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 make use of a facebook expert to set up a fan page. She may need to hire a web designer to put that page up. The web minister must have a solid grasp of what needs to be done, but it is probably best if the web minister does not do all of these things.
I have had a hard time learning this important lesson. When I began my work in web ministry, I put up my pages, did my graphics, transcribed my audios, as well as many other mundane aspects of putting on a web ministry. It may have saved a few bucks, but it cost me much time and effort.
Now I have put together a team. Making use of sites like odesk.com and other people I have found on various forums, I now have a graphics person. I have a transcriptionist. I have other people as well who are a part of my team. The best thing about it is that the team is virtual and per job. So we pay them on contract basis.
As noted above, don’t do all of these things yourself. You need to know what these things are that need to be done, but never fall into the trap of doing everything. The work will be sub-par and the effort will be too much. The web minister is not a technitian!
