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When to scrap and start over on a church website
Before you pay for a full church website rebuild, run this six-step check. Most sites need three or four fixes, not a teardown, and this tells you which one you have.
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Church website insights
Real takes for pastors and church staff on websites, online giving, ChMS, and the small fixes that move first-time guests from the homepage into the room. No buzzwords. No fluff.
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Operational The simplest tech stack for a church plant
A plain, honest list of the few tools a church plant actually needs for its website, giving, and Sunday morning, with notes on what to skip until you're bigger.
Comparisons ChMS shortlist for churches under 200 attendance
Picking a church management system for a congregation under 200 comes down to price, simplicity, and who has to run it. Here is how the common options compare and how to choose.
Diagnostics The welcome card paradox: why the card isn't the problem
Most welcome card advice tells you to tweak the fields. The card is rarely where you lose a first-time guest. Here's the assumption worth rethinking, and what to fix first.
Diagnostics How to audit your own church homepage
A step-by-step way for a pastor or volunteer to audit a church homepage in about 30 minutes, using the eyes of a first-time guest deciding whether to come.
Diagnostics Church online giving not working: a symptom-by-symptom diagnosis
A plain, symptom-by-symptom way to find out why your church's give button isn't working, so you fix the real break instead of rebuilding the whole page.
Diagnostics Service times missing above the fold: a homepage checkup
A first-time guest lands on your homepage to answer one question: when do you meet? Here's how to check whether your service times are the first thing they see, and how to fix it if they aren't.
Diagnostics How to fix a slow church website
A first-time guest checks your site on their phone before service. If it takes eight seconds to load, they may not wait. Here's how to find and fix what's slowing it down.
Diagnostics 5 things first-time guests notice on a church website
A first-time guest spends less than a minute on your homepage before deciding. Here are the five things they look for, and how to check each one this week.
Comparisons Pushpay vs Subsplash giving: which fits your church
A plain comparison of Pushpay and Subsplash giving for pastors and the volunteer who maintains the church website, with a way to pick the right one for your size.
Comparisons Planning Center vs Breeze: which church management system fits a 100-300 attendance church
Planning Center and Breeze are the two systems that come up most when a church outgrows its spreadsheets. Here is how they actually differ, and how to pick based on where your church is right now.
Comparisons Why we don't use church website templates (and when you should)
A fair look at church website templates — when a template platform is the right call, the popular options churches actually use, and when custom is worth it.
Comparisons Online giving platforms compared in 2026: Tithe.ly, Pushpay, Subsplash, Givelify, and Planning Center
A plain comparison of the five online giving platforms most churches end up choosing between. Who each one fits, how they actually charge, and how they connect back to your website.
Diagnostics 5 things a first-time guest notices on your church website in the first 30 seconds
A first-time guest forms a decision about whether to visit before the homepage finishes loading. Here are the five things they actually look for, in the order they look for them.
Operations What a church website actually costs in 2026 — the honest breakdown
A real breakdown of what a church website actually costs in 2026, by tier. The hidden costs, the breakeven math, and what you are paying for under each option.
Operations Custom church website vs template: when each one makes sense
A plain decision framework for when a church website template is enough and when custom is worth the upgrade. Honest about the tradeoffs, in both directions.
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