Friends, here's the first part of my recent webcast on Social Media and Membership Growth presented to Candadian Unitarian congregations, sponored by the CUC. You can watch the full session here. Total running time: 1 hr 40 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahAF23YaAVk
In this Facebook Live conversation with Laura Beth Brown and Peter Bowden we discuss "Embracing Family Ministry" based on Laura Beth's popular workshops and role as Director of Family Ministry at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation is Summit, NJ. We discuss how her congregation's approach to family ministry is drawing inspiration from the book "Salsa, … Continue reading Embracing Family Ministry with Laura Beth Brown
In this session, I'm joined by the Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, Virginia. We discuss her congregation’s incredible membership growth -- 101 new members over the last 2 years! Many of the strategies they use are ones your congregation can implement. Rev. Debra says that if they … Continue reading How UU Reston added 101 new members in 2 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9YG_GIWaPg In this UU Planet Facebook live session, I share a brief case study on tweaking congregational website text to help people have that "these are my people!" experience. Recently I visited two UU congregational websites back to back. The difference between them was staggering. One was "Eh...." The other? I was instantly drawn in, … Continue reading Helping website visitors have that “These are my people!” experience
In this session we're talking UU DECEMBER HOLIDAY SERVICES and things congregations do that keep holiday guests from returning. I've included some take away points below. If these ideas inform your planning and you have a related story to share, I'd love to hear from you. Happy planning!
UU Leaders - I'm offering a live training (webcast) on social media and membership growth for congregations, sponsored by the Canadian Unitarian Council, on Saturday, Dec 8th, 2018 at 12:30pm EST. We're talking congregational social media strategy, outreach, and membership growth! Register for the Webinar Can't make it? Register and I'll send you the recording. … Continue reading Social Media Webinar for Canadian Unitarian Congregations – Dec 8, 2018 at 12:30pm EST
In this Facebook Live session, I discuss UU congregational social media management and why a collaborative spirit and team approach are critical to success! This 23-minute session is for all congregational leaders including religious professionals, staff, and volunteers. Parish ministers and ministry leaders: A special message (cheer leading!) for you is included starting at 14 … Continue reading UU Social Media: Why collaboration is critical for success
Friends, this is the recording of my Facebook Live session from Thursday, September 13th. I discuss ways we often MAKE IT HARD TO JOIN OUR CONGREGATIONS. Many UU congregation are hard to join not from a policy perspective, but due to a range of barriers we create. I cover 8 barriers in this video, 7 … Continue reading 7 Ways we make it hard to join UU congregations
How can you use social media to engage people in congregational life? It isn't by bombarding them with boring cut and pasted invitations to attend! In this excerpt from my weekly live Q&A / office hours in our UU PLANET Community group, I share an example of using social media to engage people with a … Continue reading Engaging people in congregational life using social media – climate justice example
In this week's live chat I discuss Facebook advertising and outreach strategy for Unitarian Universalist congregations. https://www.facebook.com/uuplanet/videos/289114121683562/ In this session we explore the outreach potential of Facebook ads, how you might use them for targeted outreach this September / Fall. We also cover questions submitted by members of our UU Planet Community group in … Continue reading UU Facebook Advertising Outreach Strategy
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