As a valuable source of church communication, membership directories help keep a congregation connected. Through special pages and sections, your church directory can boost engagement and keep members, volunteers, and leadership informed as they pursue the church’s mission.
Convenient online programs let you add custom PDFs that meet a range of needs. For example, consider the benefits of including these 10 special pages in your membership directory.
- Contact page with the church’s physical address, directions, church office phone number, campus maps, and parking information. When new visitors become new members, they will appreciate all these details!
- Information page about the worship schedule, plus descriptions of Sunday School and Bible study classes. You might also link to samples of a Sunday service or to recent sermons.
- Church staff page with pictures, bios, and words of inspiration from church leaders.
- Spiritual resources page to help church members grow in faith. Include devotions, Scripture reading plans, prayer lists, and more.
- Group and activities pages with events, schedules, meeting reminders, leader contacts, rosters, dates, and more. Use these for small groups, committees, youth ministry, and more.
- Internal communications page to share members-only content. This serves as a mini-newsletter within the church directory. Share mission updates, staff messages, and images that don’t belong in website newsletters, which are publicly available.
- Financial page featuring number totals for various years, plus fundraiser goals and answers to questions about giving.
- History and memorials page to showcase the church’s past and to honor deceased congregants. This is ideal for personalized tributes and details about memorial gifts.
- Evangelism page with tips for inviting friends, family, and other potential visitors. Sharing faith is a priority for Christians. A mission-minded staff member can offer encouragement and evangelism success stories.
- Privacy policy page to showcase guidelines for proper use of the church directory and other information from the church site.
Special pages, such as the Custom PDFs now available, help you build connections and community with church members. To access the special pages, users must sign in to the directory website or app.
After the pages are uploaded, they conveniently show up for members under the “Additional Pages” menu. Unlike a website home page, these custom PDFs aren’t publicly facing. That means search engines won’t pick up sensitive data, and bad actors can’t compromise people’s private information.
More Tips for Using Special Pages in a Church Directory
While creating customized pages for your faith community, remember to keep each one short and on topic. Design the layouts for readability, with clear titles, labels, and captions. With sensitive information, build trust by using discretion. Regularly update the special pages so events, sermon topics, and volunteer schedules stay current.
Pages should be easy to navigate and not stuffed to the brim with content or photos. Aim for consistency with church branding and colors. Give proper credit, and don’t violate copyright or add media you don’t own.
Finally, practice and enforce your privacy policies. Don’t share the special directory pages with anyone who shouldn’t have access.
Special pages make your church directory more than just a contact list. You can securely communicate schedules, resources, stories, updates, and internal documents — all in the same trusted place where members turn to find information about one another.
This information is provided courtesy of Instant Church Directory, a small team of dedicated folks working to build a simple tool for connecting church members, www.InstantChurchDirectory.com
