I set up MinistryMisc when I was in transition and didn’t really know what I was doing. I have now transitioned and still don’t really know what I am doing. However, I decided it was time for a new name and a new url. Thus, PastorWill.net.
Same random content, shiny new name.
If you are wired in a certain way, you may have trouble believing that, for some people, visiting a new church can be an anxiety producing experience. There are some people in the world who love new experiences, love the unknown, and are thrilled by walking into a room where they know absolutely no one….
I shared in my last post, “Stories, Your Website’s Secret Sauce,” that if we want to convert website visitors into church visitors, we need to share stories. In my next post, I will share some ways to share that content on your website in an engaging way. But first, we need to find some stories….
I am working on a piece about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the church. As part of my research, I decided to see how machine learning and advanced language models would do with writing hymns. You can decide for yourself. For this experiment, I used the latest version of ChatGPT. I took me a few tries…
2017 is the year that your church is going to make things happen. Okay, let’s not get into a theological debate. I realize there is some nuance regarding God’s role in making things happen. But we (of course) have a role to play. Maybe your church has been experiencing: Declining worship attendance Plateaued worship attendance…
Let’s Talk about online church. Sometimes I don’t know where to draw the line between being prophetic and being annoying. I think I am starting to become annoying to some of my colleagues when I insist on talking about how the church is completely missing the boat when it comes to the digital realm. I…
I write mostly about communications and technology on this blog. However, I am first and foremost and United Methodist Pastor. I work with technology because I believe it to be an underused tool in or efforts to do our common work as the Church. It is essential to remember why we are doing what we…
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