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February 6, 2011

On Hold

I’m taking a break from creating more articles… if you haven’t already notices. That there are to many people sharing their views on ministry & web. I’ve decided to0 take a more active role in participating in the content that’s already out there. I will return.

Ethan Hackett

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November 21, 2010

Address the Elephant Named “Politics”

Before we start delving into ministry web design it’s super important to address the elephant in the room named Politics. When it comes to ministries there are a lot of passionate people who are giving their time, skills, money and resources to see that ministry grow and function. That being said like most things designing and redesigning your website can be a volatile subject.

Redesigning:
Let’s start with redesigning for example. Someone at some point built your website. That someone was probably told by some one else how to design it. And then there’s the person who’s been updating the website all these years. Redesign can feel like the hard work they put into creating the website has been taken for granted or worse isn’t liked. Read More…

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Designing Your Ministries Website 1.0

For my next few posts about church & ministry web design I decided to outline them in advance to share with you where we our team is going to focus with articles. These articles should be used as a guide to assist with the creation of your ministries website.

Out Line:

  • Address the Elephant Named “Politics”
  • Find Your Guide & Designer
  • Understanding Your Ministry
  • Discuss the Purpose
  • Find your Inspiration
  • Content, Content, Content…
    (Performing a Site Audit, Updating Content)
  • Decide on Technology
    (WordPress, Joomla, Square Space etc.)
  • Build With a Purpose
  • Did we Talk About Content?
    (Audit your Audit)
  • Launch Your Website
  • Content Control
  • The End…       …Well Sort of.
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November 15, 2010

The Role of Design in Modern Church Marketing.

1696_featureHere is a great article via Sitepoint.com It’s about the increase in emphasis via church marketing.

Topics include:

    Recent History
    Grunge Christianity
    Struggle for Identity
    A Changing Market
    Designing the Church Experiance
    The Church as a Business
    Big-time Designs, Small-time Values

Thought: “Is there any correlation between ornate cathedral paintings/sculptures and modern church websites and marketing?”

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November 8, 2010

Churchrelevance.com

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I stumbled upon this great ministry site called churchrelevance.com it’s a side dedicated to “Interesting ideas, concepts, and cultures in pursuit of more effective ministry.” It’s the site of Kent Shaffer. He shares his thoughts on a wide array of topics.

church relevance Take a look at the site and see what articles pertain to you.

View Churchrelevance.com

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