How do non-members look at our parish? Are we a private club for members only? Are we a welcoming community open to all? What do we want to be?
Category: parish
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Who Is Us?
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 passersby.
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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.