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Worship Times is a company founded by web designers, developers, seminarians, and pastors who are devoted to creating a community dedicated to helping churches access high quality websites for their ministries.

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Questions Every Communications Ministry Should Be Asking (with Answers)

April 23, 2025

Clear, consistent communication is more than just a nice-to-have for churches—it’s essential to fulfilling your mission. Whether you’re a team of one or leading a full communications department, asking the…

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A Digital Doorway: Connecting Families to Your Preschool Ministry

April 16, 2025

Having a website for your preschool ministry is a great way to not only highlight your ministry, but is a great communication tool for parents and caregivers. Whether you’re trying…

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What is a User Story?

March 12, 2025

A user story is a concise, simple description of how a user interacts with a product or service. In terms of your site and communications ministry, it is how users…

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The Importance of Consistency in Design for Your Ministry Website

February 26, 2025

Your ministry website serves as a connection point between your church and your community. A well-designed, visually cohesive website not only enhances user experience but also reinforces your ministry’s mission…

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Understanding the Spectrum of Revisions and Undos

February 12, 2025

Worship Times uses WordPress. WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for ministry websites, and for good reason—it’s flexible, user-friendly, and offers a variety of tools to help you…

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What’s the Deal with Privacy & Cookie Policies?

January 8, 2025

What is a privacy policy and cookie policy? You may have heard these terms, read them, or clicked to permit a website to track cookies, but what does it all…

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Don’t put all your eggs in the Facebook basket

October 16, 2024

Why You Need a Website Even if You Have a Facebook Page We often hear the question, “I have a Facebook page, so why would I need a website?” Relying…

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How to Reach Us

October 2, 2024

We pride ourselves on a key feature that sets us apart from other website companies: our unwavering commitment to customer support and assistance. We see our relationship with you not…

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Training New and Existing Staff on Your Worship Times Website

September 25, 2024

Transitioning to a new website is an exciting journey, but it also comes with the challenge of making sure your team is comfortable with the new tools at their disposal.…

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Initial Meeting/Discovery: Laying the Foundation for Your New Website

August 28, 2024

Embarking on the journey to create a new website for your community of faith can be exciting. At Worship Times, we believe that the foundation of a successful website lies…

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Choosing the Best Church Website Company

August 19, 2024

When building your ministry’s website, cost is a crucial consideration, but it’s not the only one. Here are six key factors to consider when selecting the right company to bring…

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All About Photos – Part 1: Getting Photos

November 9, 2023

Once upon a time, the internet used to be a very black-and-white place. Text was king. Over time, colors, patterns, graphics, photos, videos, animations, and more emerged and began competing…

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WordPress (and Worship Times) Explained

October 4, 2023

Many people are familiar with WordPress. It’s known as the easy, “free” open-source environment used worldwide by millions of people to build and manage websites. But WordPress isn’t a single…

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Understanding Embeds: Seamlessly Integrate External Content

August 31, 2023

What is an embed? Embeds contain content from an external platform. Most often, this is in the form of a script, provided by the external platform, allowing you to display…

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Building a Website: What to Expect When Working with Worship Times

August 16, 2023

One question I get asked often when meeting with a new ministry is, “what can we expect in this process?” In today’s blog post, we walk you through what to…

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Effective Church Calendar Management: Balancing Public and Internal Calendars for Ministry Success

August 2, 2023

Calendars play a vital role in the successful operation of your ministry. With busy schedules, it’s essential to stay organized. However, a clear understanding of your calendar needs can help…

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Church Branding 101: Creating a Memorable and Meaningful Identity

July 25, 2023

Crafting a unique and recognizable identity is important for all types of organizations, including churches. Today’s post focuses on the vital but often overlooked area of church branding. With a…

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The Difference between WordPress Themes and Editors: Explained

July 11, 2023

Over time, the boundaries between WordPress themes and editors have become somewhat blurred, but there’s a good reason behind it! Let’s dive into the details. Understanding WordPress Themes When people…

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Your Homepage is the Front Door to Your Church – Here’s What You Need to Include

June 21, 2023

In our rapidly advancing digital age, where the majority of first impressions are made online, a well-designed, user-friendly, and informative homepage for your church is no longer a luxury—it’s a…

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Worship Times vs. Free Builders: The Best Church Website Solution

March 18, 2023

In today’s digital age, having an online presence is crucial for any organization, including churches. A well-designed website is a powerful communication tool that can help your church engage with…

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Who Should Join Your Ministry Website Team?

July 6, 2022

Creating a new or updated website is a significant decision for any church or nonprofit. And, while your Worship Times project management team will handle the overall process, it is…

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Does My Church Need a Mobile App?

March 9, 2022

Mobile apps can be a great solution for some churches and ministry organizations, but in most situations, a well-built website that’s completely optimized for mobile can meet all of your…

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Navigation Menus: The Backbone of Your Website

February 2, 2022

When planning a new website – whether for your church, presbytery, diocese, district, conference or nonprofit organization – avoid getting sucked into the trap of hyper focusing on the color…

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Amazon S3 Storage Tutorial for Beginners

September 28, 2021

Some of the things that make a website more engaging are photos, videos, podcasts and sermons. These media files can quickly take up a lot of data storage space if…

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Website Navigation: Set Yourself Up for Success

March 22, 2021

Website navigation plans are often created long after discussions of pages, content and other tools you want to include in your new site. However, if the structure and labels of…

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Signs it’s Time to Upgrade Your Website

February 5, 2021

When was the last time your ministry refreshed your website? Either did a full rebranding with a new logo or just updated links and images? If it’s been a while,…

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What to Expect When Building a New Website

August 23, 2019

Working with a company to build a new website can be an intimidating process for those who have never paid to have a website built before. Today we want to…

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5 Signs It’s Time for a New Website

July 12, 2019

A website – in some ways – is very much like a house. Both have a single address so everyone knows where to find you. You want both to have…

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Critical Areas Your Ministry’s Website Should Have

May 3, 2019

You have probably heard the saying “quality over quantity” for a variety of aspects of daily life. It could not be more applicable for your ministry’s website. Your ministry’s website…

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Website Layout and Organization

August 24, 2017

Why does it seem like churches are allergic to good design? From layout to color schemes to navigation and picture quality, many churches act like they are not worthy of…

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A Digital Doorway: Connecting Families to Your Preschool Ministry

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Workarounds for Email Segments Without Upgrading Your Plan

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