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It is not surprising that religious institutions have been the most reluctant in entering this new technological age. With tried and true methods that have been used for decades, many church leaders did not really see the need to change.
Now what they have realized is that by not conforming to some of the technology they are losing members in their religious community. As people become attached to their technological devices, they are becoming detached from their faith. If you have not yet starting catching up with technology to get your congregation interested in you again, here are some simple ways to start:
Start Small
You should at least be on the web with a nice website about your church. A web design company can maximize your online presence with beautiful graphics and designs plus help you install tools that will give you access to your congregation. Key points to include are your church name and phone number, email address and physical address of your church. Include pages to highlight various activities in your church such as a youth group or bible study classes. The goal here is to make people see what they are missing out on.
Stay in Touch Daily
Do you know that there are church leaders who are able to enter their member’s lives every single day? Easily they are sending bible scripture and words of encouragement to their church member’s cell phones as text messages. This does not need to be as complicated as it sounds. There are services available online where without having to install software, you can store phone numbers, create text messages, and send them to every one of your members that have opted in at the same time. This church notification system, like the one provided by DialMyCalls, can work at getting you back to the forefront of your community’s mind.
Get on the Good Side of the Kids
The young people of your church are its future. Don’t leave them out of your efforts to use modern technologies. In fact, they are your best resource at learning how many of these work. Put a trusted member of your staff in charge of creating a youth group that incorporates the technology they know into their study of your faith. Encourage them to search for religious icons from your churches past and share the results with the group. Or have them look up bible passages online and challenge them to find ways that they are significant still today. Kids love to show off their knowledge of technology and will become active participants who look forward to their meetings.
Once you have your foot inside of the technological door, you will slowly start to enter the new world. From your website you will create pages on social media sites. With your church notification system you will begin to send messages about upcoming special events. And most importantly, with the kids you are going to be building a solid base for the future of your church.
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[This is a sponsored post from DialMyCalls.com.]
Eric Dye
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