Lately I’ve noticed I’ve been getting frustrated about certain ministry websites because of the lack of professionalism they display in web design. By design I mean copy writing, graphic design, and technical design. I’m frustrated because I keep seeing ministry websites lacking in this area.
I know what you’re thinking. Some of you are thinking, “I […]

From Ananova:
A Berkshire library was puzzled when readers started asking for diet books that didn’t exist.
Newbury library kept getting asked for books such as Now You Can Eat All The Pies and Lose Your Bum while Sitting On It.
The mystery deepened as other customers requested Honey, I Shrunk My Butt, The Stick Insect Diet and […]

I decided to check out a particular Christian ministry that has a daily email commentary to see if it’s offered as RSS. I didn’t see anything on the site so I emailed them this question:
Customer (rob williams) - 01/11/2005 06:05 PMAre [the ministry’s] daily commentary offered as RSS? I would love to receive […]

I ran across this site a while back and just haven’t had the time to play around with it much. So I thought I’d post it here and get back to it later.
Ellen Lupton: Thinking w/Type
Interesting stuff regarding typography, etc.
From Digital Web blog.

An interesting article published by News from Agape Press came out yesterday attempting to address this issue: are church websites now a luxury or a necessary for outreach in the near future? Mostly they have some statements that aren’t too surprising like:
…almost 90 percent of churches that typically have 200 or more people attending […]

Recently I’ve run across a new (to me) blog that I’ve been monitoring. It’s called Leave it Behind and it’s published by Brian Bailey who is the internet manager for Fellowship Church outside of Dallas. From what I’ve seen so far, he’s doing a great job and it’s one that I’ll continue to […]

My friend Ralph Wilson of Web Marketing Today and Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries has been a web marketer and pastor for years now. One of the things that I really respect about him is that he is an expert in web marketing, consults with businesses, and also puts into practice some of his skills […]

Christianity.com will be putting on a webinar entitled The 12 Principles of Effective Web Ministry:
Register to learn the secrets to success at a free online seminar, specifically developed for ministry organizations. In this online seminar, you’ll learn about “The 12 Principles of Effective Web Ministry,” a framework for evaluating your current (or future) website. We […]

LeaderU.com has put together a fantastic group of articles that address: “Tsunamis, Suffering & Evil: How Can an All-Powerful, All-Knowing, Good God Allow It?”
In addition, thelife.com has launched a Tsunami Disaster channel with more resources and message board.
I pray these sites will be effective in reaching the lost and hurting.

The following is an open letter from Thomas Abraham, Vice President of Campus Crusade for Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
We want to thank you for standing with the hundreds of thousands in Asia that have been tragically affected by the 9.0 earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed.
We have received reports from our countries that all […]