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A ministry offering seasonal liturgies and resources with an Anglican flavour, that supports ministers and their churches.
Mission Action Planning Resources
Bendigo Diocese Mission Action Plans
Ministries to Movements Wallchart from Power to Change SHIFTm2m.
Diocese of Melbourne Mission Action Plans
Church of Southern Queensland Mission Planning Guide and resources
Parish Administration, Governance and Church Dynamics
A Pastoral Handbook for Anglicans as .doc and .pdf - Charles Sherlock
The Parish Council Handbook: For old and new members - Diocese of Melbourne
Many churches are unaware of the importance of church dynamics in different sized churches, and that members of churches generally conform to certain patterns regardless of denomination. Additionally, the number of relationships a person can maintain (approx. 150) is a limiting factor on single priest parishes, resulting in a failure to grow beyond 150-200 regular attenders per year:
Leadership and Church Size Dynamics - Timothy Keller (Presbyterian Church of Victoria)
Church Dynamics - Baptist Union of Victoria (YouTube)
Breaking the 200 Barrier - The Pastor's Heart (YouTube)
Further Links for Parish Administration and Online Presence
Parish Administration
Free and open source office suite (Writer, Calc, Presentations etc.): https://www.libreoffice.org
Google Workspace for nonprofit organisations: https://www.google.com.au/nonprofits/offerings/workspace
Church Management software: https://www.planningcenter.com or https://www.elvanto.com
Online Data storage: https://workspace.google.com/intl/en_au/products/drive (plenty of storage and good integration with other google products, however Microsoft and Dropbox are also solid choices)
Online Data Storage other options: Microsoft OneDrive: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage or Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com
Social Media and Marketing
Email marketing and newsletters: https://mailchimp.com
Easy to use flyer and poster creation: https://www.canva.com
Video conferencing: https://zoom.us (most well known option, but you will need a paid plan for longer meetings. Other options below)
Video conferencing other options: Microsoft teams https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-teams or Google Meet https://meet.google.com
Livestreaming on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/formedia/tools/facebook-live
Livestreaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/intl/en_au/creators/how-things-work/getting-started
Developing an Online Presence
Google Sites (very low cost and easy website creation): https://sites.google.com
Google Business Profile: https://www.google.com/business
Wix (user-friendly website creation): https://www.wix.com
Wordpress (more complex and more powerful website creation): https://wordpress.com (or alternatively https://wordpress.org)
Digital Labs: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/church-england-digital-labs
Creating a style guide for your church: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/creating-style-guide-your-church
Sources for Images
Free Christian images: https://www.freelyphotos.com
Royalty free images: https://unsplash.com
Free stock images: https://www.pexels.com
Commercial website for Christian stock images and videos https://www.lightstock.com
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