I have been taking a look at websites that work in the new Rio Texas Annual Conference. I am taking a little break here to look at something just as important. If you have a really great website, and no one can find it, how effective can it be? How your church shows up in…
At the same time that I am looking at churches that have yet to set up a basic website, I am also keeping my eye on the way in which we are trying to catch up with mobile technology. Check out this post from Marketing Pilgrim: Mobile helps boost Christmas Day sales by 8.3 percent….
I am continuing my series on effective church websites in the new Rio Texas Conference. Next step, Christ Fellowship, San Antonio (www.cfumcsa.org). For full disclosure, Lead Pastor Adam Knight, is a friend of mine and the church was birthed out of University, San Antonio, where I currently serve. This could lead me to be more…
We filmed our church’s annual Christmas television spot this week. Our new videographer is much more creative than I am, so the spot required two actors. Since our production budget was exactly $0, we asked my son, Joshua, to fill one of the roles. When I asked him if he would do it, he told…
On January 1st, the new Rio Texas Annual Conference will come into being. This new conference is a collection of churches from the, soon to be former, Southwest Texas Annual Conference and Rio Grande Annual Conference. In my new role (beginning in February) I will be equipping and empowering districts and churches to make better…
Only history can tell if social media will just be a blip on the timeline of humanity. However, it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime fast. What it is doing is growing and changing. And, especially in the lives of young people, it is simply a part of life. When I talk to churches,…
I read a blog post this morning from William Vanderbloemen on Parse. The piece was actually about Marc Driscoll, who I don’t find that interesting. However, it was actually more about how technology is changing the future of the church. One paragraph really stood out: Rome built roads, and then Paul planted churches. Alexander conquered…
I receive a lot of mail in my church mailbox. A few pieces come every year from Heifer International. I love the organization and I give to them nearly every year, usually around Christmas time. I mostly ignore their mail the rest of the year. However, they proved to me today that there are still…
If you work in church communications, there is always a lot to learn. Once you learn it, it usually immediately changes. YouTube is one of the biggest things on the internet at this point. Many churches and organizations that are totally killing it in social media are still not tapping the potential of YouTube. I…
I have been at University United Methodist Church for just over six years and we are on our fourth website. For some people that might sound crazy. For others, that sounds just about right. The conventional wisdom seems to be that organizational and business websites need to be redesigned every 2 to 3 years. My…
