Planting Space

Last week I posted a blog on email marketing which included a link to a review of several of the providers.  There was one company that review left out that we recommend to all of our church planters: Web Accelerated Marketing.  I’ll review it based on the criteria from my post.
1.  Check the templates:  WAM [...]

Two of the early milestones that any church planter must accomplish is developing a prayer support team and financial supporters.  When God begins to plant a vision for a church in a pastors mind, fundraising and support letters are not part of the vision that keeps them up at night.  (That’s comes later when they [...]

Email communication is great… so are blogs, websites, facebook and my new favorite, twitter.  The problem is some people just don’t get the whole electronic world in which we live.  On top of that, everyone still appreciates the personal touch of a handwritten note.  Now I know you are thinking that there is no way [...]

A nearly indispensable communication tool for you ’support raisers’ out there is the blog. Don’t know what a blog is yet (hint… you’re reading one)? Read what is a blog?. You can set up your own blog for free on Blogger or Word Press (among others). This is a great way to supplement your email [...]

Email is a key tool in the church planter’s arsenal.  It is used for fundraising, marketing, internal communication, scheduling, and many other things.  The days of plain text emails are all but gone.  Emails now are saturated with html, pictures, and hyperlinks.  But don’t worry, you don’t have to be a web designer or graphic [...]

If you want supporters, for both prayer and for finances, you have to be intentional about communiating with them.  If you just wing it and communicate with them when it’s convenient, you never will.  Trust me, very few church planters are good at constant communication, which is required for constant support, without putting into place [...]

Blogs are a great way for a church planter to quickly and easily communicate with supporters. However, its easy for blogs to get stale and be just one more thing in the inbox. Consider using a video blog instead. Carl Kuhl, lead pastor of Mosaic Christian Church in the Baltimore area, posted [...]

A frequently asked question I get from church planters is, “How can I accept online payments from supporters?” There are several services out there that provide online payment opinions. The problem is these services all want to take their cut. The best solution that I’ve found is to use Paypal. It [...]

What email address are you using to communicate with prayer team members, financial supporters, church attenders, and new contacts in your community?
It is a good idea to set up an email address for yourself with your name and the church’s web domain (i.e. bradley@XYZchurch.com).
Here are 2 reasons why you should:

branding: it communicates that your church [...]