Austin Newton is Communications Specialist at The Rio Texas Annual Conference. He is the conference Web Master, I.T. Help Desk Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Social Media Specialist, and all around “Get Things Done Guy.” I asked him to write this post after he shared an email he had sent to someone who wanted to start a…
Web-based video conferencing is an amazing technological revolution. By that I mean surely it is my punishment for some horrible thing I must have done earlier in life. With just the press of a button we can be face to face someone across town, across the state, or across the world. And we can see…
I tweet quite a bit and I can’t imagine anyone reads them all (if any). So here is some of the great stuff I have found on twitter recently. 7 Websites to Get Free High Quality Images – churchm.ag – If your church still uses clipart, on your website, in your bulletin, in mailers, etc….
As I am spending more and more time with the people of The Rio Texas Conference and I am hearing a lot of need for assistance in building and renovating websites. Many (if not most) of these churches are working with very small budgets and little to no staff. I am grateful that we live…
I think some words of Jesus might be helpful in thinking about the direction we take when designing a church website. Read these words from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 14: 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete…
I know, because I have been there. Before doing what I do now, I served three different churches and I remember what it is like to not have enough time to get done what needs to be done. I remember listening to experts telling me what I should be doing at the church and wondering…
I post a lot of stuff on Twitter. My personal Twitter feed is a clearinghouse of all the interesting, useful and strange stuff I find on blogs, website, Facebook and Twitter. I can’t imagine anyone actually reads through my entire twitter feed. So, here is some of the good stuff I have shared recently. Should…
Since I have been writing about websites from around the annual conference that work, I have been getting some inquiries about how to get started with a new website. I will be writing about some good ways to get started, but I want to start with how NOT to build your new site. 1. Spend…
I am still looking for an in-depth scientific study on the matter, but the common wisdom is that between 75% and 90% of potential guests to your church will look at your website before they decide to attend. That’s a really big deal. If that is true, how are you doing? Our next stop in this…
Now that the calendar has turned to 2015, The Rio Texas Conference actually exists! So, let’s continue looking at some websites that work. First, a side note. I have been looking at a lot of websites looking for sites to feature on the blog. I have also spent a lot of time looking for websites….
