What is it? 

It’s the biggest worship leader event in the world, and we want you to be there! During June 16-19, 2012, thousands of worship leaders, pastors, and church volunteers from all over the world will converge in Leawood, Kansas. Sharefaith, one of the conference sponsors, is giving away three all-access passes to the conference.

How can I enter? 

It’s easy. Just record a quick 30-second video using your smartphone, iPad, webcam, whatever. In your video, briefly tell us how Sharefaith has helped your church or ministry. Upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo, send the link to contact@sharefaith.com with the email subject “Video Testimonial.” You will be entered into the giveaway, and might be one of the three lucky winners to win an all-access pass valued at $420 each. The winners will be announced via email on May 31. Make sure the email address you use is valid so we can contact you if you win!

Read more about The National Worship Leader Conference

See new church website templates. 

Brand New Church Website Templates

Sharefaith websites are exploding to new levels, with jaw-dropping graphics and technological advances. Hold on to your office chair, as we unleash amazing new templates on a regular basis! Now, you have choices galore, and an increasing level of visual panache. So far, Sharefaith websites have helped over 2,000 churches claim a presence on the web. Check out this website, Household of Faith Church in Central Point, Oregon. They got their website up and running in two days. Sharefaith websites are that easy.

Website Sale Ending on May 17
Get this! With just a sliver of your annual media budget — $306.53 to be exact —you can have a pro church website, hosting for a year, domain registration and unlimited graphics. Think of it! In less time than it takes you to prepare for a Sunday sermon, your church can have a website with jaw-dropping design and an überpowerful webplatform. We’re only offering this deal until May 17. Get started right away, and enjoy these benefits:

• Your website will be up-and-running website in mere hours.
• You’ll have your own domain name and hosting with a dedicated Christian webhost.
• You’ll be able to set up the website on your own, even with zero experience or programming skills.
• You’ll have the world’s largest library of graphics to choose from, and a built-in web graphics editor
• You’ll save serious cash, have free phone help whenever you need it, and gain the confidence of the Sharefaith brand to back your site.

Get your website now!

Today marks a huge leap forward in the world of church and ministry websites. Sharefaith’s already popular church websites just launched their new revolutionary Editor Pack. This awesome feature gives incredible time-saving, easy-to-use, front-end content and graphics editing capabilities right within the website. The Editor Pack comes at no additional charge. It’s free to all Sharefaith church website users and automatically included in your website control panel.

Why Is The Content Editor So Amazing?

In the past, users had to edit and control the entire website from the backend control panel. With the new content editor, you can now edit your content live on your website, without going to the control panel. Simply click the section you want to edit, make your changes, and click save. Boom! It’s updated right there. View Now!

The Graphics Editor Saves You Time? 

Crop, resize, color, style, and edit — these are just a few amazing features of the new built in graphics editor. You can now change, edit and create new rotating banners and other graphics right within your website control panel without the need for outside imaging software. This does not replace Photoshop. It is a revolutionary tool to help on-the-go pastors design and update rotating banners and imagery on the fly. View Now!

In Just Nine Months Almost 2,000 Churches Chose Sharefaith Websites! 

It’s simple! We have the best customer support, the lowest price, and a mind-blowing simple toolset for creating and maintaining a professional online church presence.

The Best 30 Day Website Promotional Sale On The Planet! Don’t Miss Out!

For the next 30 days we are waiving the church website setup fee for monthly subscribers, and we’re dropping the domain registration price from $18.99 to only $12! These are incredible savings! Now is the perfect time to get your church website!

Learn More and Get Your Website Now!

Good-looking Mother’s Day church media is important. Get all the church media you need for Mother’s Day or any other event at one rock-bottom price. Join Sharefaith.

Graphics Editor
Gone are the days of trying to find a graphics program in which you can have to design your church banners and graphics, and then go through complicated steps to upload it to your site. With the new graphics editor, it all happens in one place! Unless you’re a pro and insist on using Photoshop, you will benefit so much from this nifty new feature which lets you edit, add text and customize predesigned web banners right within your control panel! Design easier and faster than ever before! The editor accesses all the fonts already on your computer, gives you multiple editing tools like size, color, shadow, and rotation, and lets you easily upload and publish!

Live Editor Companion
Edit your website live from within the actual site! You won’t even need to go back to your website control panel. Simply change any content by clicking on it, and an Edit button will appear. Click on “edit,” and you can edit the content live anywhere on your website! This is by far the fastest and easiest way ever to update and maintain your Sharefaith church website!

They’re All Yours For Free! 
Yes! Instead of charging you $200 for these features, we decided to just include it as part of your Sharefaith membership. Every owner of a Sharefaith church website will get the Graphics and Live Editor Companion absolutely FREE!

Get your Sharefaith Church Website Now! 

If you don’t have a Sharefaith church website, get one now! Websites are free to all Sharefaith members. Hosting is only $14.99/m.

The highly anticipated Mac release of the hugely popular ExaltNow Worship Plugin for PowerPoint has arrived. Today Sharefaith.com, the largest church website and worship media producer, released this revolutionary plugin, giving PowerPoint users on both Mac and PC the ability to add pro worship projection functionality inside PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

What Does ExaltNow Mac Do?

