I’ve had this list for some time. How long? Before I updated it, it had MySpace as an option. If you are needing some new ways to promote your event or maybe you’ve forgotten a few you should be doing, this check list is here to help
35 Ways To Promote Your Next Event
Questions to ask before you start promoting
Name of Event__________________________________________
Date of Event_______________________ (check for conflicts with Church calendar)
Target Audience_______________________ (unchurched, christians, etc.)
Is it In House (just for your group) ____________
Is it Outreach (you want your students to invite friends) __________
Check List
- Word of Mouth (be the biggest voice on social and in person)
- Posters (where are the high traffic areas in your church/community to hang these?)
- Post Cards (Do you have a mailing list ready?)
- Sign Up List through sites like Eventbrite.
- From the Pulpit (Get your pastor to help you out, better still
get your kids to make a video announcement or do a skit) - Radio (expensive but it works if you’re promoting a big event
like a conference or large community event. Who is your
target? Christians? Unchurched? Pick the right station.) - Church Bulletin (include info on how to contact you)
- E-Mail Newsletters (Parents)
- Create a Substack newsletter parents can subscribe to or create an e-mail newsletter.
- Website (Put it on your church website. Need it bigger?
Create a website.) - Phone Calls/Texts
- Flyers (make unusual hands outs to grab attention)
- Power Point Slides (before morning worship, etc.)
- Table Presence (at a big youth event or in the foyer of your
church by students) - Bringvitations (business card size invites to hand out)
- Sunday School/Small Group Announcements
- Bulletin Boards (church and community like the local grocery store, etc.)
- Billboard
- E-Mails to other churches asking them to come join you
- T-Shirts (hand made or pro make good walking billboards)
- Pins
- Coupons
- QR Codes To downloadable video/audio announcements
- Special Outreach or Street Teams to get the word out, pop ups, etc.
- Booths at local events (fairs, etc)
- Ticket give-aways
- Stickers
- Video, video, video everywhere, on every platform.
- Church Sign
- Signs in the church rest room (don’t laugh, they work)
5 Great articles where you can learn Social Media tactics
Tech and social are not replacements for prayer, fasting, Bible Study, etc. These are tools that, when used with godly wisdom, could help you reach more students, improve your job performance, grow your youth ministry and save time so you can spend more time with your family or students.
Most of these are not Christian websites because the church has’t caught up, yet, regarding social media but social media is neither Christian or secular, it’s what you bring to it that makes it what it is.
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