Blogging Ministries

I am curious.  Do any of our readers or your churches use blogging as a way to build relationships with people in your community or for ministry type purposes?  How are you using it and has it been effective?  What I am looking for are blogs that teach about Scripture, communicate with unchurched people in a loving way, and share insights into following Christ…blogs whose obvious focus is on Jesus and not necessarily religion, politics, or book promotions.

If you know of some, would you please share their link or website address?  I am looking for some great resources to pass along and also doing some “loose” research on the effectiveness of ministry blogs.  Thanks!

May 6, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Church Media, Web 2.0

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Free E-Book from Ministry Marketing Coach

Our good friend and fellow Okie Chris Forbes at Ministry Marketing Coach has a new book available called Facebook for Pastors and you can get it now for absolutely free!  I just downloaded my copy and look forward to the insight that Chris has provided.

April 29, 2008 · Filed Under Church Leadership, Church Marketing, Web 2.0

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Fighting the Church Burnout Epidemic

Anne Jackson is writing a book about church burnout called Mad Church Disease.

She’s asking for those of us in the church to take a survey about it for the book. I think the results will be amazingly helpful. Take some time to complete the survey.

For some background on Anne, check out her bio page that lists a number of articles she’s written.

July 3, 2007 · Filed Under Church Leadership, Innovative Churches, Web 2.0

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5 Questions with LifeChurch’s Bobby Gruenewald

Last week I had the opportunity to have lunch with LifeChurch.tv’s Innovation Pastor Bobby Gruenewald.

LifeChurch sets the bar, in my opinion, in technological innovation (like starting an Internet campus in the virtual world SecondLife) … and the person behind most of it is Bobby Gruenewald.

Earlier this year, Bobby and senior pastor Craig Groeschel started a blog called Swerve, which I enjoy reading.

Anyway … after our lunch, I emailed him and asked him five or so questions that I thought would be of interest to us in church communications … here they are: Read more

June 10, 2007 · Filed Under Church Marketing, Internet Ministry, Web 2.0

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4 Benefits of Using Facebook for College Ministry

My buddy Jeremy Stowe gives four features of using Facebook in college ministry.

I’ve got a profile on Facebook but have to admit … I haven’t gotten on and learned how to use it. Evidentally, a lot of people are using it as their ONLY source of web communications (crazy, I’m soooooo 90’s!).

I think if you encourage Jeremy enough … he might just write some more posts about college ministry using his signature dry sense of humor!

April 30, 2007 · Filed Under Church Media, Church Ministries, Web 2.0

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Second Life, LifeChurch and … Me?

Carla Hinton, the religion editor for our state’s largest newspaper The Daily Oklahoman, quotes me in this article titled Born Again Meets Second Life (reg. req’d), on LifeChurch’s SecondLife campus. Read more

April 9, 2007 · Filed Under Internet Ministry, Web 2.0

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