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Getting Your Members To Smile For Your Directory Photos

Getting your members to smile for your Directory Photos

By John Burns | October 9, 2018

“It’s hard not to feel happy when you make someone smile.”   Roy T. Bennett So, what’s the trick to making someone smile? More specifically, how do you get church members to smile when you’re photographing […]

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Create a Relaxed Atmosphere for Your Members’ Photos

By Melanie Koenig | October 8, 2018

Taking a family photo can be stressful. We all love a beautiful photo of ourselves or our family, but not many of us enjoy the process of having our photograph taken. […]

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How to Advertise Your Church Directory

By Melanie Koenig | September 6, 2018

Building a church directory naturally creates excitement within a church, but it also requires a lot of communication with your congregation. One of the most common questions asked is “How can we effectively publicize the directory and pass […]

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What’s next for Instant Church Directory

By Kristen Greene | August 28, 2018

One of the questions we often hear at Instant Church Directory is “When will you be adding this feature?” We love hearing feedback from our members and there are so […]

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Making Sure Your Church’s Personality is Reflected in Your Directory

By Melanie Koenig | August 17, 2018

Why is this important? The directory is all about making connections for members and visitors. Members will be able to put a name with a face. Often visitors considering your […]

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Choosing a Printer for Your Traditional Directory

By Melanie Koenig | July 11, 2018

You have been charged with the task of printing your online directory. Naturally, the first place to go for information is an online search. One quick internet search brings up […]

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How to Print Your Church Directory Economically

By Melanie Koenig | July 1, 2018

You have decided who is going to print your directory, have received a quote and realized quickly that printing is expensive!  Can you have a professional looking printed directory that […]

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Ways to Help Pay for Your Online Church Directory

By Kristen Greene | June 29, 2018

So, you might like the idea of an online church member directory versus a traditional printed directory, but one thing you might not like are those monthly or annual payments […]

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Building Community with Your Church Directory

Building Community with Your Church Directory

By Melanie Koenig | June 6, 2018

Do you ever get the sense that church can be a lonely place — even when you are a member? It seems that even with social media, people are more […]

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Ways for Keeping Your Church Member Directory Up to Date

By Kristen Greene | May 21, 2018

Just like with a printed member directory, if you’re using an online church directory program or software, there is the same risk of the directory becoming dated. Online directories make the updates simple and instant, but you still must regularly ensure […]

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Using your youth group to help build your Church Directory

By Kristen Greene | May 18, 2018

Are you looking for ways to create multigenerational connections and friendships throughout your congregation? Consider recruiting your youth or young adult small groups to help build your next Church Directory. […]

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How to Choose a Directory Program

By Melanie Koenig | May 5, 2018

After learning that your church wants to put together a church directory, you go to the computer, thinking this will be easy. But then you find several online directory companies […]

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Creating a Church Member Directory

By Kristen Greene | May 1, 2018

Whether you’re starting from scratch creating your church’s next photo member directory – or you’re just getting ready to update one — it’s hard to know where to begin when it comes […]

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