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Online Ministries Community Blog
This is a public sample of a regular blog published for church webmasters and all those involved in building and operating effective online ministries.
The blog discusses current issues for building better, more effective Internet presences that can rise to the level of being true ministries.
Below are public samples of the blog. The full blog and other tutorials and forums are in the password-protected Online Ministries Special-Interest Community. To comment and participate in all of the content within the community, register for this FREE community.
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Recent Blog Postings
Way of the Cross In Two Traditions
From: 3/29/2013
On the Good Friday holiday, I'm using two different traditions for my personal reflection on the day and the Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows.) For art, I'm using the older classical tradition. For the text, I'm using the "The Scriptural Way of the Cross" inaugurated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday, 1991.
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Community Building Requires Interaction
From: 3/28/2013
You will often hear me discussing the definition of community that I use the most: "a community is a group of organisms interacting in a shared environment." We're going to encourage you to participate in our community at every opportunity. At times, we even going to implore you to because the more people who participate -- interact -- the more vibrant our community will become.
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It's Simple; Dialog and Interaction Build Community
From: 3/27/2013
Communities that are connected allow extended dialogs among groups of people who would not otherwise meet and speak with each other. As powerful as dialogs are among individual participants, the effects are compounded among whole groups of people as synergies result from group-based dialogs. It is easy to find and interact with its members even at great distance. It creates simple ways for people to find, meet, greet, work and collaborate with our neighbors near and far and hopefully, also along the way, build a stronger sense of community or create one where it didn't previously exist.
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Online Ministries Begin As “Ministries of Listening”
From: 3/26/2013
Every Christian has a "ministry of listening" to do. This wisdom applies to websites as well! Online ministries are about building REAL relationships with people in VIRTUAL worlds. The virtual world functions very much like the physical world and, like the physical world, relationships begin with listening.
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Don't Build a Website ... Build a Web Ministry!
From: 3/25/2013
Churches need EFFECTIVE websites that are fully-integrated with social media and other Internet assets. Much more than just a container for your address and telephone number and some long-stale static brochure-type information, but something that engages your parish, reflects the Christian community of your church, causes visitors to return to the site frequently for more and (most importantly) listens and engages in dialog with your visitors. Done correctly, an effective website becomes a true ministry in every sense of the word!
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