For years, most churches offer a welcome gift in exchange for a guest’s contact information so they can start building a relationship with them. But what if that giveaway no longer works in an online service? Here are 3 reasons a guest will share their contact info with you online.

Amazing. People are now finding a church in the same way they find a show they want to binge on Netflix. This has given me 3 realizations about connecting with them as “on demand viewers”.

Are you wondering how to convert those who watch you online into volunteers? What if you have more moderators than attenders in your live chat? What if the quarantine is an opportunity for your church, not just a disruption? This and more in this summary of my FB Live from the 1st week of May.

At my last Facebook Live last Tuesday, we talked about 2 things: One, the importance of creating a clear engagement pathway for your online services and two, the need to have a plan for problem people and their comments on live chat. Here is the summary of that discussion and a preview of topics we’ll cover together tomorrow at my weekly Facebook Live 8am (PST) Tuesdays at Facebook.com/gregcurtis63.

Here is a useful recap that covers how to take attendance online, how to create an online engagement pathway (instead of a one-time pit stop), and identifying the best ask of your guests and when to ask it.

I loved spending 25 minutes on Facebook Live with many of you, sharing what we are learning right now about engaging guests online at my church. I promised a written summary of that discussion with linked resources so here it is!