Small Church Tech Strategy… You Got This!

I’ve thought often of how hard it must be for planters who intended to plant in Spring of 2020. If you planned on launching on Easter of this year, your plans are all thrown off. The entire playbook has to be thrown out the window.

Should I pack it in for the Coronavirus quarantine if I’m in a small church or a newly launched church plant? Should I pivot online if I don’t have a budget or team to help me? If I’m in a small church or plant, how do I gather people to help me?

Don’t pack it in! Lean into this moment and see it as a chance to do more ministry, not less.

You are not in the business of running services and filling seats. You are in the business of helping people hear and experience the hope of Jesus. You are in the business of making disciples, helping people grow to love and lead like Jesus. Your job has not changed just because the strategy you worked so hard on has to be put on hold for a minimum of two months. I believe this is an even bigger opportunity to do that.

*All the people you want to reach with your church still exist and they still need the hope of Christ. This can be an opportunity to engage and bless them. Use this as an opportunity to focus on what really matters: connecting, blessing, and discipling.

The costs (both literal and figurative) are lower than ever. You can reach into the lives of people with technology and advertising in a way that people have never been able to before.

People are scared. People are thinking about death. People are weary. People want prayer.

So take this as an opportunity to reach out more.

If you’re a small church; less than 40 people:

If you are at a church of 40-125 church:

I believe this is an awesome opportunity for your small church. Don’t waste it or let it slip past.