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What Are the Top Church Tech Blogs in 2016?


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We are officially doing the fourth annual ChurchMag Top 30 Church Tech Blogs list. Want to see our list from 2015? Check it out here. We wanted to put together a top 30 list formula that was as objective as possible and added little to no subjectivity to the project. The formula finds the most popular Church tech blogs on the Internet through an array of data points including social media followers, blog traffic, and RSS feeds. While we rework the algorithm to update it from 12 months ago, we ... Read More

Church Tech Snack Pack #135


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If I recall, there wasn't a Snack Pack last week. Everything has been upside down lately as we are preparing to move back to the United States and have recently moved within Italy as well. It was a breath of fresh air to sit down and assemble this week's Church Tech Snack Pack this morning. So much good content! I missed doing it last week. :) So without further drama, here's your snacks peeps: ... Read More

ChurchMag Reader Spotlight: Kristy Henry


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This article is part of a series where we want to highlight you guys, the readers. If you want to see all of the interviews we have done, go check out the landing page for the series here. Have you ever have that one person on your team who is always encouraging? You need them on your team, and for us, Kristy is that person. We ask for a great social media comment from a podcast episode, and who is the first to respond? Kristy. We put out an article or survey that is looking for feedback, and ... Read More

Church Communicators Interview Series: Meredith Gould


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In the world of digital and social media church communication there are many individuals doing some great work and paving a path forward that the church has not been yet. Some of these individuals you may have had interactions with or have even seen a product of their work. Others might have slipped through the radar as they continue to work in the trenches of church communications. I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight them. Here is a small window into their world. ... Read More

11 A/B Testing Experiments for Your Email Newsletter


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Email newsletters are a great way to get the news out about an important event and also deepen your connections with someone. Seeing as email is still one of the most likely ways to make sure that you contact everyone that you need to contact (and not just a small selection as you would from a Facebook update) getting email right is important. And that’s why you should be A/B testing you’re emails. We’ve been doing it for a while with the ChurchMag newsletter and here are some lessons that ... Read More

Digital is Biblical


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Suppose you received a word of wisdom from the Lord this morning when you studied His word. The verse jumped off the page and into your heart. You were inspired. The more you thought about it the better it got. You even thought up a great illustration and application for a group of people who could benefit from your insight. Now, how much time and effort will it take for you to gather your friends together so you can share your insights with them? How long will it take for you to write, edit and ... Read More

Are Personal Blogs Dead?


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It wasn't that long ago when having a website for a business or church was still very unusual. Fast forward to today and your web presence has become the first thing that many people see and will set the impression that people have of you. But what about personal websites and blog? Before Facebook and Twitter, a personal blog was the main social network. But with the ubiquity of Facebook, the growth of group blogging sites and now platforms like Medium, is the personal blog dead? (And perhaps ... Read More

Rebuilding 16: We Promise [Devotional]


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If you would like to purchase the full devotional for yourself or your church, you can purchase Rebuilding: A 19-Week Devotional For Those Serving In Church Technology now at ChurchMagPress in print-ready format. “Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.” Andy Stanley We will be reading through Nehemiah 10:1-39 Promises are significant things to make and even more so to keep. Covenants are promises, deals, or agreements, but with ... Read More

‘What Is the Relationship Between Church and State?’ by RC Sproul [Saturday Morning Review]


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What does it mean to follow Romans 13, to submit to governing authorities, when those authorities have not submitted themselves to God? RC Sproul would like you to go right on submitting, up until those authorities come up against the law of God in what they require of you. That's not a very popular opinion today, as many Christians want to express their "freedom of speech" and ostensibly use it to ignore God's requirement of submission. However, this is not how it should be. ... Read More

Instagram By The Numbers [Infographic]


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With the addition of Instagram stories, there is more hype than ever for people to be on Instagram. Honestly, if your church is not on it, I don't know if you are all in with your social media strategy. I'd make Instagram part of the top three, maybe even two, social networks your ministry needs to be on. With that in mind, I want to offer some statistics to help you make an informed decision on how to approach the platform if you so choose and how to best utilize it. ... Read More