A Whole New CCP Coming Soon!

I wanted to start off this Monday with a big announcement to all the Church Communications Pro readers that there are going to be a BUNCH of new (and hopefully exciting) changes taking place here at CCP soon.

Cory Miller has been blessed with his new business at iThemes and is really busy - so much that CCP just hasn’t been able to be worked on. This blog has been a great resource to many ministries and churches and I personally have enjoyed many of the insights presented here. That’s why I presented Cory with an idea which we have both whole-heartedly agreed to.

Starting today, I will become the new brain-child and chief editor at Church Communications Pro. This is a great honor in many ways. One of my goals has always been helping The Church to find ways to communicate the Gospel with excellence and relevance in an always moving, always changing culture. This is a very difficult task! It’s also my dream to see churches collaborating and working together to build the Kingdom; sharing ideas and resources through CCP is just one small way to achieve this. I hope that I can continue to build on the foundation and outstanding work that Cory has started and to help you to the best of my abilities.

Some of the changes that I see happening over the next few weeks are:

1. A brand spanking new design and look!
2. Content and category changes. Almost everything will remain intact for now but there will be new content and some new features.
3. Guest writers who are the some of the best at what they do.
4. Exclusive products and special deals through Church Communications Pro.

No doubt there will be some kinks to be worked out and fine-tuning ahead but it will definitely be worth the wait. So stay tuned in to what’s going on and updated information that’s coming down the pipeline!

Blessings!

James Dalman
Church Communications Pro

March 31, 2008 · Filed Under Blog Design, Web Site Design

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Saddleback’s Rockin Cool Easter Website

Check out Saddleback Church’s special Easter section of their church website.

Great design … with interactivity (Invite a Friend), plus maps, service times … it’s all there for a church guest.

April 9, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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A Small Church Pastor’s 5 Reasons for Using WordPress on Their Church Website

This is a guest post written by Micah Fries

As a pastor of a small church who feels like they are slightly more adept at handling technology than the average pastor, I still recognize that there is an enormous gap between what I am comfortable dealing with and what is available in the world of technology, particularly as it relates to the setting of the local church.

If I, who utilizes technology fairly often, find it to often be confusing I can only imagine that it must be almost dizzying for most church leaders, particularly leaders in small churches who often feel technologically inadequate.

So today I want to take just a few minutes and share some personal motivations for using WordPress as our church’s website management system. I hope that if you are a pastor a small church and/or ministry, these reasons will help motivate you to choose WordPress for you website needs.

Here’s my five reasons for using WordPress on your church website: Read more

February 27, 2007 · Filed Under Web Site Design, WordPress

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Rockin’ Church Website: John Piper’s Bethlehem Baptist’s New Redesign

bethlehem baptist john piperCheck out John Piper’s Bethlehem Baptist’s new church website redesign. …

I’m really fond of their church logo. The colors on the site are calming, pleasing to the eye. And I love their domain name: http://HopeInGod.org

What do you think?

[Found via Challies]

February 27, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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Great WordPress Themes Designed Just for Churches: Tim at LivingOS

Tim at LivingOS has some additional comments on my reasons to choose WordPress for your church website.

Also, if you haven’t check out his free WordPress themes that ROCK for churches, you need to go there now. I really like how he’s laid out some of those templates.

Check out his list of WordPress-driven church websites.

February 23, 2007 · Filed Under Web Site Design, WordPress, WordPress Themes

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Rob Bell’s Mars Hill Church Website Gets a Simple, Unique Makeover

Wow … Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan … where Rob Bell is pastor … definitely has an out-of-the-box church website design. [It’s fairly new, by the way.]

I expect this kind of unique design from something associated with Bell.

It’s minimalistic, very clean … and beautiful, in my opinion.

But I don’t think most churches could pull it off … to me, it resembles all I know about the church. It’s part of their DNA and represents them well.

What are your thoughts on the design?

[Found via Brenton Balvin]

February 20, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design

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