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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Free music downloads for weddings and funerals
20/10/2021
Our new collection of free downloadable music for weddings and funerals has arrived. Available through the AChurchNearYou.com Resource Hub
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From stars outside churches... to makeshift camels. How have churches engaged with #FollowTheStar?
19/12/2019
Advent is well underway, and our churches are watching and waiting expectantly as Christmas approaches. Take a look at what has been happening across the Church of England this Christmas.
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Generate personalised videos for your church for free this Christmas
10/12/2019
Introducing the video generator tool on A Church Near You. Discover how to personalise national Church of England videos with the name of your church and invite people to join you this Christmas.
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Get ready for Christmas with free downloads from the Resource Hub
31/10/2022
Find out about what is available to download for free to help you invite your community to church this Advent and Christmas.
3 min read
Get your A Church Near You page ready for Christmas
27/11/2020
A Church Near You has received more than 50 million page views already this year and 81 per cent of people who have visited were on the site are first-time visitors. This offers a huge evangelism opportunity for local churches.
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Get your church's site ready for Lent and Easter
15/02/2022
Update your church's site on AChurchNearYou.com with your Lent and Easter services and events. Head to the Resource Hub for templates to help with promoting services and activities.
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Get your digital channels ready for Christmas
19/11/2020
The digital team shares essential updates for your social media, A Church Near You pages and newsletter to prepare them for new visitors this Christmas.
7 min read
Getting sound into your recording or live stream
01/05/2021
Whether you are live streaming from your church using one just camera or you have a number of them, you can still produce a good online service. Here is some guidance about where to put the cameras and microphones you have in order to get the best results.
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Getting started with Google Analytics
23/07/2019
Google Analytics is a great way in which to understand what people are doing when they visit your website and best of all, it’s completely free!
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Getting started with Mailchimp
22/10/2019
Mailchimp is an email marketing tool that allows you to send mass emails to subscribers. In this Labs Learning blog, read about getting set up with Mailchimp to start managing your church email list.
7 min read