A pastor texted me last Tuesday night at 11:47 PM. The message said, “Am I cheating if I used AI to help me outline Sunday’s sermon?” He’d been pacing his office for three hours, staring at a blank page, watching the cursor blink. Then he opened ChatGPT, typed in his passage, and twenty minutes later […]
Andrew Peters
What Dads Actually Want to See on Your Church Website
A first-time dad visiting your church website isn’t looking for your mission statement. He’s not reading your pastor’s bio. And he’s definitely not scrolling through a photo gallery of last year’s women’s retreat. He’s looking for three things. And if he can’t find them in about 30 seconds, he’s gone. Here’s what a church website […]
Father’s Day at Church: How to Plan Your Digital Campaign
Father’s Day doesn’t bring the crowds Easter does. But the dads who show up that Sunday are usually the harder ones to reach all year. That makes father’s day church outreach one of the most overlooked missional opportunities on your calendar. Most churches treat Father’s Day like a footnote. A quick shoutout from the stage, […]
How to Grow a Small Church: 15 Practical Ideas That Actually Work
Most church growth strategies are written for churches that already have a full staff, a marketing budget, and 200 people in the seats. That is not helpful when you are running a church of 50 with one part-time admin and a worship leader who also runs the sound board. Here is the truth: small churches […]
Church SEO: The Complete Guide to Getting Found on Google
Someone in your city is going to search “church near me” this Sunday. They will scroll through three or four results, pick one that looks welcoming, and show up. That is the entire decision process. No brochure. No phone call. Just a Google search and a gut feeling. Church SEO is how you show up […]
Church Website Design: The Complete Guide for Non-Designers
Your church website doesn’t need to win a design award. It needs to do one thing: make a first-time visitor feel like your church is worth showing up to on Sunday. That sounds simple. But if you’ve ever stared at a blank page in a website builder, cursor blinking, wondering what font to pick or […]
Free Church Websites: What You Get (And What You Give Up)
There are genuinely free church websites out there. Nobody is lying to you about that. Wix has a free tier. Google Sites exists. WordPress.com lets you publish without paying a dime. If your church needs something online today, you can get it for zero dollars. But “free” has a cost. It just doesn’t show up […]
Mother’s Day at Church: Your Digital Outreach Checklist
Mother’s Day is the second-highest attendance Sunday of the year. Right behind Easter, right ahead of Christmas Eve. Families show up. Visitors show up. People who haven’t been to church in months show up because Mom asked. And most churches do absolutely nothing to capitalize on it. No updated homepage. No targeted ad. No follow-up […]
Church Management Software vs. Church Website Builder: What’s the Difference?
A lot of churches are paying for a church management system that tries to do what their website builder should do. Or they’ve got a website builder doing things a ChMS should handle. The confusion costs real money, and it creates frustrating gaps where important things fall through the cracks. Here’s the short version: a […]
Your Easter Follow-Up Plan: What to Do the Week After Easter
Easter Sunday brought a crowd. The parking lot was full. The kids area was buzzing. People you have never seen before were sitting in seats that are usually empty. Now it is Monday morning. And here is the uncomfortable truth: most of those visitors are never coming back. Not because the service was bad. Not […]
