TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• ChurchTrac: Church Facebook post tips.

• Gloo: Gloo launches AI chat beta.

• Planning Center: DIY NFC tags for church connection.

Church Facebook Post Tips

ChurchTrac shares “5 Facebook Posts Every Church Should Use” (2-minute read), a guide to boosting church social media engagement. Recommended posts include Sunday service invitations, community and event highlights, sermon clips, prayer requests, and mission spotlights. Each example helps churches cut through the social media noise, connect with members, and reach new audiences more effectively.

Gloo Launches AI Chat Beta

Gloo shares “Gloo Launches Early Beta of Gloo AI Chat” (5-minute read), introducing a values-aligned conversational AI alternative to the likes of ChatGPT. Built on biblical truth and powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the tool provides personalized, scripture-grounded responses with guardrails for safety, empathy, and human flourishing. Join the beta to explore this new AI resource.

DIY NFC Tags for Church Connection

ICYMI: Planning Center shares “NFC Tags for Churches: 3 Easy Steps to Tap Your Church into Connection” (4-minute read), a guide to replacing QR codes with NFC (Near Field Communication) tags (aka “Tap to Pay”) for easier engagement. The article walks churches through buying tags, programming them with tools like NFC Tools, and using them to link people directly to home pages, giving pages, or landing pages for seamless connection.

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