December update, this month we have conducted 1-day Strategy Sessions for organizations in Southern California, Washington & Alabama.  Trips are scheduled in January for Seattle/Tacoma, Dallas and San Diego.  Learn how we can help you become more effective in using the web to further your ministry.

MonkDev has launched a Church Web Strategy Session to help churches translate their unique vision & goals online.

Day 1 (On-site)

Vision & Strategy Session:

Audience Key leaders

Estimated Time: 2 hours

• Intro/Welcome
• 1-Page Strategy Planner
  • Vision, Values, SWOT, KPI, Goals, etc.
• Commit to Scope and Scope Creep

Goal: To have key leaders on the same page for the ministry and the larger objectives of the project.

Team Roll-out Session:

Audience: Everyone involved or needing to speak into or be aware of the project. (eg. Ministry Leaders/Staff)

Estimated Time: 2 hours

• Communicate Vision & Build Consensus
• Gather Feedback and Input
• Discuss Project Scope & Process
• Show Examples & Case Studies
• Present Research & Best Practices
• Gather Ministry/Department Vision & Goals
• Q/A

Goal: To communicate the vision of the web project, involve the broader team and capture information from them to help speak into the project, particularly in the area of their influence.

Day 2 Follow-up Meeting (After the above information is gathered and reviewed a meeting is scheduled, typically over the phone.)

Communication & Project Implementation Planning Session

Audience: Project Team

Estimated Time: 1-2 hours & Ongoing

• Translating Learning’s into a Plan of Action
• Discuss
  • Design Direction
  • User Interface (UI)/Experience Design
  • Sitemap
  • Calls to Action
  • Mobile Strategy
  • Online Community
  • Goals
  • Collateral (pictures, graphics, etc.)
  • Branding
  • Content Development

Goal: To solidify a plan to begin the design of the website/strategy.

Why MonkDev? First we are recognized experts in the subject matter. Our team interacts with thousands of churches a year, including speaking at national conferences such as the National New Church Conference & Christian Leadership Alliance’s Ministry Internet & Technology Summit where we are responsible for organizing the sessions. We have spoken at the Echo Media Conference, the National Religious Broadcasters Research Symposium, National Outreach Convention, Christian Web Conference, Story, Cultivate Conference, GCA & Acts 29 church planters conferences and Total Church conferences. Further we have written extensively about ministry & church web technology for publishers like Christianity Today, the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Advanced Research Symposium and the Christian Leadership Alliance’s Outcomes magazine as well as the ‘Church Web Strategy’ column for Christian Computing Magazine.

Second, we approach the conversation as people deeply involved in ministry. Our team includes pastors, church planters, worship leaders, deacons, volunteers and much more. We are passionate about helping churches use technology but see it as subservient to the primary call God has on our life as believers.

Do you know who you’re serving?
Do you know who you’re impacting?

3Prophets helps ministry, non-profits and church-related organizations achieve excellence online. Our research and analysis solutions encompass consulting and strategy development, research development and implementation, analytics, and web presence management.

What Distinguishes Our Approach?

Our evaluation of our client’s internet strategy is based on an audience-centric definition of excellence and effectiveness. We provide objective and advanced research and analysis to provide clients a complete understanding of their target audience’s engagement-levels, needs, behaviors and preferences, and value perceptions. We assess performance in five key areas of online excellence:

- Audience Impact (impact of strategy in life transformation, audience perception)
- Online Strategy (impact of social media sites, traffic and market penetration, strategic process)
- Website Presence (aesthetic, usability, relevance, site usage and site administration)
- Marketing Effectiveness (online traffic, conversion and retention)
- Industry Benchmarks & Best Practices (size, content, features/functionality, donations, sales, subscribers, ranking and scores)

We build off a client’s strengths to help company leaders devise effective approaches to reaching, engaging, and impacting your audience. Our solutions produce measurable results that directly impact both your business and ministry outcomes. Our programs are quantifiable meaning we can show the financial and transformation impact that our clients have.

3Prophets helps our clients:

Organizational Practices

• devise and implement an effective online strategies
• drive excellence online both within their organization and their industry
• create an objective and appropriate online presence management system
• increase online fund-raising effectiveness

Marketing and Customer Practices

• measure and improve audience engagement
• increase the overall impact of online programs
• improve marketing strategies through objective, research-based ideas and insights
• enhance user experiences, creating online evangelists who promote your site

Web Analytics

• identify, track, and influence user activity on your website
• improve traffic, navigation, content, and design to help achieve your online goals

Web Presence Management

• benchmark web performance
• measure and track performance metrics
• develop and implement marketing strategies
• evaluate customer feedback?
• others?

3Prophets has the resources and experience to strengthen organizations that seek excellence in their efforts to transform lives online. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you or your organization.