Technology and The Gospel Commission

‘Foundations’ Articles

The Importance of Support in Web Ministry

The Importance of Support in Web Ministry

One of the foundational ideas of web ministry is that if you do not support it, it will not be successful. I have seen to many congregations and ministries allow its web work to flounder for lack of support. This support is sometimes financial, but more often it is other forms of support. I was [Continue]

Power of the Niche for a Ministry Website

Power of the Niche for a Ministry Website

I was reading Paul Steinbrueck over at Christian Web Trends who was writing about the “9 Search Engine Marketing Questions Every Organization Should Be Able to Answer.” He noted 9 questions that you need to ask regarding search engine marketing. Questions 2 and 3 are at the heart of what I want to talk about [Continue]

Web Minister Need Not be a Technitian

Web Minister Need Not be a Technitian

The Web minister needs to know technology. She or he needs to know about social networks as well as blogging, technological needs, and other things that are needed to put a site up on the web. However, the web minister need not know how to do all of these things. The minister may need to [Continue]

Does Not Take the Place of Hands On Ministry

Does Not Take the Place of Hands On Ministry

In these first few posts, I want to provide a foundation for understanding what I mean by web ministry.  These articles will serve to help you understand my construction of web ministry and what it means. My first major assumption about web ministry is that it does not replace other more “hands on” approaches.  There [Continue]