Welcome to the Digital Labs blog. Here you'll find resources and advice on design, photography, social media strategy and more. Aimed specifically at those running social and web projects in churches.
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Creating a style guide for your church
16/08/2019
A style guide is a set of standards you apply to any digital or printed resources for your church. It can really help give consistency to your church.
4 min read 
Creating and administrating a church social media account
26/07/2021
Useful guide for anyone creating a new account for a church
17 min read
Designing an effective home page for your church website
24/09/2020
It’s important to make a good first impression and, just as if someone were visiting a service or event for the first time, you will want to make them feel welcome. Here’s some simple ideas and tips to check that you’re making the most of your website home page.
4 min read
Digital giving at Christmas
30/11/2023
Online giving enables people to give to your church without having to physically visit the building. Read this blog for guidance and ideas to encourage digital giving in your church this Christmas.
4 min read
Digital trends churches should take notice of in 2021
29/01/2021
Each year, we give you a list of the trends we think churches should explore over the coming 12 months. This January, we’re starting in a slightly different place than previous years.
7 min read
Digital trends for churches in 2022
19/01/2022
Amaris Cole, Head of Digital explores the top digital trends for churches to embrace in 2022
7 min read
Digital trends for the Church in 2020
19/12/2019
We’ve collated a list of trends we think you should be exploring over the next 12 months as you plan how you’ll be using social media and websites as a part of your church’s mission.
16 min read
Does my church need to be on TikTok?
04/02/2021
Geraint Harries, St John's Church Ellel, tells us more about the platform, and answers the important question, should our church be creating a TikTok channel in 2021?
3 min read
Easy video editing tools for churches
04/05/2021
There are a range of comprehensive and free video editing tools available to you to help you edit video for services, social media and websites. Here, we have collected a list of video editing software to suit every level of ability.
3 min read
Embedding live and pre-recorded video to your A Church Near You pages
27/07/2021
To support churches with their online activities, new features have been added to the site to make it quick and easy to find and share online services and events.
3 min read