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Internet a Blessing and Challenge for Missionaries in Slovakia

Paul — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:54 CDT

Brian Kirschenbaum, who served as a missionary in Slovakia as a part of Campus Crusade for Christ for 9 years, writes about how the Internet was both a blessing and a challenge to his ministry.

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Google Adds Keyword Popularity Tool

lesterj — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:40:09 CDT

You can now add the Google Adwords Keyword Research tool to your list of keyword popularity tools and your SEO toolbox for church marketing online.

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Using the Internet to Promote Missions in Tibet

Paul — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:47:21 CDT

Brother Eugene, a missionary in the Tibet region of Western China, writes about how creating a website and blogging have helped him connect with supporters and share the Gospel.

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What is Local SEO and Why Ita4s Important to Church Marketing?

lesterj — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:07:59 CDT

What is Local SEO and Why It's Important to Church Marketing? Local SEO is optimization of your website both targeting keywords with local modifiers and with the intent of telling the search engines where your church/business/o

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God at Work Through the Internet in Africa

Paul — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:03:57 CDT

The Internet brings together Christian pastors and ministries in Burundi, Rwanda, South Africa, Congo (RDC), Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia for missions work.

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Thank the Lord for Freedom

lesterj — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:11:20 CDT

As we approach the 4th of July, I was thinking about freedom. Freedom is a great blessing. One that many people do not have. But we can offer freedom?

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Going on a Short-Term Missions Trip? You Gotta Blog!

Paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:08:37 CDT

I can tell you from personal experience that blogging while on a short-term missions trip can add a whole new dimension to the trip.

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a4Impacta4 Makes an Impact

Paul — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:17:59 CDT

Karl Beaudry, former technical director for Impact International, writes about how the Internet has greatly enhanced the radio ministry of this missions organization.

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Link Building for Church Marketing

lesterj — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:05:35 CDT

If optimizing a website is like giving your car a tune up, link building is like putting in a bigger engine. Link building along with Search Engine Optimization is needed to bring the popular keywords into your grasp. Learn wha

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Blogs for Missions

Paul — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:33:07 CDT

Guest blogger and former (and future) missionary John Fraser writes about how blogging helped him keep in touch with family, friends and supporters while serving in Hungary.

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Missions Mashup - Map of missionaries, missionary blogs

Paul — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:02:24 CDT

Check out the missions "mashup" page created to help people learn more about people serving as missionaries around the world. It combines information about missionaries including customized Google Map and a missions blog aggrega

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Wanted: Missionary Guest Bloggers

Paul — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:01:59 CDT

OurChurch.Com is looking for past and present missionaries who would like to be guest bloggers this month and write articles about how they have used the Internet to improve the effectiveness of their ministry.

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Plurk - twitter for teens

dmehrle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:29 CDT

For those of you who have fallen into the trap of "twitter" now comes a service marketed and directed towards teens. Currently "twitter has not made its way outside of the technology market very well and definelty has not hit

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The 5 Apple Pickers - A Search Engine Marketing Parable

Paul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:36:12 CDT

This parable will give anyone a website a clearer understanding of the 4 keys to getting the most possible visitors from search engines.

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Search Marketing Glossary

Paul — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:35:36 CDT

As you start to delve into the world of online marketing, it is important to be able to understand the terminology. We try to limit the "tech talk" when possible, however, sometimes its unavoidable. So, we have created a Search

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40 Icebreakers for small groups - FREE eBook

grahame — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:29:51 CDT

40 simple and effective icebreakers to help build relationships and community in your small groups and study groups. Altogether in one free pdf ebook!

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The Top Ten Search Marketing Mistakes

lesterj — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:21:40 CDT

Are you thinking of marketing your website in the search engines? Perhaps you've already started. These are the top ten ways people mess up the marketing of their site in the search engines and 10 things you need to be sure to

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Frustrations with no signs of spiritual growth in teens | Life in Student Ministry

PFizzleDCOG — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:00:55 CDT

Helping spiritually apathetic teens can be tough. What can we do as youth ministers to help them? Are our expectations of their growth unrealistic?

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Phonevite (A message service)

revjfletcher — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:41:23 CDT

This is a phone service that allows for pre recorded phone messages to be sent out. There is a free service and, of course, premium membership for more calls and options.

