Small Church Media Podcast

The Truth About Social Media (And What It Means For Your Church)

It has been said that social media is the greatest mission field of all time because everyone is on social media. As much as I agree with this statement, I believe that this statement often misleads small churches to believe that they should be on all social media platforms at all times.
After spending time on social media, small churches often feel frustrated, confused, and exhausted that their efforts seem to go in vain.
In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I give 4 hard truths about social media and what it means for your church. 
Links & Episodes Mentioned in this Episode:
Download Youth Ministry
Free Resource Center Links:
Advent Readings and Advent Social Media Graphics
Trendy Christmas Graphic
Classic Christmas Graphics
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My Favorite Student Ministry Christmas Service

Christmas is a great time to do something new and different for the teens in your church. Many times, we as churches focus a great deal on our church wide Christmas services and our Children Christmas Programs, but we need to make sure that we don't forget about the upcoming generation in our church.In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I talk about how you can create a memorable worship experience for your teens and how you can reinforce the experience using media.Links & Episodes Mentioned in this Episode:Download Youth MinistryFree Resource Center Links:Advent Readings and Advent Social Media GraphicsTrendy Christmas GraphicClassic Christmas GraphicsOfficial Sponsors of the SCMP: Tithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

4 Video Ideas to Engage People During the Christmas Season

There are many proven facts regarding the use of video in social media advertising. This year, to invite people to your Christmas services, I want to challenge you to leverage the power of video! In this episode, we talk some stats that prove that video creation is well worth your time, and then we will talk about 4 different video ideas that you can create that are sure to help you reach more people online this Christmas season.Links & Episodes Mentioned in this Episode:Outside Article: Video vs Image AdsHow to use Facebook Ads Correctly to Reach More PeopleThe Best Way to Get First Time Visitors to Your Church Using Social MediaHow To Create Visitor Pipelines On Your Website That Actually WorkFree Resource Center Links:Advent Readings and Advent Social Media GraphicsTrendy Christmas GraphicClassic Christmas GraphicsOfficial Sponsors of the SCMP: Tithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

Combining Advent with Media to Prepare your Church for Christmas

Advent is a Christian Christmas tradition that seeks to helps Christians look forward to the coming of Jesus. Since the 4th Century, the Western Church sets aside the four weeks leading up to Christmas as a time to reflect, remember, and look forward to Jesus’ second coming.To help your church members focus on Jesus' birth and 2nd coming, you and your church can and should create Advent-related content. To help you out, I have created four social media graphics (to match the 4 weeks of Advent) and 5 Advent readings, including a non-traditional Week 5 reading for Christmas Morning. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about 3 different ways to use these readings to create content, develop automated email sequences, and create at-home advent kits for your church family.How to set up MailerLite automated email sequence:Build automated email workflowsHow to create and schedule a campaignEmbedded forms overviewFree Resource Center Links:Advent Readings and Advent Social Media GraphicsTrendy Christmas GraphicClassic Christmas GraphicsOfficial Sponsors of the SCMP: Tithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

The 4 Part Media Checklist for Your Church’s Christmas Season

With Christmas right around the corner, it's time to start planning your Christmas services. Many of us church think through the practical details of times, activities, and elements inside the services, but you may find yourself stuck thinking through how you can prepare to advertise your services.In this weeks episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I talk through the 4 part media checklist that will guide you through this season to make sure that no part of your planning falls through the cracks.This year's Christmas Graphics: New Christmas Series Graphics for 2022Official Sponsors of the SCMP: Tithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

Best Website Practices to Ensure That Your Church Website Is Doing Its Job

This is the final part to our series on church websites — where we put it all together. In this episode, we talk about 4 best website practices to ensure that your website does not fail to do its job when website visitors land on the homepage. Although there are many other pieces to worry about with the build itself, this conversation will help you keep the main things the main things on the website.Links Mentioned In This EpisodeNew Christmas Series Graphics for 2022PDF Website AuditEpisode: The 6 Types of Photos Your Church Needs & How to Get Them All on One SundayOfficial Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

