{"id":29942,"date":"2020-01-16T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=29942"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:59:37","slug":"sharefaith-2019-review-and-preview-looking-backwards-and-forwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/sharefaith-2019-review-and-preview-looking-backwards-and-forwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharefaith 2019 Review and Preview: Looking Backwards and Forwards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year! We are excited to hear about the exciting plans that our Sharefaith customers are making this new year to grow and engage their church or ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

2019 was a great year for Sharefaith\u2019s ministry partners. We love that you do such inspiring things with the feature sets we offer. Let\u2019s take a look back at what we introduced last year, and then get excited about what we\u2019ve got in store for 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharefaith Websites 2019 Review<\/span><\/h1>\n

Prayer Plugin<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

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One of last year\u2019s big hits was the <\/span>Prayer Plugin<\/span><\/a>. This plugin is included with every Sharefaith church website and serves to strengthen the connection of your online community with an online prayer wall. Display your prayers on any page of your site and let visitors submit requests and mark that they’ve prayed for others. Many of our Sharefaith members\u00a0 use this feature to lift each other up in prayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Easier Media Library Access<\/span><\/h2>\n

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We also provided the ability to easily access your Sharefaith Media library directly when adding images to your website. Users love that they no longer have to download and upload each file. Check out this <\/span>help article<\/span><\/a> to learn more and streamline your media adding process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Forms Plugin<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

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In addition, we created a new forms plugin, which provides forms that meet the specific needs of your church. Our new form builder was designed to make building and designing new forms easier than ever. It can be used to create custom online giving pages, event registration, volunteer events, and more. Plus, you can connect to <\/span>Sharefaith Giving<\/span><\/a> and handle payments and donations directly through the new form system to keep all your forms seamless and intuitive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharefaith Website Coaching<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

We also introduced the Sharefaith Website Coaching experience, which is designed to help develop or enhance your skills in website creation. We partner with churches in design, content, and layout creation to help them\u00a0 effectively communicate their ministries to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coaching includes three one-on-one coaching sessions that cover everything to help you complete and successfully launch your new website. A Sharefaith coach consistently walks you through all of your questions while you create your website. It also comes with interactive checklists to help keep you on track with your website progress. Plus, we provide meeting notes from coaching sessions with step-by-step walk-throughs and tutorial links. This new offering has been one of our favorite additions. Check out our work with Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran<\/span><\/a> is a church with a school and wanted to overhaul their outdated website and paint a clear picture of who they are on their new site. The new site is streamlined and easy-to-navigate, mobile-friendly, plus it clearly communicates both the church and the school\u2019s missions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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After (desktop):<\/h3>\n

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After (mobile):<\/h3>\n

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Sharefaith Websites 2020 Preview\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

We have a lot of exciting things coming your way!<\/span><\/p>\n