One Seismic Shift Churches & Non-Profits Need To Make Now In Social Media bit.ly/R0b2FH

It's been a big week in the world of Meta/Facebook. Essentially now you have to 'pay to play'. Especially if you want to link back to your website. I wrote about 'The Facebook Page Link Limit and Your Church: 5 Moves to Make Now' Read more here 👉🏻 stevefogg.com/2026/09/30/fac…

The Facebook Page Link Limit and Your Church: 5 Moves to Make Now stevefogg.com/2026/09/30/fac…

Must watch: 👉 'Why Is No One Talking About AI’s Worst-Case Scenarios?' youtu.be/k5Ug5MvKWNg?si=NM4z… via @cnieuwhof

Some great advice for church leaders here from @PhilCooke philcooke.com/your-communica… about the power of communications

17 Simple Ways to Make Your Church More Welcoming gregatkinson.com/17-simple-w… by @GregAtkinson

Is your church website built for the seventy percent? Because that's how many of your visitors are first timers. They've never met your pastor. Never stood in your foyer. They're strangers. Most church homepages are built for the 30%. The regular attenders. Sermon archives. Ministry pages. A notice about what is happening in the community. So the first time visitor lands, scans for eight seconds, finds nothing that answers their actual questions, and leaves. You never see them. They don't bounce off a form or a giving page. They bounce off the front door. Then we blame the algorithm. Or the ads. Or the fact that "nobody comes to church anymore." Fix the front door instead. A first timer wants three things. Where are you. When do you meet. What happens when I walk in. Try this today. Open your site on your phone, not your laptop. Read only what you can see without scrolling. Then ask a friend who's never been to your church what they'd do next. Their answer is your answer.

If you are ever looking for some Church Graphics, one of the best is churchvisuals.com/ check it out! @carlbarnhill and the team do an awesome job supporting the local church

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Is your church's mission outward bound, but your communication is inward bound? Most churches build their websites for themselves. Not the people they're trying to reach. It's an inversion of their vision and mission. Read that again. The mission statement says "reach the lost." The homepage reads like a memo to the saved. I've seen this with many churches I've worked with. And I get it. The people closest to the building shape the language inside the building. Insiders write for insiders. It's natural. It's also a problem. Here's how to fix it. 👇🏻 1. Is your communication clear for a visitor? Get someone who doesn't go to church to read your homepage out loud. Watch where they stumble. That's your fix list. (70% of the visitors to your church website will be first time visitors) 2. Have you killed the Christianese? "Doing life together." "Pursuing the heart of the Father." "Plugged in." If your nan wouldn't get it, your visitor won't either. 3. Can a stranger find your service times in 5 seconds? Open your site on your phone. Time it. If you scrolled past three rotating banners to find when church starts, you've already lost them. 4. Does your homepage answer the visitor's actual questions? Where are you? When do you meet? What happens with my kids? What do I wear? Will I be asked to stand up? Boring questions. Visitors care about them more than your statement of faith. 5. Is the photography honest? Stock images of smiling 22-year-olds when your congregation skews 55+ is a lie. Visitors smell it. Show who actually walks through the doors. 6. Is there a clear next step? Not five next steps. One. "Plan your visit." "Join us Sunday at 10." Make the path obvious. 7. Have you asked an outsider lately? Not a staff member. Not a board member. A real person who has never set foot inside your building. Their feedback is worth more than every internal meeting you've ever had. Your mission is outward. Your communication should be too. The fix isn't a redesign. It's a perspective shift. Which of these are you seeing most right now? Drop it in the comments.

The 6 Best Church Website Builders in 2026 (Honest Comparison) stevefogg.com/2026/04/28/bes…

Why Your Church Needs A Communications Strategy In 2026 (And What Happens If You Don't) stevefogg.com/2026/05/07/chu…

Is your church website actually working for you? Because here's what most leaders don't realise. 👇🏻 The platform you picked three years ago was probably the right call back then. But the church website space has moved fast. Some platforms have raised prices and added features you don't use. Some have fallen behind on mobile, conversion tools, and giving rates. Some have launched new options that didn't exist when you signed up. I just compared the six best church website builders in 2026. I share honest pros and cons. Plus the five questions to ask yourself before committing to a platform, whether you're starting fresh or quietly wondering if it's time to switch. stevefogg.com/2026/04/28/bes…

"As the world becomes more artificial, the church's calling is to become more human." YES! @cnieuwhof speaking at the AI church leaders summit.

The 6 Best Church Website Builders in 2026 (Honest Comparison) stevefogg.com/2026/04/28/bes…

Watching @kennyjahng's keynote at the AI Summit For Church Leaders. And he starts off with a great question. "When AI can do everything, what are humans for? The 3 AI Disruptions." Watch Kenny and co here 👉🏻 aiforchurchleaders.com/

SEO vs GEO vs AEO: What Every Church Needs to Know to Get Found Online in 2026 stevefogg.com/2026/04/16/seo…

Watch our Good Friday service here - youtube.com/live/PTlGfL-e4hM I'm on for the first few minutes :-) come and say g'day!

This is great >>> Now Is The Time for Churches and Ministries to Produce Short Videos philcooke.com/now-is-the-tim… via @philcooke

If you work at a church and you have a church bulletin you should check out a great digital version here inthebulletin.com/ created by @justin great work buddy! 👏👏👏👏👏