Advanced Things You Can Do With Your Church’s Website

Every church website has the same, fundamental building blocks — about page, plan your visit pages, sermon archive, calendar, learn about our ministries, etc., but there are so many other amazing things that you can do with your church's website to better serve your congregation and community.In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I talk about 4 advanced things that you can do with your website, with 1 of the 4 things being an easy win for your church! This episode is designed to help you dream and see a vision for what your website can be in the future while also showing you the path to get there.Links Mentioned in This Episode:Nucleus Announcement Bar: https://www.nucleus.church/free-church-website-plugins"Fake" Website Store Idea: https://myairfryerkitchen.com/shop/Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Help the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

How To Create Visitor Pipelines On Your Website That Actually Work

Website pipelines are essential pieces of websites for all industries because a pipeline is what takes a website visitor from point A to point B, and hopefully successfully. With your church website, visitors land on your website every day, but what pipelines have you created for your church? In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I talk give a definition of a visitor pipeline (also known as a website funnel), what types of pipelines you need for your church, and the one pipeline that 99% of church do NOT do, but can change the game for small churches and small church websites.Links Mentioned in This Episode:Quote at the beginning: https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/website-conversion-funnel/MailerLite Set Up a Freebie: https://www.mailerlite.com/help/how-to-send-a-freebie-lead-magnet-to-new-subscribers#new/what-is-a-freebieOther Episodes Referenced in This Episode:Setting Up Your Church Management Software for Efficient and Effective Communication: https://smallchurch.media/podcast/setting-up-your-church-management-software-for-efficient-and-effective-communication/Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Help the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

How to Turn Your Website Into the Central HUB For Your Church

Sure, most of the time, visitors come to your church website, but if you're paying good money for a great website, you might as well use it to serve your church members! There are many things in church life that our church members need to get info on: events, sign-ups, ministries, giving, past sermons, announcements, etc., and rather than send them to multiple places all over your website, why not create a one stop shop for all things for your church members.Creating a central hub on your website is a simple way to get better response, follow-up, and trust from your congregation. In this episode, we talk about how to build one, what should be in the HUB, and how to get people to actively use it.Good examples of Church Hubs:https://hub.redeemerde.org/https://redeemer.live/hubhttps://www.forkchristian.org/thehubhttps://cotm.info/Other Episode Mentioned in the Show:https://smallchurch.media/podcast/4-important-website-pages-that-churches-tend-to-forget-about/Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Help the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

Different Website Visitors and How to Serve Them

It's obvious that every person who lands on your website comes from a different walk in life, but have you ever stopped and asked "who are these people?" and "what are they looking for out of your church's website?" In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I break down the 3 most popular types of visitors who will land on your website and how you can best speak to each of these groups. People are coming to your website, and this episode will help you mentally think through these people and hopefully create a plan to serve them.Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Help the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

What is Wordpress and Should You Use It for Your Church’s Website?

Wordpress is the most popular website content management system for websites in the world! That being said, Wordpress is NOT a website builder – it's a system by which you can build your website upon. In this episode, I talk about what Wordpress is, the benefits of using Wordpress to power your church's website, the dangers of using it, and when it's a great idea to use it! If you've been trying to figure out the best way to build your church's new website, this is an episode you will not want to miss.Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Help the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde

Types of Church Website Builders & How to Choose the Right One

With so many different ways to build a website for your church, the options can be overwhelming. In this episode of the Small Church Media Podcast, I break down the various types of website builders, including true DIY builders and church based website builders. We go as far as to break the differences in each type of builder, with the end goal of giving you some direction as to where to start when building your church website. Official Sponsors of the SCMP:Tithe.lySermonShots (use the coupon code SCMP30 for 30 free days)Links mentioned in the show:True DIY Website BuildersWIXWeeblySquarespaceChurch Based Website Builders:The Church CoChurch Plant MediaTithe.lyHelp the Show: Leave FeedbackConnect with Marc:Email: hello@smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://smallchurch.mediaWebsite: https://marchyde.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tmarchyde