Journal
Notes from the studio.
Writing about what's broken in church-website land, the math we keep coming back to, and the craft we're trying to honor. Pulpit-adjacent. Lightly opinionated.
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An honest pricing breakdown for a church website
Setup fees, monthly retainers, and the bundled-platform tax. What you should actually expect to pay.
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One recording, one week of content
The Sunday Engine: how a single sermon becomes a study guide, a YouTube kit, a devotional, and a newsletter — without burning out your team.
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A safe skin over Planning Center
Why the safest church website is the one that never touches money or member data.
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You're already paying for your website — through the offering
The hidden math of bundled platforms: a $300k-giving church wastes about $6,900 a year on giving spread.
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Why most church websites feel templated — and how to tell
Six tells that a church site came out of a builder, and why pastors keep choosing them anyway.
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