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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.


Brian BukowskiTopic Guide:
Brian Bukowski
As web manager of anglican.ca, I am passionate about communicating online with the right tools to the right audience.

Recent blog posts

Effective email distribution

April 24th, 2012

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.


Finding your voice on your church website

March 20th, 2012

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.


Snappy writing: five tips for your church website

March 2nd, 2012

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


Giving up community for Lent?

March 1st, 2012

In the past few years, I’ve noticed a growing trend in Lenten disciplines: 40 days without Facebook. It seems, at first glace, to be an honourable task, and I hope that those who have made the commitment find it meaningful in their paschal journeys. However (you knew there was a but, didn’t you?), having made my share of misguided promises in Lents gone by, I wonder if giving up on social networking can really guarantee the quietness of mind and depth of relationships that some perceive it can.


Technology to further Mission

February 21st, 2012

I hope together we can explore how the many aspects of technology: church PCs, software, websites, and social media to name a few, can help facilitate common mission.


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