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
Order: The book is available online and in Christian bookstores. The regular price is $22.
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Formats: soft cover and downloadable electronic; book includes a CD ROM (for PC Windows) containing documentation and training, and the WEC-TYPO3 software (CD ROM contents is also available online)
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 - your God difference.
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 your internet ministry and take the next step to fully web-empower your church ministries. This book is highly recommended for all users of the Web-Empowered Church software. This book is the best way to get started.
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Chapter 1
My Church Saw No Need for the Internet
How we struggled to start an internet ministry that the Wall Street Journal eventually featured
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Chapter 2
I Almost Killed Our Newborn CyberMinistry
The hard lessons I learned about building an effective CyberTeam
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Chapter 3
They Don't Care About Fancy Graphics and Technology
It's not the HTML code, but what is between the HTML tags that matters
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Chapter 4
We Were Surprised by Who We Reached
Understanding the different people of the web
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Chapter 5
Our First Design Missed the Point
Embedding the church's DNA into the website look and feel
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Chapter 6
We Were Lost in a Big Bowl of Alphabet Soup
Sorting out and understanding the internet ministry technology toolbox
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Chapter 7
We Tripped While Trying to Make the Website Dance
Using multi-media power tool
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Chapter 8
We Found Lots of Unexpected Challenges Along the Way
Tips on creating and maintaining your website
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Chapter 9
We Learned that Connecting People Makes Ministry Happen
Creating healthy online communities
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