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The Campaigns are in Full Swing...or Are They?

lesterj — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:17:20 CDT

No, I'm not going political on you. I want to talk about link campaigns. Do you want your website to be able to rank well in the major search engines for the most popular keywords? The key is link building. Link building is o

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Penthouse Attempts to Cash in with Christian Dating Site BigChurch

Paul — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:38 CDT

Christian singles/dating site BigChurch.com is operated by the social-networking giant Various, Inc., which was purchased in December by the Penthouse Media Group. What do you think about a "Christian" website being owned and

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Why Do Most Websites Fail Within a Year?

lesterj — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:16:04 CDT

If you build it, they will come. Sure it's an over-used movie reference; unfortunately, it's also all too often the mindset of people when they build a website. Creating a successful website with significant online presence tak

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Students vs. Teens : studentministry101.com

dmehrle — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:52 CDT

Give me your thoughts. Even if you are not interested in plugging this, please take a minute and let me know what you think. Should we stop calling our ministries by the title "student ministries?"

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How Do We Reach Gen Y?

Snooky — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:25 CDT

Part 3/3 about Generation Y and the Church.

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How Do Search Engines Work?

Paul — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:28:44 CDT

This article is intended to explain the basics of how search engines work and in the course of doing so shatter some search engine myths and help you understand what you can do to help people find your website in search engines.

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Guest Post: Ghostwriting (for Jesus) Backseat Writer

backseatwriter — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:18:22 CDT

I just heard through the Christian grapevine that one of my favorite megapastor authors uses a ghostwriter. I know it's true, because the person I corresponded with was his ghostwriter! Ghostwriting isn't banned from Christian p

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Creatively Communicating Ministry Principles

gdespres — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:22:03 CDT

Communicating ministry principles don't have to be boring it can be very fun. Pictures communicate a thousand words.

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Is Marketing Evil?

Paul — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:20:42 CDT

Is marketing inherently manipulative, superficial, annoying, and therefore evil? Or can churches and Christian ministries do marketing in honest way to communicate the opportunities they provide to connect with God and grow spir

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The Value and Danger of YouTube in Youth Ministry

youthministrysupportdotcom — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:32:21 CDT

YouTube is a great tool for our ministries but is their a danger?

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Blog Dundies Crazy Contemplations

brianskirk — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:09:46 CDT

Youth pastor Jeremy offers up his awards for the best, worst, and most inspiring blogs he's found.

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Internet Evangelism Day Stories

Paul — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:08:05 CDT

This past Sunday, April 27, was Internet Evangelism Day. My question this week is, did anyone actually do anything for IED or is it just something people like to talk about? I was encouraged to find a several stories about IED ac

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How to Know When It's Time to Go??

youthministrysupportdotcom — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:54:25 CDT

A few helpful thoughts if you're thinking about leaving your current ministry position.

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Relationship, not Religion

theendisforever — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:24:57 CDT

Here's some help for those looking to get out of the religion rut and start walking on the relationship path with Christ.

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Jr High as seen by Tom Brokaw

nikomas21 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:00:04 CDT

"Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005 at Emory, real life is not college; real life is not high school. Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high."

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The Challenge of Ministry Friendships

inzerillo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:27:33 CDT

An interesting discussion in five parts about the challenge and importance of ministers having close, personal friends. Short and sweet, to the point.

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The Church Connected

BEberly1 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:02:38 CDT

What would it look like if the Church lived out Biblical community?

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XXXChurch::Reaching the Porn Generation Backseat Writer

backseatwriter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:33:38 CDT

J.R. Mahon isn't your typical pastor. Instead of preaching at the same pulpit every week, Mahon bides his time talking at various pulpits. Some are in churches, others in conference rooms, and a few weekends he even stands on the

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How people find a new church

Paul — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:50 CDT

Most people start their search for a new church online. This in depth Church Marketing Online University article takes a close look at that process and to extract good principles for church search marketing.

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So, your church has a website. Great! Can anyone find it?

Paul — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:40 CDT

An overview of how to evaluate your church website's search engine visibility and develop a plan to improve it's search rankings in order to reach more people in your community. Plan your church web team's Internet Evangelism

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Covert Christianity Backseat Writer

artsyrockerchick — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:30:30 CDT

A commentary on how evangelism takes many shapes and forms and how a bunch of teenagers were able to use servant evangelism in a beautiful way.

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