ExaltNow enhances the ability of PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, making it function as a versatile worship planning and projection software. ExaltNow Mac gives users the ability to add lyrics or text over any MP4 video loop (HD, SD) as well as search, select, and import any worship lyrics or chord sheets from CCLI’s SongSelect database.

Why A Mac Version Of ExaltNow?

With hundreds of churches now using ExaltNow for PowerPoint on a PC, requests poured in to bring this amazing functionality to PowerPoint on a Mac. Millions of church media directors and pastors love the beauty and simplicity of a Mac, but still prefer the familiarity of PowerPoint instead of Keynote. Unfortunately, PowerPoint lacks the ability to function as a worship projection system tailored for churches. ExaltNow Mac makes this problem a thing of the past!

Who Should Use ExaltNow Mac?

Priced at only $69.99, ExaltNow Mac comes with 2 licenses and 30 free worship video loops. Churches with tight media budgets, enjoying the ease of PowerPoint, but frustrated with its lack of worship-related functionality, will reallybenefit from this revolutionary tool that transforms PowerPoint Mac 2011 from being just a business presentation tool into a full-fledged worship projection software system. If your church wants to add lyrics over any video loop, and have access to an integrated worship database with hundreds and thousands of lyrics and chord sheets, then ExaltNow is perfect for you!

See more information on ExaltNow Mac.

Does It Come With Media?

Users looking for more worship media than the 30 free videos and PowerPoint templates that come with your ExaltNow purchase, can sign up for a one year Sharefaith membership, which gives them access to the largest worship media library in the world. For only $149, users get access to over 40,000 church and sermonPowerPoints, videos, and backgrounds tailored for every church event or season of the year!

Visit ExaltNow to check out the new product and purchase. 

Each website is designed with the user in mind, and follows church website design best practices. Each site is simple, elegant, and easy to navigate.

Check them out!

Click on the image to visit the live sample website.

“I want a Sharefaith church website.”

So glad you asked. You can get a Sharefaith church website for free with your Sharefaith church membership. If you’re not a member, click here to join, or find out more about sharefaith church websites.

“I want one for my existing Sharefaith website!”

Easy. Just change your theme in your editor section. Here’s a whole easy tutorial about it.

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1. Blogging helps you better connect to your people. The reason for a blog is not to let the world know what you think, but to better connect with those whom you care for. A blog is an ideal format for doing so.
2. Blogging gives you the ability to work out your thoughts. Writing things down forces you to clarify and articulate issues you’re dealing with. Publishing it on a blog lets others know about it, which increases the need to write coherently and graciously.
3. Blogging builds trust. Trust is built through disclosure and solid information. This happens in preaching, of course, but it can also happen through an online blog.
4. Blogging gives you broader reach. Like sermon podcasts and online streaming, your teaching ministry is not kept within the four walls of your church. The presence of a blog allows you a greater scope for teaching others.
5. Blogging provides interaction with other pastors, teachers, bloggers, thinkers, etc. As you begin blogging, you’ll find that you’re not alone. There are millions of bloggers out there, and there are probably quite a few who are thinking through the same issues and grappling with the same problems. Blogging is like a big conversation, where you get to dialogue with others and hone your thinking.
6. Blogging builds community. It’s important for churches to meet together in person. But obviously, this is not the only form of community. Online discussions and interaction are a helpful way to build community, too.
7. Blogging gives you training in writing. Have you ever wanted to write a book and publish it? I think this is a secret dream of a lot of people, especially people who have something to say — like pastors. In order to grow your ability to write, you’ve got to practice. Blogging is the best place to do this.
8. Blogging provides an additional place to recommend resources. If people in your church are looking for a recommended book on, say, discipleship or the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, a blog provides a great place to suggest a book or article. You can link to good articles on the subject, or even write out your own helpful information.
9. Blogging provides a sense of vision and breadth beyond typical pastoral roles and responsibilities. There’s something about blogging that helps clear out the mental cobwebs. You can see further, somehow. It’s a mentally clarifying activity, and will probably deepen your experience and responsibilities as a pastor.

Blogging isn’t a contest to see who can get the highest rankings or the most readers. That’s not the point. Even if just a handful of people read your blog, it’s still worth it.

Want to get started blogging? If you have a Sharefaith church website, it’s really simple. Just click here to get started.

If you don’t have a Sharefaith website, find out how you can get one for free.

Bring Focus To Your Worship With ExaltNow
The purpose of ExaltNow is not to create a media distraction, but to provide a way for people to focus in worship. Here is how ExaltNow can help.

• ExaltNow imports worship songs directly into PowerPoint for simple convenience in planning and preparing for your worship service.
• ExaltNow allows text over video capability to add visual beauty and meaning into a worship service.
• ExaltNow gives you the ability to integrate your worship songs, announcements, and sermon slides into a single PowerPoint presentation for a seamless and unified worship experience.

Churches are about the business of worship, and it is important that we use tools and resources that further our mission of glorifying God and proclaiming His name.

Find out how ExaltNow can help you.

ExaltNow Mac: April Release
We are currently preparing for the release of ExaltNow Mac version, scheduled for April. If you’ve wanted to use ExaltNow, but are a Mac PowerPoint user, we have a version ready for you this spring. Stay tuned. We’ll let you know when it’s ready.