Are your online worship services good enough to prevent your flock from going to Rick Warren or TD Jakes?
In these unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic times most church services and resources are online. If your church is not able to produce an online ministerial experience somewhat representative of an in-person experience you are in danger of losing members.
TD Jakes and Rick Warren are literally a click away and their online experience are outstanding. The good news is that you can also produce a quality online ministry that will fit most budgets.
Below are 15 questions you should ask yourself about your church’s online ministry? Over a few weeks, we will provide guidance on answering each of the questions.
General
- Do you know what the best practices are for your online presence and streaming of your Sunday service?
- Is your church using best practices for providing online services?
- Are your sermons organized online to enable visitors to access the ones addressing their spiritual needs? Are you using Categories and tags?
Audio and Video
- Are your producing your services with the proper video quality?
- Are you producing your services with the proper audio quality?
- Do you have the right equipment for sound, video and streaming?
Marketing and Promotion
- Are you promoting your services properly?
- Are you reaching out to people other than your congregation?
Online Donations
- Are you set up to receive and encourage online donations?
- 10.Are you properly promoting and explaining how online giving works?
Taking the Whole Church Online
- Have you provided a prayer wall for people to ask for prayer and pray for others?
- Have you created opportunities for your ministries to conduct programs, share information and updates online?
- How can your online visitors access inspirational songs from your choir?
- Are you blogging to teach biblical lessons and inspire your congregation during this pandemic?
- Do you have the right people to help you create and promote your online church ministry?
- Are you managing expectations about your online ministry?
- Have you explained to visitors what they need to optimize their experience with your online ministry.
