Faith Community Formation Resources

Resources:

GUIDES/INFORMATION:

• Path 1
• MissionInsite User Guide
• VitalSigns User Guide
• MAP Template/Guide
• Safe Sanctuary Policy
• Church Development Strategies (Path 1)

LINKS TO ARTICLES:

• Why Church Plants Fail
• African American Best Practices in New Church Planting (Path 1)
• African American Church Planting Quantitative Research from LifeWay
• Multi-ethnic Congregations
• Effective Ministry Action Plans by Dr. Marty Cauley
• 5 Critical Components of SMART Church Goals

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Why Church Plants Fail
• African American Best Practices in New Church Planting (Path 1)
• African American Church Planting Quantitative Research from LifeWay
• Multi-ethnic Congregations
• Effective Ministry Action Plans by Dr. Marty Cauley
• 5 Critical Components of SMART Church Goals

FINANCIAL:

Financial Planning

• Support Raising Solutions
• The God Ask (eBook)
• Friend Raising (eBook)
• Kickstarter

Online Giving Platforms

• Easy Tithe
• Vanco Payments
• Simple Give
• eChurch Giving

FACILITY PREPARATION

Presentation Software

• MediaShout (PC & MAC)
• ProPresenter (PC & MAC)

Set-up Organization

• Portable Church
• Church in a Box
• Church on Wheels

MARKETING:

Website Design

• Clover Sites
• Bridge Element
• Build a Church Website

Online Media (Social and otherwise)

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Tumblr
• Church Marketing Sucks
• Follow You, Follow Me: Why Social Networking is Essential to Ministry (book)

Graphic Design

• eLance

Direct Mailing

• Outreach
• Post Card Mania

Email Marketing

• Constant Contact
• Mail Chimp
• Sendgrid
• Icontact

Printing Needs

• Wicked Cheap Printing
• Got Print

Video Editing

• iMovie
• Filmora
• Windows Movie Maker