Easy Ministry Updates with WordPress

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[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] A[/dropcap] church website can offer your ministry many great opportunities to connect with members, visitors and the local community. Church leadership can use this space to update current events and announce meeting times, locations and topics. Video of sermons, Bible study and church events can also be added to the church website. The challenge presented to ministries that have a website is how to maintain the space in an organized yet easy to navigate manner.

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] T[/dropcap]he WordPress platform is structured such that any ministry can develop and format a website that is easy to update information on yet simple for congregants and visitors to find current information. There are many functions and plug-ins within the WordPress platform that can assist with broadcasting the church weekly schedule, notification of cancellations of events or meetings as well as announcing messages from the ministerial staff. Posting these types of updates in one universally accessible place keeps everyone on the “same page” without tons of phone calls, emails and text messages flying around. Audio and video files of sermons or other presentations are easily added to the WordPress platform as well.

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] A[/dropcap]nother wonderful feature of the WordPress based site is that new information can be schedule to be updated (posted) to the site days, weeks or even months in advance. This allows the busy leadership to put certain updates in place ahead of time with the comfort of knowing the information will be broadcast to membership on time. When the church email list is added to the database of the website, each update will automatically be sent out to membership via email.

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] U[/dropcap]sing the WordPress format also allows leadership to easily organize the information being added by using specific categories and tags for each update within the site. Grouping updates into categories such as meetings, music, sermons and youth events can offer church website visitors a quick reference that will point them to the information they seek. This will prevent visitors from becoming frustrated when looking for a particular piece of information.
An organized website that is simple to update and easy to navigate can become a tremendous asset to the church leadership and membership. It can be the communication workhorse that pulls all areas of the ministry together. This allows for a smooth path forward that results in reaching and surpassing goals set by the church.

[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] K[/dropcap]learVue Web Solutions is dedicated to assisting your ministry with finding the perfect online tools for success. We have found that the WordPress platform can offer each church a unique website that is flexible and very easy to update. If you are interested in creating this type of web presence for your church or just have questions about the WordPress platform please feel free to leave a message below, contact us by email or by phone.