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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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.
4 min read 
How to add your online services and events on A Church Near You
27/11/2020
Find out how to add your online services and events to A Church Near You this Christmas
2 min read
How can you reach and engage different audiences with Comfort and Joy?
25/11/2020
How can your church reach and engage different audiences with Comfort and Joy? Comfort and Joy is the Church of England's 2020 Advent and Christmas campaign.
7 min read
How to watch Advent and Christmas services online
25/11/2020
Whether on a smart TV, mobile, tablet of laptop, there are many ways to take part in the services from home or together with family and friends.
3 min read
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
Lessons from lockdown "COVID-19 has taught us the importance of holding onto things lightly"
27/09/2020
Digital Evangelism / Like for many churches, theres been a lot for St John's church to learn during lockdown. Geraint Harries, reflects on the lessons they've learnt about digital communication, adaptors and village life.
4 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
Introducing the Digital Labs conference
10/09/2020
Why did we start the Digital Labs conference and what are we looking forward to the most?
5 min read
Leading sung worship online
02/09/2020
How do we lead people in worship when our circumstances and available resources have? How can we use technology to help people express their worship from their living room or bedroom with authenticity?
9 min read
31 amazing tools and resources to support your online - or offline - church services
24/08/2020
Churches have been sharing their most used tools and resources used every week in their live streamed services.
2 min read