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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Encouraging Online Giving
05/06/2020
This blog will go through what you need to do once you’ve set up online giving for your church and how to encourage people to give online.
9 min read 
How we use Zoom for our family services
21/05/2020
Digital Evangelism / Fountains Church Bradford on how they've provided a safe space for families and children to interact online during lockdown.
4 min read
How the lockdown opened new possibilities for St Mark's Church, Pennington
13/05/2020
Digital Evangelism / St Mark's Church, Pennington share their story of how they have responded to social isolation, and how it has opened up new opportunities within their community.
6 min read
How to use YouTube analytics
04/05/2020
Understand YouTube analytics with our comprehensive guide for churches
4 min read
Using A Church Near You during physical distancing
30/04/2020
In these unprecedented times, we've been inspired by how churches have continued to serve their communities. To support this, we have launched new resources on A Church Near You (ACNY) that will help parts of your church life continue during this period of physical distancing.
4 min read
How to improve audio quality in video recordings
20/04/2020
Audio is often an afterthought when recording a video, but it can make a huge difference to the overall quality of your production.
4 min read
Welcoming people into your worshipping community with A Church Near You
09/04/2020
How do you make the right first impression with your welcome message?
3 min read
Your most frequently asked questions and answers from our Livestream webinar
06/04/2020
What's the advantage of going live? How can I promote my live stream? We answer these questions and more.
6 min read
How to use Zoom for a church meeting, Bible study, prayer session or small group
31/03/2020
Over the past year, Zoom has become the new meeting place, prayer space, classroom or café, as many look to new and inventive ways to keep connected with those in their community. How can you use Zoom for your next online gathering?
4 min read
Advice for using social media to reach young people
20/03/2020
What do you need to know about using social media as a youth worker? We've asked the Church of England's Safeguarding Team, with insights from youth workers on how to put this into practice.
4 min read