Faster Donkeys or Flying Birds: The Case for Mobile In the Modern Ministry

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Presentation given 9/17/14 at the Faith Filled Tech Conference, Minneapolis, MN, presented by Thrivent Financial. Examines the history of information consumption and the best practices for church and faith-based organization mobile apps. Highlights include how church apps can increase church giving and engage parishioners.

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  • 1. Apps
  • 2. http://www.applebees.com/menu/appetizers/appetizers/appetizer-sampler
  • 3. www.rossmanngroup.com/shop/iphone-5s-repair/iphone-5s-screen-repair/
  • 4. Information Consumption
  • 5. The Christian Mission Mark 16:15: He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. New International Version
  • 6. If Jesus Had a Smartphone
  • 7. Biblical Times Unrefined Slow Limited vs Today Sophisticated Fast Far-Reaching
  • 8. http://www.churchlawandtax.com/blog/2014/august/how-churches-spend-their-money.html
  • 9. Donations Are Up 2011 2012 2013 $306B $316B $335B http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=42#.VBiVm6wtDIU
  • 10. Donations Are Up ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
  • 11. Easy Payments http://www.frbservices.org/files/communications/pdf/research/2013_payments_study_summary.pdf
  • 12. Online Giving 20%
  • 13. How are we getting online? http://www.covario.com/2013/01/annotations-and-user-agent-detection-for-mobile/
  • 14. Smartphones are everywhere US Smartphone vs Tablet Penetration, 2011-2014* % of total mobile phone users 49% 58% 74% 80% 20% 33% 52% 64% 2011 2012 2013 2014* Smartphone Tablet experian.com/blogs/marketing-forward/2013/10/22/engage-on-the-go-shoppers-this-holiday-season/
  • 15. Courting Mobile Users Nearly 50% of consumers wont return to a website if it doesnt load properly on mobile devices 67% are more likely to purchase if site is mobile friendly 57% wont wait more than 3 seconds for a page to load http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/2013/10/mobile-marketing-infographics/why-your-business-is-in-danger/
  • 16. Why Mobile Apps? 82% of mobile time is spent in apps http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/omp-2013-us-en.pdf
  • 17. The Electronic Bible Established 1999 Unique Page Views 10.2M Established 2008 Unique Downloads 153M https://siteanalytics.compete.com/ebible.com https://www.youversion.com/
  • 18. Reasons Users Might Avoid Mobile Apps 40% 40% 25% 21% 11% Screen size is too small Can't trust credit card security on device Hard to type It takes too long to open the web site Mobile web access gets interrupted http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/omp-2013-us-en.pdf
  • 19. Problem: Screen Size Too Small
  • 20. Maximize Your Real Estate
  • 21. Problem: Cant Trust Credit Card Security
  • 22. Partner with Trusted Experts
  • 23. Problem: Hard to Type
  • 24. Find It for Them
  • 25. Single Sign-On
  • 26. Let Them See Value First
  • 27. Problem: Takes Too Long to Open the Site
  • 28. Avoid Sending Users to a Web Page
  • 29. Problem: Mobile Web Access Gets Interrupted
  • 30. 10 Seconds or Less
  • 31. Be Specific
  • 32. Your Own App: Think Youre Ready? Development & Maintenance Costs
  • 33. Apps in Ministry Develop & Nurture Engage & Inspire Stewardship
  • 34. 99% of apps are only used once http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/2010/07/bulk-sms/99-of-mobile-apps-only-get-used-once/
  • 35. Stewardship givelify.com Church Apps
  • 36. Mobile is critical. Mobile is empowering.
  • 37. Thank you! @givelify #GivingHappens givelify.com
  • 38. References Apple, Inc. iPhone 5S [Photograph], September 15, 2014 from: http://www.rossmanngroup.com/shop/iphone-5s-repair/iphone-5s-screen-repair/ Applebees. Appetizer Sampler [Photograph], September 15, 2014 from: http://www.applebees.com/menu/appetizers/appetizers/appetizer-sampler Charity Navigator (2014). Giving Statistics. September 16, 2014 from: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=4#.VBiVm6wtDIU ChurchLawandTax.com. How Churches Spend Their Money [Graph], September 16, 2014 from: http://www.churchlawandtax.com/blog/2014/august/how-churches-spend-their-money.html Compete. Data overview for ebible.com [Graph], September 19, 2014 from: https://siteanalytics.compete.com/ebible.com Covario (January 8, 2013). Annotations and User-Agent Detection for Mobile, September 15, 2014 from: http://www.covario.com/2013/01/annotations-and-user-agent-detection-for-mobile/ Experian (October 22, 2013). Engage on-the-go shoppers this holiday season, September 15, 2014 from: http://www.experian.com/blogs/marketing-forward/2013/10/22/ engage-on-the-go-shoppers-this-holiday-season/
  • 39. References Federal Reserve Bank (December 19, 2013). The 2013 Federal Reserve Payments Study [Graph], September 15, 2014 from: http://www.frbservices.org/files/ communications/pdf/research/2013_payments_study_summary.pdf Google (May 2013). Our Mobile Planet: United States of America - Understanding the Mobile Consumer [Presentation], September 15, 2014 from: http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/omp-2013-us-en.pdf Text Marketer (July 27, 2010). 99% of Mobile Apps Only Get Used Once. September 15, 2014 from: http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/2010/07/bulk-sms/ 99-of-mobile-apps-only-get-used-once/ Text Marketer (October 18, 2013). Why Your Business Is in Danger. September 15, 2014 from: http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/2013/10/mobile-marketing-infographics/ why-your-business-is-in-danger/ YouVersion. Installs on smartphones and tablets, September 16, 2014 from: https://www.youversion.com/