- Online forums
for various church groups, from youth ministry to hospital
caregivers, to have a well-documented discussion about important
topics
- Online tithing
which not only allows members to use their credit cards or
bank accounts to deliver funds electronically, but also keeps
careful records of all transactions
- Instant news updates
that can be displayed on your home page or e-mailed to designated
personnel, or even the whole congregation, with expiration
dates attached so you don’t have to go back and remove
them.
- Registration
for youth trips, classes, or other church events, including
an option to pay registration fees online.
- Photo galleries
to highlight mission trips, church events, family or staff
photos, etc., with photos uploaded almost instantaneously
through our simple form
- Online radio
which can be easily programmed to broadcast your ministry’s
music and message
- Podcasting,
like radio, can broadcast sermons and services online, but
are delivered in a format you can download to your MP3 player
or burn to CD to take along anywhere
- E-learning courses
you can offer that people can complete online at their leisure.
- Archive newsletters
and articles keep your congregation informed
by putting all your newsletters, brochures, announcements,
and articles so people can find everything they need easily.
- Many other features
like blogging, guestbooks, FAQs, and staff and member directories
make technology your newest tool for outreach, caregiving,
and ministry.
- Easy updates
to all content yourself, without a web designer on staff
"Our board of elders
meets once a month, but since we started using a forum on
the church website, we can discuss issues and things that
come up every week, or every day if we need to. What you write
stays there and the others can see it. We put our elder forum
behind a password just so that we could have some privacy."
- Elder Larry, Florida
"The kids are online
all the time anyway, so we wanted to give them something from
the church so it could keep their attention and maybe give
them some strength while they were doing all their stuff on
the web. The messages board gives the youth a chance to ask
for prayer or talk to each other and they definitely use it."
- United Methodist Youth Group, Georgia
"Since we started putting
the sermons online, some of our homebound people who can't
make it to church have been able to stay involved, and you
can tell it in their demeanor. What a big improvement!"
- Pastor Arnold, Florida
"We love being able
to meet online."
- Rebecca, Layperson, Florida
"Every week I can type
a devotional teaching into the website, and I'm not really
a computer person, but that's how easy it is. Whatever I can
do to get the kids to think about Christ even in their Internet
time."
- Mark, Youth Pastor, Florida
 We
can build your website or adapt our tools to your current website
to put these easy-to-use features at your fingertips.
The process begins with a discussion of your
current situation and your technology goals. We’ll then
create a proposal for the best course of action that you can
present to the decision-makers at your church. Throughout the
process, we’ll answer your questions, offer demonstrations,
and show you how each of the tools we recommend can improve
communication and outreach for your ministry.
Obviously, the budget is a primary concern, so
once you provide your budgetary parameters, we will work to
deliver the most value and function for your money.
Once we’ve installed everything, we’ll
train your designated tech people how to make the most of each
feature, and because the whole system is so easy to learn, these
people will be able to show anyone else within the church who
may need access.
Finally, we’ll be your watchdog, monitoring
your website to make sure it’s always working properly.
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