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Make sure your Web site is multi-site friendly

campus, church, Internet, LEADERSHIP, MULTI-SITE, TECHNOLOGY, Web site

November 1, 2009 at 12:46 pm.

With the multi-site church revolution in full swing across America, much attention is paid to video venues, program development and community outreach. An equal or greater amount of attention, however, should be paid to the digital communications strategy. Whether or not your church is offering its own live video streaming or “Internet Campus” experience, running a Web site for multiple locations is a much different challenge than that of a single-site church.

Using audience response in engaging youth

Posted by Contributor

Communication, creative, interactive, management, Outreach, TECHNOLOGY, youth

November 1, 2009 at 11:07 am.

Saddleback Church, like most congregations, uses audio/visual equipment to enhance services as well as capture teachings and send video to other campuses. Increasingly technology is finding its way from the pulpit to youth ministry too. With youth demographics experiencing nearly every facet of life in Web 2.0 — from the classroom to the playground — why not integrate similar technology into youth worship experiences?

Projectors illuminate the message

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AV, church, image, screens, TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO, worship

October 1, 2009 at 5:06 pm.

Engaging and inspiring today’s congregations is increasingly difficult in a world saturated with corporate and secular images. The solution for many churches is to make each service more creative and interactive — specifically, to use large-screen projection to support the message each week. Bright and colorful images large enough to be seen from every seat serve to capture and hold the congregation’s attention, allowing the essential messages to be easily delivered and understood.

Communicate and share with a trusted network

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church, Communication, congregation, media, social networking, TECHNOLOGY

September 1, 2009 at 11:33 am.

There’s no doubt that your church members desire increased communication with their church friends, small groups, Bible studies and pastors. As more of the population joins Facebook to try and stay connected with the people they love, many church leaders are not quite sure how to leverage these new social networking tools to generate true fellowship with their congregations.

Challenging times create communication imperatives

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church, Communication, community, congregation, staff, TECHNOLOGY

August 1, 2009 at 10:01 am.

There are opportunities, believe it or not, for churches and other faith-based nonprofits in an economic downturn. In order to survive, churches have no choice but to continue striking a balance in conducting ministry initiatives, relationship-building and business.

Biometric recognition systems may be just what God had in mind

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Background Screening, biometric, children, church, Communication, fingerprint, RISK MANAGEMENT, safety, TECHNOLOGY

August 1, 2009 at 9:17 am.

Most people attend church events and services to identify with God, not with their fingerprint. But as new technology progresses and the pace of the world quickens, many “pen and paper” check-in methods have become obsolete, tossed aside as cumbersome and inefficient. In fact, using old check-in systems could be costing you money and lowering the safety of those participating in your church programs.

Welcome to the Twittersphere: How your church can use this new technology

Posted by Contributor

community, congregation, lead, manage, media, social networking, TECHNOLOGY, twitter

July 1, 2009 at 3:20 pm.

Just when Facebook thought it had become the go-to social network for our techno-hungry culture, along came Twitter (www.twitter.com). While Facebook touts more than 200 million users, half of whom return to the site daily, Nielsen has recently reported Twitter as the fastest growing social networking site on the Internet, posting 1,382 percent growth from early 2008 to early 2009.

A Seattle church automates giving and achieves online community

Posted by Contributor

budget, church, Communication, economy, Giving, LEADERSHIP, money, organization, TECHNOLOGY

July 1, 2009 at 1:41 pm.

Puget Sound Christian Center in the greater Seattle area has undergone significant technology updating in its 30 years in order to meet the congregation’s needs and desires to connect and communicate with one another.

Church ministry shouldn’t end at the property line

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church, community, congregants, congregation, connect, LEADERSHIP, website

April 1, 2009 at 11:44 am.

While traditional interaction occurs face-to-face, a growing percentage of church-goers connect through another medium — the Web. For Crossroads Church in Grass Valley, CA, their church lacked the kind of online presence that leadership felt was necessary for connecting with their congregation and reaching out to their local community.

Web sites reveal the mission and culture of a church

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November 1, 2008 at 10:54 am.

When most churches think of a building project, often images of bulldozers, fundraising consultants, bricks and mortar come to mind but rarely a Web site. Although, countless studies have shown that the Web site is the first stop for many people looking to discover more about the church and determine if it might be a place where they could belong.