online church

If you are like most pastors, you know that your church needs multiple ways to connect and engage with new and returning visitors. An excellent website is a must to cast your church’s vision, provide relevant information, stream services, and accept donations.

The pandemic revealed that digital tools can reach people where they are, and church leaders are realizing that many people would be better served with a hybrid model of church.

Now more than ever, people are looking for spiritual connections online, just like every other aspect of their life. Understanding how people are searching for new church communities is essential to attracting new members and growing your ministry.

The latest survey from the Pew Research Center has found that about as many churchgoers who had returned to in-person attendance six months ago...

Compared to the beginning of 2021, more U.S. Protestant churches are gathering in person and more churchgoers are filling the pews. The return to pre-pandemic attendance levels has stalled, however, in recent months.

For the past two years, Steve Inrig, a pastor-turned-college professor and amateur winemaker has been hosting "Wine Church," an online meet-up with friends that mixes the laughter, joy and tears with the occasional prayer request.

A report on churches and technology during the pandemic found that by streaming online services, churches were able to expand their reach, often connecting with people outside their community or reconnecting with former members who had moved away.

Pastor D.J. Soto's congregation has since grown to about 200 people, and he has ordained other ministers remotely from his Virginia home and baptized believers who are unable to leave their houses because of illnesses.