Resources for Your Communications Ministry - Page 4

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…

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…

Google is the New Yellow Pages for Churches and Nonprofits

February 8, 2022

When I hear anyone make reference to the Yellow Pages, I just smile and think of myself around 8-12 years old. Each year I looked forward to the arrival of…

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…

What You Need to Know: Identifying Fraudulent Domain Renewal Scams

December 21, 2021

Every industry has some bad apples, and we want to offer a word of caution along with some advice on how best to protect yourself. There are some domain registrars…

Is There Anybody out There?

October 14, 2021

Ever wonder who all is stopping by your ministry’s website to hear the Sunday sermon? Turns out the folks at the Pew Research Center are. The broad shift to offering…

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…

Time to Clean Your Media Library

September 20, 2021

Your ministry site delivers a LOT! of amazing content to your visitors — video ️, audio , and docs … Every now and then, it’s a great idea to go…

Are You Putting Your Best Face Forward? Staff Directories 101

July 16, 2021

Being able to find and interact with your church or ministry’s staff is very important for your website users. When visitors are looking for a new church home, they want…

How Mobile-Ready is Your Church’s Website?

June 29, 2021

Nearly 85% of Americans own a smartphone, up from just 35% in 2011. This increase means more users are reading websites, emails and engaging with social media platforms on their…

Make Your Events Stand Out On Your Calendar

June 14, 2021

This webinar features some of the unique functionality available in our upgraded Events Calendar. Having an up to date and organized website calendar can… Show potential first time visitors that…

Let’s Check Out The New Gravity Forms

May 22, 2021

The upgrade to Gravity Forms is largely a cosmetic refresh with a few new features we’re excited about. The forms editor is where you’ll experience the greatest difference when it…

Dot What? Info about Domains

May 15, 2021

Ever wonder why it is so important that your ministry manages its own domain? Is there a difference between a website and a domain? Dot org or dot com or…

Is Your Ministry’s Website Safe and Secure?

May 14, 2021

Our Worship Times developers and builders do A TON to make sure that our partners’ sites are safe and protected. That said, there are still some critical todos church website…

Anchor Links: How to & Best Practices

April 23, 2021

Anchor links can be an incredibly useful tool for your website. They can increase your SEO score, help your audience find exactly what they are looking for, and help you…

How Not to Break Your Website

April 23, 2021

That sure is a pretty website you got there. Hate to see something bad happen to it. In this Worship Times Webmaster Class our founder Michael Gyura reviews some critical…

Blogs: Do you need one?

April 16, 2021

Blogs can be incredibly useful tools not only for your ministry, but also for your ministry’s digital footprint. That is, if you know how to leverage them. In this Webmaster…

Publications Tool – Overview & Display

April 6, 2021

Worship Times has developed a plug-in for sites on our network that allows you to easily manage and organize a variety of different types of files. This Webmaster Class will…

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…

Long-Term Live-Streaming Options

March 6, 2021

Live-streaming has become the new normal for your ministry. We are at the point that we now know the pitfalls of free live-streaming services. There is glitchy service, constantly changing…

Add a Boxcast Live-stream to Your Website

March 1, 2021

If you’re using Boxcast to live-stream your events, this video explains how you can display that live-stream on your Worship Times website. Worship Times Worship Times is a full-service digital…

RSVP Plugin for Worship Service or Event

February 23, 2021

Using our built in events system, you can collect RSVPs for in-person events. This plugin makes it incredibly easy to monitor the number of people planning to attend a Worship…

Music & Live-streaming: License, Permissions, & Reporting

February 19, 2021

Chances are you have been live-streaming your worship services for the better part of a year. And, realistically, live-streaming is probably here to stay, even when we are all back…

SEO: Readability

February 12, 2021

Those elusive letters are back. SEO; Search Engine Optimization. In this Webmaster Class, we are going to dig into Readability. There are some key points that will improve the Readability…

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,…

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Website?

January 14, 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 you aren’t sure the…

Publications Plug-In for Video Display

November 20, 2020

It’s been a long pandemic and your online archive of worship videos is probably getting a little unruly. In this webmaster class, we are going to show you how to…

SEO – Begin with the Basics

November 12, 2020

There are a lot of acronyms in the world of ministry, and quite a few in the tech world as well. SEO is one acronym that everyone needs to know.…

Promote Your Events to Your Geographic Area on Facebook

October 29, 2020

Entering the world of paid promotions can be incredibly intimidating. No one wants to waste money on advertising to someone across the country. In this 15 Minute Webmaster Class, Andrew…

Add Payment Fields in Gravity Forms

October 22, 2020

There are so many things you can accomplish using Gravity Forms. In this 15 Minute Webmaster Class, we are going to walk through how to use the Payment Fields in…

Who Should Join Your Ministry Website Team?

Does My Church Need a Mobile App?

Google is the New Yellow Pages for Churches and Nonprofits

Navigation Menus: The Backbone of Your Website

What You Need to Know: Identifying Fraudulent Domain Renewal Scams

Is There Anybody out There?

Amazon S3 Storage Tutorial for Beginners

Time to Clean Your Media Library

Are You Putting Your Best Face Forward? Staff Directories 101

How Mobile-Ready is Your Church’s Website?

Make Your Events Stand Out On Your Calendar

Let’s Check Out The New Gravity Forms

Dot What? Info about Domains

Is Your Ministry’s Website Safe and Secure?

Anchor Links: How to & Best Practices

How Not to Break Your Website

Blogs: Do you need one?

Publications Tool – Overview & Display

Website Navigation: Set Yourself Up for Success

Long-Term Live-Streaming Options

Add a Boxcast Live-stream to Your Website

RSVP Plugin for Worship Service or Event

Music & Live-streaming: License, Permissions, & Reporting

SEO: Readability

Signs it’s Time to Upgrade Your Website

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Website?

Publications Plug-In for Video Display

SEO – Begin with the Basics

Promote Your Events to Your Geographic Area on Facebook

Add Payment Fields in Gravity Forms

What Could a Custom Database Do for Your Ministry?

Why Worship Times Is Participating in ICE Out of Minnesota

Don’t Embed Everything!