10 Features of an Effective Church Website: Church Business

Lauren Hunter of Church Business gives the Top 10 Features of an Effective Church Website:

1. Dynamic Content
2. Online Donations
3. Online Calendars
4. Event Registrations & Payments
5. Online Ticketing
6. Volunteer Ministries
7. Small Groups
8. E-newsletters
9. Member-Only Areas
10. Blogs, Podcasts and More

Read the full article here.

Rockin Cool Church Website: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

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Check out Johnson Ferry Baptist Church’s new website.

[Found via Church Website Help]

Batterson’s 5 Keys to Creativity and 7 Steps to Sermon Branding

Theater Church’s Mark Batterson just posted 5 keys to creativity ..

1. Keep Learning
2. Exegete Culture
3. Brand Sermons
4. Disrupt Routines
5. Keep Experimenting

Read the full post here.

Also, here’s his 7 steps to sermon branding:

1, Come up with a series title
2. Create a series logo
3. Design a series evite and invite
4. Brainstorm Big Ideas
5. Shoot a Series Trailer
6. Design a microsite
7. Add Sermon Props

Read the full post on sermon branding here.

Passion’s Hope for the Hokies

Passion has released a special free album in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy. It includes tracks by Matt Redman, Charlie Hall, the David Crowder Band and Chris Tomlin.

Check it out here.

What an incredible ministry seeking to share the love and hope we have in Jesus Christ!

[Thanks for Brian for sharing the link love!]

Take some notes for me…The National New Church Conference

Last year I had the privilege of attending the National New Church Conference in Orlando, Florida and it was absolutely amazing!  There’s nothing like being with a group of people who are radically passionate about a vision and willing to go to great lengths to accomplish it.  If you are praying about planting a church or learning more about church planting - then don’t miss next year’s National New Church Conference.  If you are close to Orlando you still might be able to register and attend.  As for me, I had to miss it this year and I am bummed out…but for those of you who are there - please take some notes and send me the Cliff Notes version of NNCC.

What’s The Rush? Five Tips for Making the Deadline

The flurry of preparations and activities for Easter are behind us now. We can breathe easy…but just for a few minutes! There will be another event coming soon and a job board filled with projects to get accomplished. There is always more for you to do!

So how do you get ahead of the game? What can help keep you from last minute sprints to the finish line hoping that you’ll make it? Read more

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