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.
Tag: church
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
End of the World
As the Cubs gear up for a 1-game playoff vs Pittsburgh tonight, “Doomsday” is also today, at least according to Chris McCann, leader and founder of Pennsylvania-based eBible Fellowship. It’s like the mere possibility of the Cubs going to the…
Posted in Wacky Tagged with: baseball, Bible, Chicago Cubs, Chris McCann, Christian, church, Cubs, eBible Fellowship, End of the world, wacky
Fish Where The Fish Are
No matter who you’re trying to reach, or for what purpose, you need to go where they are.
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: Christian, church, church consulting, consulting, fear, fish, fishing, marketing, outreach, relationships, speaker, speaking
A Prayer
Sometimes a prayer, tucked neatly into the Scriptures, surprises me. I had just such an experience recently.
Posted in View From The Pew Tagged with: a prayer for the Ephesians, Christian, church, Ephesians, Ephesians 3, Ephesians 3:14-21, fix me, prayer, praying
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
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
Distracted by Math
I recently spoke at my own church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As the church is preparing a new outreach to college students in the Fall, the pastor and I talked about the need for the church get a handle on…
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Pioneers not Settlers
I just remembered a moment from my recent speaking engagement in Wyoming. This one came out kinda off the cuff.
Posted in Random Thoughts, Speaking Tagged with: church, church consulting, consulting, ministry, speaking
