Tutorial Videos
We love the local church and you need help navigating communications in the digital world. We wanted to make the best resources and experts accessible to every church, no matter the budget, so we’ve partnered with Compassion Canada and the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities to bring the church a growing library of tutorials.
For free.
Compassion Canada
Canadian Centre for Christian Charities
The best book writing tips for Pastors.
We're chatting with literary agent, Joy Eggerich Read, about how to start and manage your next book writing project. We're so thankful for her expertise and encouragement for those who are just starting or about to embark on another writing project.
Helping your leadership team, when they don't like technology.
This tutorial is about how to work alongside your Church leadership team when they are resistant to using technology. We provide some helpful tips to win them over and suggest some practical first steps to transitioning your team to a more digital-first (but not digital only) approach.
So you want to start a podcast!?
This tutorial helps you get started on your first podcast, or restrategizing to make your podcast planning more efficient.
Creative Tips for Your Next Online Prayer Gathering
This tutorial helps you optimize your online prayer gatherings to reach more people and add some creativity to help them engage with you as you pray.
Mentimeter (visual mind map): https://www.mentimeter.com/
Canadian Bible Society Reading Guide: https://biblesociety.ca/scriptures-daily-bible-reading/
Help! Not everyone is a Digital Native in our Church!
This tutorial looks at ways to engage with and communicate with seniors or "digital immigrants" in your church community who are not born and raised in digital and may struggle to connect to digital communication strategies. We're in a huge transition and here's some ideas of how to bridge it to pastor and serve everyone in your community.
How Churches can Leverage Clubhouse (+ Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live Audio Rooms)
This tutorial is about the Clubhouse App and other Audio-Only tools that mimic it like Facebook's Live Audio Rooms and Twitter Spaces. This is an exciting new tool for churches to consider leveraging in their communities and I suggest a few ways in this video.
Stop Doing it Alone! How to find Volunteers for Church Communications
This tutorial teaches you how to identify people who would make great volunteers for church communications, how to interview them with things like a portfolio, onboard them, and communicate with them!
How to Film Church News
How to create news videos to streamline communication on Sundays or weekend services
Increase Engagement in your Social Media and Messaging
This tutorial teaches you about lighting, mics and audio, basic camera gear, clothes that look great on camera and much more! You'll see that you don't need a ton of fancy or expensive gear to record a great talk and film yourself at home.
Tips for Writing Emails that your Audience will Love to Receive and Respond to
This tutorial teaches you about lighting, mics and audio, basic camera gear, clothes that look great on camera and much more! You'll see that you don't need a ton of fancy or expensive gear to record a great talk and film yourself at home.
Film Yourself at Home Using Items you Already Have
This tutorial teaches you about lighting, mics and audio, basic camera gear, clothes that look great on camera and much more! You'll see that you don't need a ton of fancy or expensive gear to record a great talk and film yourself at home.
How to Communicate Good News of Great Joy at Christmas (or anytime)
On this episode, Joanna la Fleur speaks with global communicator Danielle Strickland for some practical tips for communicators, preachers, and everyday evangelists. How can we make the good news of Jesus actually sound like good news in our divisive, anxious culture? How do we make the Christmas story fresh or new when we've heard or told it countless times before?
Is it time to Rebrand your Organization? A Case Study
On this episode, Joanna la Fleur offers a case study in a rebrand project in a Christian charity. What is involved in a rebrand? What about a name change? How do you know its time for a rebrand? How long does a rebrand take? Joanna is joined by Carolyn Innis of CCCC (Canadian Centre for Christian Charities) and she offers practical tips on all things branding and how this process worked for them over the past year.
Guide for building Church Websites: Squarespace vs Wordpress vs Wix
On this episode, Joanna la Fleur is joined by Paul Cox, who's an expert on building church websites. We talk Squarespace vs. Wix vs Wordpress for a website. We explore how much a website should cost, and if you should do it yourself or hire experts. Paul even answers "What is SEO?" and how could you take advantage of it to reach more people!
Tips for Communicating Financial Need with your Donors or Congregation: Case Study
On this episode, we break down a Compassion update video as a case study for how to talk to donors about opportunities to give. Communication about money can be a tricky subject so we break it down as a checklist of things to make sure you include. This way you will increase effectiveness and engagement of your message, while decreasing that feeling of being a slimy salesperson of stuff nobody needs. :)
Organization Tools for Church Communications
On this episode, I am joined by Marquis Murray, an expert in building systems to keep you organized through his company https://thinkditto.com. We talk organization, tools and strategies for church communications, media, and creative teams.
Digital First, Not Digital Only
Practical tips from Joanna on when and how to use print, analog, and tactile communications tools in a Digital First strategy
How to Lead Photo and Video Shoots (if you're NOT a photographer)
Practical tips from Joanna and James Adams of Visual Media Church on how to lead a successful video or photo shoot day without being a photographer yourself.
Church communications strategy that WORKS
How a SCOPE strategy can help you anticipate and manage competing priorities in communications.
5 Tips for Facebook Groups
5 ways churches can leverage groups to combat loneliness and build digital community.
