Search the Bible On Your Cell Phone with Zondervan’s .Mobi Website

Although I talk about using technology for ministry a lot here, I admit there are a lot of areas I’m still learning about and exploring … one of the latest is creating websites geared directly for mobile devices, like cell phone, PDAs, etc. And with the .mobi domain now available, I’m seeing more and more pop up.

Jonathan Petersen, Zondervan’s Director of Internet Marketing, was kind of enough to send me some information about a couple of their “.mobi” websites to review. Read more

February 17, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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Rockin’ Cool Church Website: Northgate Pentecostals Colleyville, Texas

northgate pentecostals church

Check out the Northgate Pentecostals site … including their MySpace site, Pastor’s Blog and Save The Metroplex site, which I’m kind of wondering if Jay Jones had a hand in?

[Thanks to R Payne for the heads up.]

February 15, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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What’sBetweenTheSheets.com - Kaleo’s Upcoming Sermon Series on Sex

between the sheets sermon seriesKaleo Church in Houston, pastored by Bill Streger, will be starting a 7-week sermon series based on the book of Solomon on “Love, Intimacy, Romance, Marriage, Relationships, Conflict, and Sex” called “Between the Sheets.”

They’ve got one rockin’ website to promote the series and some interesting promotional materials to go with it.

Check it out at: WhatsBetweenTheSheets.com, including a MySpace site. Read more

February 13, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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Change the Default Permalinks Structure for Your WP-Run Church Website or Blog

This post is another in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series on changing the post URL structure — called peramalinks — in WordPress.

Although this post is really for the series, it could also apply as a blogging tip as I use this philosophy of changing the default permalink structure for all the new blogs I set up. Read more

February 12, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design, WordPress

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6 Handy Plugins for Your WordPress-Run Church Website

This post in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series will give a list of plugins to use on your WordPress-run church website.

Here are six handy plugins (bells and whistles) that add function to WordPress and I think may be specifically useful for church websites:

Google Sitemaps — Don’t miss out on handing your church website to Google on a platter! One of the best (and first) plugins to have … for a website or blog or whatever.

Database Backup — You should be backing up your site (and blog) on a regular basis.

Askimet — This industrial strength plugin stops “comment” spam. I get tons of it, but this thing weeds them out.

PodPress — A great solution for starting a podcast with your site (i.e. WordPress blog).

Event Calendar — I have not tried this plugin, but it seems like a reasonable solution for handling an events calendar through WordPress. I’m still fond of MyChurchEvents though for as little as $60 a year.

Sidebar Navigation – Check out these two plugins: WP-PageNavi 2.10 and Collapsing Page Menus Plugin

February 5, 2007 · Filed Under Church Marketing, Rockin' Web Sites, WordPress

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Beyond the Ultimate: The Faith Stories of NFL Coaches Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith

Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith

Check out this awesome website called Beyond the Ultimate related to the NFL Super Bowl and the coaches of the two NFL teams.

I love how Athletes in Action — “the sports-outreach ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International” — is using a relevant (and hot) topic — the Super Bowl — combined with the faith testimonies of historic, well-known and well-respected figures — two coaches with great testimonies for Jesus Christ — to reach out with the Gospel using the Internet.

The site also features testimonies from players on both teams — Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts — including: Dallas Clark, Jeff Saturday, Mark Bradley and John St. Clair.

Rock on, CCI and AIA and Beyond the Ultimate!!!!

[Found via Transition Pete]

February 3, 2007 · Filed Under Internet Ministry, Rockin' Web Sites

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