Facebook for Pastors Released

June 23, 2008

Facebook for Pastors by Chris Forbes is available now online. Thanks to all of you who spread the word and participated by submitting testimonials.

Facebook for Pastors
was written to help Pastors and other ministry leaders make the most of the popular social bookmarking tool, Facebook. It includes endorsements from Kent Shaffer, Greg Atkinson, Mark Driscoll, and many other Pastors and church leaders about the value of social networking. These are some of the topics covered:

  • * How to make the most of your profile information
  • * Tips for Networking with People in Facebook
  • * All about groups, messages, poking, etc
  • * Brand Your Ministry
  • * Meet prospects for your church
  • * Learn more about the members in your church
  • * Fine tune your communication skills
  • * Testimonies from Pastors who use Facebook
  • * and much more!

Get the e-book here free using this link: Facebook for Pastors
(PC users, right click and select “Save As” for best results)

http://ministrymarketingcoach.com/free-e-books/


Web Portals: The Next Step for Church Sites (Web Portals)

June 6, 2008

by Cindy Streett @ ChurchSolutionsMag.com

Just a few years ago, it was stressed that every organization must have a Web site. Having a Web site had become a key tool for reaching people and a requirement if you wanted to reach those young people who practically grew up with computers.

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Web Drives the New Church

May 21, 2008

“And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

Matthew 24:14 (NKJV)

There is a pervasive stereotype in the world today that boils church down to pews, dusty hymnals and counting the minutes until closing prayer. And while we haven’t done a good job in the past to change this, there is a movement in churches today toward cultural relevance. You see it in the physical buildings, in the way people are connecting to the Church, and in the use of nontraditional service elements such as contemporary music, movie and television clips, stage sets, dramatic presentations, and created media. But nowhere is there greater potential for advancement than in the use of the Internet to develop community and expand the reach of the church. Read More…..


Web Empower Your Church with CyberMinistry

May 16, 2008

Although very few churches can afford to have a digerati team support their internet presence, most all can put up and maintain a web site online. With some direction, every church can develop an internet strategy for beginning web-based ministry. Here’s a book for newbies.

Web-Empower Your Church: Unleashing the Power of the Internet for Ministry

Author: Mark M. Stephenson, Director of The Web-Empowered Church

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Summary: Harness the power of the internet for Jesus. The internet is opening up new possibilities for all aspects of church ministry, from daily administrative tasks to worldwide evangelism and discipleship.

This book is about web-empowering your church ministries. Learn the practical steps, techniques, and ideas needed to develop an excellent and effective web ministry that increases your efficiency and effectiveness.

Mark Stephenson, Director of CyberMinistry and Technology at Ginghamsburg Church, shares his experiences with starting and now leading a large and active church web ministry. Ginghamsburg’s website is now over 4000 pages in size, and averages over one new visit every half minute, 24/7.

Whether your church has a website or not, this book will help you grow you internet ministry and take the next step to fully web-empower your church ministries.