Diversifying A Congregation with OneHeart Ministry: Coaching Edition #020

OneHeart Ministry has recently moved into their permanent location, whose demographic is vastly different than their previous mobile location, and now they're looking to grow both in numbers and diversity. Brady chats with their creative team about strategies to fit their community & culture.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: OneHeart Ministry Church Location: Sydney, Australia Church Age: 8 years Church Size: 50 On the coaching call: Josh Wyatt - Creative Ministry Leader, Hang - Social Media Manager, Blair - Photography & Website, Emily - Film & Photography, Allison - Lyric Operator   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Storytape Storytape on Instagram Google AdWords Facebook Ads Tips For Churches From The Trenches with Steve Fogg Adobe Photography AskBrady.TV   3 Instant Takeaways  Be patient. Starting in a new place means that it will take time and consistency to see relationships built with your community. Don't allow your natural inclination to want immediate results discourage you. Don't be afraid to give the process time. Depth & reach - you need both. You may notice in your metrics that certain posts get a lot of engagement, but very little reach and vice versa. The key is to include both types of post. This way you continue to reach a wide audience while still building a relationship with your core social media audience. Use a templatized systems to include new and inexperienced volunteers. People want to be included and contribute to their community, but sometimes don't have the preexisting skills you need. Templates allow them to be part of the team without compromising standards. Then you can expand their training from there if you want.   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/pcp184/.