About Digital Labs Christmas: The Great Invitation
In this series we run through the resources available to churches for 2022’s Christmas campaign, Follow the Star: The Great Invitation, as well as general tips and tricks on how to use digital media this Advent and Christmas.
Following a series of difficult Christmases, churches across the Church of England are hoping that 2022 offers a chance to welcome people back to services and events that haven’t been possible recently.
You can use this podcast, the Digital Labs blog and the Church of England website to discover resources to invite your community back to church this Christmas.
Digital Labs is a hub of resources, news and events to support digital evangelism and digital discipleship in your church, from the Church of England.
Add and tag your Christmas services on AChurchNearYou.com, plus an Invitation to Share
Millions of people will use A Church Near You this December - and 80% of visitors to the site are there for the first time. This offers a huge evangelism opportunity for local churches. You can use A Church Near You to promote your services and events this Christmas – all for free.
All images and links can be found in the blog version of this episode (https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/add-and-tag-your-christmas-services-achurchnearyoucom).
Register for A Church Near You at AChurchNearYou.com (https://www.achurchnearyou.com/accounts/signup/).
More information (https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/cofe.io/EditorACNY) on how to become an A Church Near You editor for your church.
If you have any issues or need help with A Church Near You, you can contact the helpdesk (https://achurchnearyou.zendesk.com/agent/).
Send your Christmas stories to Sam Frawley, Social media officer, Church of England digital team:
WhatsApp 07824 581519
Email digital@churchofengland.org (mailto:digital@churchofengland.org)
11 Nov 2022
Get ready for Christmas with free downloads from the Resource Hub
The Resource Hub on AChurchNearYou.com is now fully stocked with timesaving Advent and Christmas resources that could be useful for your church.
This year there’s more available than ever before, including an improved Christmas social media graphic generator, Christmas music tracks and a Christmas card template. It’s all designed to help you invite people to church this Advent and Christmas, and inspired by our Christmas theme, ‘Follow the Star: The Great Invitation’.
All images and links can be found in the blog version of this episode: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/get-ready-christmas-free-downloads-resource-hub
Register for A Church Near You to access the Resource Hub here: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/accounts/signup/
The blog on using the logos and other design elements successfully is here: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/christmas-graphic-design-tips-using-follow-star-logo-effectively
4 Nov 2022
Using audio at Christmas
Make the most of the growth in appetite for audio content, with your own ‘audiograms’ this Advent and Christmas.
In this episode we give you a few ideas for how you can use audio this Advent and Christmas with the goal of getting more people into your churches.
Descript can be downloaded here: https://www.descript.com/
And the blog is available here: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/using-audio-christmas
28 Oct 2022
Using the digital promo planner for your Christmas events
Advent and Christmas is a great time to host services and events that draw people from beyond your regular congregation. However, knowing how to create an effective plan to promote an event digitally to new people can be tricky. Our simple digital promotion planner is here to help!
In this episode we guide you through how to use the Digital Labs Digital Promo Planner to promote your Church events.
The planner can be downloaded here: https://www.churchofengland.org/free-digital-promo-planner
Please note that in the podcast and on the planner, we've assumed you're focusing on using a church Facebook page, so we've included tips for using the Poll and Location features available for Facebook pages, but you'll also find similar features on other social media platforms.
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