2025 Marketing & Donor Impact Report | Kerygma Ventures
KERYGMA VENTURES
PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL
2025 ANNUAL REPORT

Marketing & Donor Impact Report

A year of mission-driven growth and strategic expansion

196.5K YouTube Views
63K Website Visits
650 New Prospects
1.22x ROAS on Winning Campaign

2025 Key Achievements

This year marked our best revenue performance since 2021, driven by strategic content initiatives and mission-focused partnerships.

Top 5 Marketing Outcomes

50-Year Event Success

Record attendance driven by YouTube channel growth and strategic marketing efforts

"At Last" Book Launch

Successfully launched with 256 new prospects added to the ecosystem

TBN Feature

Expanded reach through strategic media partnership

SOTC Partnership

Successful collaboration advancing mission impact

Best Revenue Year

Strongest financial performance since the 2021 capital campaign

"At Last" Book Launch

Dudley Hall's new book challenging traditional end times theology with surprising hope and biblical clarity

At Last: Surprising Hope In The End Times

What if everything you've been taught about the end times wasn't the end of the story? In "At Last," Dudley Hall invites readers to revisit what they've heard about the end times, discover God's plan, and find their place in it.

Instead of fear, confusion, or alarm, this book brings clarity, peace, and joy to understanding God's purpose for history.

256

New prospects added to ecosystem through book campaign

$7,241

Total ad spend for awareness campaign

AT LAST
Surprising Hope
In The End Times
By Dudley Hall

Available at:

Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Walmart

atlastbook.com

📚 Strategic Book Launch Impact

The "At Last" campaign served as a long-term pipeline building initiative, adding 256 new prospective donors while supporting a broader awareness strategy. This campaign successfully introduced Dudley's teaching to new audiences who may convert to donors over time, with final book sales data from the publisher still pending.

StudyWithDudley.com Launch

Building a comprehensive digital archive of Dudley Hall's 50 years of biblical teaching

Legacy Teaching Archive

StudyWithDudley.com represents a significant milestone in making Dudley Hall's lifetime of biblical scholarship and teaching accessible to current and future generations. This platform serves as the central hub for all of Dudley's teaching content, from decades of audio recordings to recent video teachings.

Comprehensive Archive

Organizing and digitizing 50 years of teaching content across multiple formats and topics

Searchable Content

Powerful search functionality enabling users to find teachings on specific biblical topics and themes

Engagement Platform

Creating deeper touchpoints with supporters beyond weekly emails and social content

Donor Cultivation

Positioning the platform as a premium resource for cultivating deeper relationships with engaged donors

🎯 2026 Focus: User Engagement

With the platform infrastructure and content migration complete, 2026 will focus on driving traffic to StudyWithDudley.com through strategic email campaigns and social media initiatives, showcasing featured teachings and topics to deepen engagement with supporters.

Mission Reach & Awareness

Expanding Gospel reach through strategic content creation and multi-platform engagement

YouTube Channel Performance

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Total Views

196.5K
↑ 79% vs 2024

Strong year-over-year growth in video content reach

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Watch Time

+97%
vs 2024

Nearly doubled viewer engagement compared to last year

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Subscribers

+36%
vs 2024

Consistent audience growth and channel loyalty

🎯 Content Strategy Win

Long-form video views increased 181% and impressions up 66% from 2024. Additionally, 75.6% of traffic came from YouTube recommending our content—clear evidence that our keyword research strategy is working.

Top Performing Content

Top Video

The Return of Christ: Rethinking the Second Coming Concept

20.1K
Views
+235
Subscribers

Top Short

Finding God: Understanding Faith

5.6K
Views
+17
Subscribers

Social Media & Podcast Reach

1.9M Facebook Views
300.6K Instagram Views
14,144 Podcast Downloads

📱 Content Theme Insights

End Times content resonated most strongly with audiences across all platforms. Short-form video continued to be the primary driver of audience growth, demonstrating the importance of bite-sized, shareable content in our content strategy.

Engagement & Relationship Building

Converting awareness into meaningful connections through strategic touchpoints

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Website Traffic

63K
↑ 7% YOY

Combined main site and landing page visits

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Email Campaigns

51
Weekly DWW

Consistent Friday delivery throughout 2025

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Open Rate

33%
5,470 unique

Strong engagement showing content relevance

Dudley's Weekly Word Impact

Consistently showing up in people's inboxes with value rather than asks has proven to garner greater trust, credibility, and buy-in. Our 33% average open rate demonstrates strong content resonance.

5,470 Unique Openers
51 Weekly Campaigns

Revenue & Donor Impact

Converting relationships into sustainable support for the mission

2025 Paid Donor Acquisition Performance
Metric Overall
Total Ad Spend $12,047
New Prospects (Opt-ins) 650
First-Time Donors 16
Revenue from These Donors $6,765
Cost per Lead $18.53
Cost per Immediate Donor $752.94
Lead → Donor Conversion 2.46%

Dudley's Weekly Word

Winner
Ad Spend $4,806
Opt-ins Generated 394
New Donors 14
Revenue $5,861
Cost per Lead $12.20
Cost per Donor $343.28
Lead → Donor Rate 3.55%
ROAS (Immediate) 1.22x

At Last Book

Awareness
Ad Spend $7,241
Opt-ins Generated 256
New Donors 2
Revenue $904
Cost per Lead $28.29
Cost per Donor $3,621
Lead → Donor Rate 0.78%
ROAS (Immediate) 0.12x

⏱️ Time to First Gift Insights

Median time to first gift: 56 days. Half of donors gave within ~8 weeks of opt-in, demonstrating that our nurture system is working as a trust funnel, not a sales funnel. Email nurturing matters—donations are not immediate. Optimizations should focus on weeks 2–8 after opt-in with clear "next step" giving moments and story-driven asks.

Key Takeaways for the Board

Dudley's Weekly Word

Proven donor acquisition engine with lower lead cost, higher conversion rate, and positive immediate ROAS (1.22x)

At Last Campaign

Focused on audience growth, adding 256 new prospective donors to expand long-term donor pipeline

Strategic Insight

Paid ads serve dual roles: immediate donor acquisition (DWW model) and long-term pipeline building (book campaign)

* 650 new prospective donors were added to Kerygma's ecosystem in 2025 through paid acquisition — a long-term investment in future donor growth.

2026 Strategic Priorities

Building on 2025 success with focused initiatives to accelerate growth

1

Website Overhaul

Complete redesign to improve user experience, conversion paths, and better showcase Kerygma's mission and impact.

2

Donor Acquisition Investment

Invest more in donor acquisition early in the year and re-evaluate ROI mid-year based on performance metrics.

3

Optimize Nurture Sequence

Extend nurture sequence and add phone touch points between weeks 6-8 post opt-in, based on 2025 conversion timing data.

4

Event-Specific Marketing

Develop targeted campaigns for specific events to drive registration and attendance from our growing digital audience.

5

Content Strategy Expansion

Test content around biblical manhood and LE Alumni Spotlights, showcasing how ranch events catalyze individuals to push back darkness in their communities. Activate StudyWithDudley.com as a hub for deeper engagement.

Success Metrics for 2026

Number of New Opt-ins

Track total prospective donors entering our ecosystem

New Donors from Opt-ins

Measure conversion effectiveness of nurture sequences

Average First Year LTV

Monitor donor value to assess quality of acquisitions

Cost to Acquire New Donors

Optimize spending efficiency across all channels