How can we have a church website on a shoestring budget? The answer to the shoestring budget church website question starts with the basic who-what-when-where-why questions.
Category: Digital Ministry
After spending 15 years in digital ministry and an additional 10 years in Christian not-for-profit work with communications, IT, church-planting and even preaching the Ministry web space has a special place in my heart. How do you actually do ministry online?
Critical Elements Of Any Church Website
Twenty years ago, churches were starting to put pieces of what they did online, and a few basics emerged that are as critical to a church website today, as they were then.
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Christian, church, church consulting, digital ministry, social media, social network, social networking, strategy, web
911 Recovery
It was the anniversary of 911 this week. September 11, 2001 is a tragic date, especially for people who lost loved ones in the planes, World Trade Centers, Pentagon, and near Stoystown, PA. It is good that we honor their…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: 9-11, 911, American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, anti-Semitic, Christian, crash, Crusade, Flight 93, genocide, jihad, KKK, Klu Klux Klan, muslim, Nazi, New York, PA, Pentagon, planes, September 11, Spanish Inquisition, Stoystown, terrorist, Twin Towers, World Trade Center
Missionaries Wanted
As of March, 2015, Facebook became the equivalent of the world’s largest country with over 1.4 Billion monthly active users. Do they need missionaries there?
Posted in Digital Ministry, Social Networking, Speaking Tagged with: digital ministry, facebook, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, social media, social networking
4 Easy Church Lessons from Ron Popeil
I’m not embarrassed to admit that Ron Popeil, the Ronco guy, is one of my heroes. Inventor, entrepreneur, marketer, and the godfather of the TV pitchman has four easy lessons for churches.
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, Christian, christian leadership, church, leadership, Ron Popeil, Ronco
As You Go
In the Great Commission, Jesus tells us to go and make disciples. Do you really need to go somewhere to make disciples? Is it even possible to live out the Great Commission in the digital world?
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: digital ministry, discipleship, Evangelism, go, great commission, Jesus, Make disciples, Matthew 28, ministry, missions, overseas
Good For You
As an American Christian, I might want to outlaw things that are not good for you. I’m not alone. On May 30, 2012, The Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, announced the Portion Cap Rule. It stated that sugary…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: 10 commandments, 16oz, American, American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, Bill of Rights, Bloomberg, Christian, Christianity, Constitution, Do All to the Glory of God, equality, freedom, Freedom in Christ, How to Use Christian Freedom, illegal, Large Soda, legal, Live to Glorify God, Marijuana, marriage, marriage equality, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York Mayor, NY, Obesity, personal freedom, Pop, porn, pornography, Portion Cap Rule, Soda, Supreme Court, Supreme Court decision, ten commandment, The Believer’s Freedom, worship
Skate Where the Puck is Going
Clairvoyance isn’t one of my spiritual gifts. I’ll go out on a limb and say that Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One,” didn’t have it either. He did have the ability to look at the players on the ice, and see…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital communication, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Flying Cars Conference
I’ve been a featured speaker at a variety of different conferences. Some are technology conferences, some faith-based, some not, and whenever I do, people look at some of my past job experience (Director of Digital Communications, Director of Digital Media)…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Digital Strategy, Speaking Tagged with: Christian, church, consulting, content strategy, digital media, digital ministry, digital tools, facebook, flying cars, internet, internet ministry, marketing, ministry, social media, social network, social networking, speaking, strategy, success stories, technology, web
It’s Supposed To Be Tough
Reaching people across generations, across different communication tools, and becoming a missionary into a different communication culture sounds scary. It is. It’s not easy. The thing is, it’s supposed to be tough.
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Content Strategy and the News
Yesterday was December 14, 2012 and I spent a large portion of the day producing content for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. as commentary and encouragement regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, CT.
Posted in Digital Ministry, Social Networking Tagged with: children, Connecticut, content strategy, hope, news-jacking, Newtown, Sandy Hook Elementary, shooting
Quick Wins
Sometimes, just a few days can produce pretty spectacular results. Social Network Voice took over posting for one of our clients for one week to cover a staffer’s vacation time. After just a few days, we can already see a…
Respect for Authority and our Leaders
The Bible gives very specific instruction as it pertains to respect for our leaders.
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Bible, emperor, government, Holy Bible, Political leaders, Politics, President, Scripture
Doing Ministry Online
Most anyone who works in Christian Ministry thinks about one of a couple of things: ministry in the church, or some kind of boots-on-the-ground international missionary work. Those are of course a bit limiting, especially as it doesn’t take into…
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Bible, Christian, digital ministry, internet ministry, ministry, online ministry, social media, social network, social networking
A Broken World
Whenever I talk to people about God, I usually get questions about this sin or that. I get questions about sickness, disease, and in general, the junk that happens to us that seems unexplainable. We are often hurt and confused…
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Bible, broken homes, Brokenness, Christian, christian leadership, created, created perfect, creation, finances, God, God's Will, health, Holy Bible, home, life, lives, perfect, relationships, sick, sickness, sin, understanding
About The Bible
The Bible is the account of God’s action in the world and His purpose with all creation. Forty authors, inspired by God, wrote the text of the Bible over the course of sixteen-hundred years, compiling a collection of books documenting…
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: About The Bible, facebook, New Testament, Old Testament, page, pages, speaking, The Bible, The Holy Bible, translations, versions
The Name of God
From time to time I get questions about the name of God and why I don’t use it on my pages. I actually do refer to God in the most reverent and respectful way I can – by never writing…
What Christian Leaders Can Learn from Star Trek
Christian leaders: are you willing to boldly go where no one has gone before? Turns out, whether you’re a Star Trek enthusiast or not, we have much to learn from Captain Kirk’s style of leadership.
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Art, Bible, Books, Christian, christian leadership, Christian movies, Christian music, Christian news, Contemporary Culture, Culture, Economics, Entertainment, Faith, leadership, Media, ministry, Politics, Religion, sex, Star Trek, The church, Theology
NASA – David Coppedge and evangelism at the office
There’s a trial in progress alleging NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory demoted and then fired computer specialist David Coppedge for promoting his views on intelligent design.
Posted in Digital Ministry Tagged with: Art, Bible, Books, Christian, Christian movies, Christian music, Christian news, Christian workplace, Contemporary Culture, Corporate, Culture, David Coppedge, Economics, Entertainment, Evangelism, Faith, leadership, Media, ministry, NASA, office, Politics, Religion, sex, The church, Theology, workplace
Gospel.com goes live
Normally this blog is relegated to the strange and wonderful things that I observe or that people send to me. Today I wish to depart momentarily from that format to brag about the place where I work just a bit…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Wacky
