Are you ready for a sweet little giveaway!?
As a way to show our appreciation for the churches and ministries we work with, we are launching a giveaway.
If you have an app with us, share a post on social media that mentions something you love about your app, or a positive experience you've had working with us, and tag a friend on Twitter or Facebook who might be interested in building an app for their organization. Mention @subsplash or @thechurchapp and you will be automatically entered to win!
The giveaway begins at 12AM PDT on September 16th and ends at 12AM PDT on September 22nd. One lucky winner will be announced on September 23rd.
Don't miss this great opportunity to win a free Apple TV (and get your Netflix on).
Best of luck!
-The Subsplash Team
4 Ways to Ramp Up for Fall with Your App
It's that time of year when people are returning from vacation and settling back into routine. Fall is the beginning of a busy time for many churches as the pews start to fill out again and your staff is likely ramping up for a new sermon series, getting people connected, and even gearing up for the holidays.
Your app can help you feel more prepared for this busy time. Here are a few ideas...
Refine your home tab
Your app is a great tool to use for first impressions. Some people might come across your app before ever setting foot in your church building. Creating a comprehensive home tab is a great way to give a good first impression for visitors. Building out or refining your home tab is also a helpful way to get your existing members excited to get back to church if they've been out during the summer months.
Put a connect card in your app
The fall is a great time for people to get connected. Whether someone is looking for a community group or wanting to serve, giving your church attendees an easy way to get plugged in is a great way to help them in the process.
Remind your community about giving in your app
Regardless of when you added giving to your app, your community might need a refresher of all of the benefits of giving inside the app. The fall is a great time to introduce something new that will enhance their Sunday morning experience. You might want to discuss recurring giving, text-to-give, or any of the other great features of Subsplash Giving. It might even help you make up for any dip in giving you experienced during the summer months.
Using a great promotional tool like this video we created for our clients can help!
Create fresh content for your congregation to engage with
Starting a new blog series or creating new artwork for your new sermon series might just be the push your community needs to start engaging with your church's app. Giving your congregation a little nudge towards enjoying all of the benefits of your church app might require some fresh content.
As always, we are here to help with setting up any of these features and we've got even more ways to engage your community this fall if you're interested!
Get in touch with us if you want to get started on your customized app for you church or ministry!
Sign Up for Our Subsplash Giving Webinar!
Want to encourage your community towards greater generosity and witness tangible growth? Subsplash Giving, our simple and secure mobile giving solution, can give you both with our 6-second giving.
Join us for this free webinar where you will learn about:
- The rise of mobile giving and how mobile giving can increase donations
- Why Subsplash is the best platform for mobile giving
- A full exploration of Subsplash Giving features and benefits
- Subsplash Giving with GrowCurve: our new initiative that gives you the lowest rate in the industry so that you can keep donation dollars where they count
Who should join? Church staff including Executive Pastors, Preaching Pastors, Financials, or anyone interested a mobile giving solution for your church or ministry.
See you then!
-The Subsplash Team
Reaching Millennials for Jesus (Part 2)
After taking a closer look at who millennials are and what their impact is on society in part 1 of this series, we are going to explore some specific ways to reach them in your context.
1. Ask questions
Despite popular belief, millennials are able to hold a conversation with people face to face! Thankfully, learning from millennials doesn't require you to make any significant changes. By asking younger people in your congregation some simple questions, you might learn a lot!
Some questions to ask might be...
- What are your daily mobile habits? How often and when are you using your mobile phone?
- What are your favorite apps?
- How do you keep up with your news and information?
- If you were trying to communicate with our church, what do you think would grab people's attention?
2. Get millennials to volunteer at your church
Looping young people into different service teams at your church can be a big benefit to you and to them. This will provide a direct line of communication between leadership and the younger people at your church, and it will give you some insight into their daily mobile habits, not to mention give them the opportunity to share any ideas or contribute any important information to you about what their needs are as members of your community.
3. Don't change your message, but the way it's communicated
We absolutely need churches to continue to preach the Gospel message, regardless of how different groups receive it, but it is important to evaluate the tools you are using to do that. What's out of date? Is everything user-friendly? Are the people in your community having a poor experience with the technology you use on a Sunday and throughout the week?
4. Help millennials feel like they are part of the mission/story
One important distinction when it comes to millennials is that they love to be a part of the story that organizations and brands are telling. This is why brands like TOMs and others like it have been successful in marketing to millennials.
As you seek to encourage millennials to be involved with your church, tell the story of the Gospel in a compelling way and try to communicate that they are very much a part of it. Not only that, but communicate the mission of your church in your specific context often, and invite them to be on mission with you.
5. Use your app
Customized apps make communication simple. And with simplicity, ease, and intuitiveness being a huge draw for millennials when it comes to engaging with content, using your app to reach millennials (or building one if you don't have one yet) will make a huge impression when trying to reach this audience.
Have more questions about reaching millennials? One of our mobile consultants put on an awesome webinar that explores these topics ever more. Check it out!
If you have any questions get in touch with us about creating your mobile app!
5 Ways Apps Can Help You Reach Your Ministry Goals
We've seen thousands of churches and ministries reach their organizational goals through customized apps, here are a few important benefits, from increased giving to more connectedness with your community...
