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How can communications tools, from Facebook to projectors, enhance our mission work instead of being just another “to-do”? This section explores how churches can communicate wisely using online tools and physical technology.

Hyperlink 2012: Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth Gathering

The gathering begins. Let me introduce you to the specialist home team, who will be sharing their experience with you. And if you’re here, why don’t you drop them a line? After all, this event is all about making connections! Continue reading

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Top Notch tips from Vancouver

As we talked about ministry from music to Facebook, Randy pulled up a document that he provides to New Westminster parishes as they compose or revise their websites. Below, you’ll find Randy Murray’s “top notch tips.” Do you find them helpful? Let us know! Continue reading

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Electronic super highways and the sacred rite of book hunting

Don’t get me wrong: my library is populated with shelves of useful and necessary materials passed on by others. But you know, after the first few book loads, I realized that I couldn’t use many of the books. The world had changed. Continue reading

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Good content = good vacation

If you’re reading this right now, you may be one of the few in your workplace that has not yet skedaddled to the beach/cottage/cabin. Before you take your turn to skedaddle, take a look at your church website. Continue reading

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Quick link: Five principles of Church website design

Why the why matters most when it comes to your parish website. Continue reading

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Video games in church?

“What is wrong with the inspiring hymns with which we grew up? When I go to church, it is to worship God, not to be distracted.” Continue reading

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Relationships are relationships, part 1: mind the gap

The downside of this perceived divide, I think, is that we begin to assume that because we’re communicating through wires or over a screen, our relationships can or should be lived out according to different standards. We can find ourselves saying things to or about others that we would never say to their faces. And in our congregations, we find ourselves struggling to create new policies that speak to how we should live out the faith of our baptism differently in these online spaces. After all, these are online relationships, not offline ones. Right? Continue reading

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Effective email distribution

In today’s world of Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, it is sometimes hard to remember what the first Killer App of the internet was email. And for most of us, it still is. Continue reading

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Finding your voice on your church website

The “voice” of your website is the tone that you are setting. It is key in telling people who you are and welcoming them into deeper conversation. It will be different for each church community and it’s worth some intentional thinking. Continue reading

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Snappy writing: five tips for your church website

So you’re responsible for writing your church’s website text. Bless you. Here are some quick tips for making that web text functional. Continue reading

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