In conversations with parish leaders who are interested in updating their parish websites, I always ask about their intended audience. Usually, some version of “it’s for us” is the answer.
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Parish Website Basics
Whether your parish website is your online presence or your online ministry, there are a few basic features that reveal how serious you are in presenting the Good News to today’s audiences effectively.
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Presence Becomes Ministry
My previous blog ended with the question “When does presence become ministry?” The answer can be summed up in two words.
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Online Presence and Online Ministry
Have you noticed the variety of outdoor church signs today: the traditional fixed text, digital signs, signs with changeable letters and light boxes to name the main types? Each one identifies the church location and gives other limited information designed to capture the attention of…
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The Parish Website: Online Presence
Recently, I looked at a number of parish websites, many randomly selected, and thought about how much work and how many resources are involved in creating and maintaining an engaging and evangelizing website.
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The Online Communication Challenge
Have you ever promoted an event every way possible including multiple pulpit, bulletin, website and social media announcements, bulk email, and posters? Perhaps you have had parishioners speak at the Masses about it and then after the event hear or read the comment: “Why didn’t…