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12 Top Digital Ministry Experts You Should Know
12 Top Digital Ministry Experts You Should Know
One of the best ways to grow in your skill as a digital disciple is to learn from others who are using innovative, creative, and tech-savvy methods in their ministry. In August of this year, Aboundant asked you to nominate persons you know who are effective digital ministers. Nominations continue to be accepted, but we'd like to introduce you to some of the incredible people who were nominated.
How to Strengthen Your Church Blog by Studying Others’ Posts
How to Strengthen Your Church Blog by Studying Others’ Posts
What does a blog post about email apps have to do with the blog on your church website? By studying blogs carefully you can learn a tremendous amount of information useful for setting up your church blog and turning it into an effective ministry tool. Let's walk through a terrific post on Zapier.com together as an example of how to do this yourself. As you read, take note of any elements you need to change in your own church blog.
Skype, Mobilegeddon, and Stained Glass Windows
Skype, Mobilegeddon, and Stained Glass Windows
Many churches struggle with becoming proficient at digital ministry. This is a slightly revised version of a 3-part article series written for my own congregation's newsletter. Screens are going to be installed soon in our sanctuary (finally!) and I wrote these articles to help those in my church to think a bit more deeply about screens than simply, "I love them" or "I hate them." I've added content here and there for this post to reflect the concerns and challenges of many congregations around technology.
Can your church website platform reject you?
Can your church website platform reject you?
A little over a year ago, I was searching for a new ChMS (Church Management System) with an integrated web-based volunteer system for my congregation. After months of searching and testing demos, I finally had my choices narrowed down to two companies. In reality, I had a strong leaning toward one of them, and after the full staff did a demo we decided to contract with them. What happened next, though, completely surprised me.
3 Creative Ways to Fund a New Church Website
3 Creative Ways to Fund a New Church Website
If you forgot to include sufficient resources in your annual budget for a new or improved website, don't worry! Here are 3 simple ideas you could use to raise some funds while building congregational support for the new website at the same time.
How to Pick the Right Web Platform for Your Church
How to Pick the Right Web Platform for Your Church
There are tens of thousands of companies offering you web hosting, and undoubtedly far more than that who offer website design services of one type or another. As if that weren't complicated enough, there are at least 1200 "Content Management Systems" (CMS for...
How to Get Dynamic Content for Church Websites
How to Get Dynamic Content for Church Websites
Your church website, newsletter and bulletin are boring. I know that because you're taking a few minutes to read this post, and because (to be fully honest here) they have been in virtually every congregation where I have worked or visited. Sure, there are dynamic...
Are You Serious or Just Shouting?
Are You Serious or Just Shouting?
In many churches, communicating via the church website, social networks, or email is an afterthought. Operating without a developed strategy is not unlike the clueless marketing director in the cartoon who simply either shouts out his message or hopes someone will show interest in his company. Consider the following two churches, and ask yourself which one yours is most like.