National Gathering of Church IT Professionals

National Gathering of Church IT Professionals

Information Technology Directors, Business and Network Administrators, Help Desk personnel and Web Developers will gather this spring to discuss topics and trends relevant to the uses of technology in a ministry setting at the Spring 2012 Church IT Roundtable Event on April 18-20, 2012 at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX.… READ MORE

Social Media Strategy for Student Ministries

Social Media Strategy for Student Ministries

This week I met with our Student Ministry staff to layout next steps for our website including the roll out of WordPress MU. We will be using WordPress MU as the foundation of our social media strategy. I gave them the following planning  exercise to help facilitate a strategic social media framework for their ministry.… READ MORE

Dangers of Social Media for Churches & Non-Profits

Dangers of Social Media for Churches & Non-Profits

Social Media certainly poses its share of gotchas. For individuals, it’s identity theft. For corporations, it’s managing public relations nightmares (such as those experienced by Domino’s and Comcast). For churches and non-profits, we share these risks and more.

Three risks that churches and non-profits should plan for are:

Misrepresentation: There is a legal term called ‘Agency‘.… READ MORE

Software that Helps Church Members Find Jobs Online

Software that Helps Church Members Find Jobs Online

Recently, our church added a FREE job posting web service to our website that we call “Career Connections.” The purpose is to connect businesses with qualified job candidates within our church family. Employers may post job openings, search resumes, and view applicants. Job seekers may post resumes and search for job openings in the Houston area.… READ MORE

Differences Between Websites, Blogs & Social Media

Differences Between Websites, Blogs & Social Media

Recently, we have been discussing the role of blogs in our web strategy. We have several staff who already blog (view list). We encourage that, but we also wanted to begin incorporating blogs into our church’s web presence. These blogs are different from our staff’s personal blogs.… READ MORE