/JoshuaVerwers⁠⁠ - Streaming/Recording with Ecamm Live: ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/EcammTrial⁠⁠ (DISCLAIMER: It should be fairly safe to assume that all links are affiliate links.)

In this episode we are answering an audience submitted question from Jon to see if one of the popular forms of content is better than another. With the rise of popularity in both short-form vertical content like Reels, Shorts, and TikTok as well video podcasting, is there one that is better than the other for your small church social media ministry?

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In this episode I'm giving 5 vertical video ideas for churches and ministries. Okay, I'm under-promising and over-delivering because I'm actually giving you 10 vertical video ideas. I have been talking a lot about vertical video, especially short vertical video so in this episode I'm giving you ideas to help you get started with TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.

If you'd like to check out my blog post with some examples of these ideas, you can do so at https://joshuaverwers.com/2021/04/07/vertical-video-ideas/

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I've got a new YouTube Shorts Strategy for you that comes directly from YouTube themselves. In this episode of Digital Ministry podcast, we're taking a look at the latest Shorts Report and what is inside that could help us find a strategy for uploading YouTube Shorts. I'll also be sharing what I've discovered from my personal experience of uploading Shorts and how that lines up with what YouTube is recommending.

And make sure to stick around after the live podcast recording for the Q&A. If you have any questions regarding digital ministry or the tech and tools it takes, drop them in the comments and let's chat.

YouTube Shorts Report discussed in this episode: - https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/96358511?hl=en&msgid=103581003

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Social media for small churches has always brought some challenges due to limited resources and personnel. In today's episode of the Digital Ministry show, I'm going to give 5 tips to help your church or ministry be more active on social media. And to make it even easier, I'll show you how to use your weekly sermon as the base for all this social media content and how to use it on the top 5 social media platforms.

Digital 2021 Report mentioned in this episode: - https://wearesocial.com/blog/2021/01/digital-2021-the-latest-insights-into-the-state-of-digital

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