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Google’s Impact on our Brains

Plato wrote: “For this discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it; they will not exercise their memories.”
A very interesting article in the USA Today called This is the Google side of your brain. She talks about how Google is becoming our repository of trivia, […]

The Power of Text Messages

Image from OrlandoSentinel.com
Just got finished reading a great article about how to use text messaging for ministry…but the article was in the Sports section of today’s Orlando Sentinel! Coaches use text messaging with recruits
The story is about how college coaches are using text messaging to recruit high school prospects to come play football at […]

8 things pastors need to know about e-ministry

Boy this is a great article from pastors.com: 8 things pastors need to know about e-ministry. Here’s the eight:

Your target audience for church growth is Internet-savvy.
Your Web site will be your “first impression” for many people.
If you’re not on the Web, you don’t exist to many people.
Seekers will visit your Web site before attending […]

Blogging for Ministry

Pastors.com is the website from Rick Warren and his Ministry Toolbox. This week Terry Wilhite, communications and multimedia specialists, wrote an article entitled Blogging: A great tool for ministry where he answers the question “How can we use blogging in ministry?”
He’s got some great tips for the local church that can be adapted for your […]

Keyword Research for SEO and PPC

Speaking of Dr. Ralph Wilson, in his last eNewsletter he has some great advice on Keyword Research for Natural Search and Paid Search Advertising.
In addition, here are the top searches on Yahoo! in 2005 for various categories.

Christmas Marketing Goodies

My friend Ralph Wilson of Web Marketing Today has put together a great collection of some Christmas Marketing Goodies. To get some you have to sign up for newsletters. Others are free for the taking. You can also sign up for his weekly eNewsletter that is one I very much endorse.
Some goodies:

Top […]

More Demographic Goodies

The Pew Internet & American Life Project never disappoints. I just need more time to get through all the new internet demographics they’ve posted.

Website to Web Ministry Series

The ChurchNerd put together a series called Website to Web Ministry Series.
I haven’t had a chance to go through them all yet, but wanted to link it up and check it out later.

Into the Wardrobe

CS Lewis’ book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe opens as a movie today and it looks very promising. There’s already a huge buzz for Narnia in the blogosphere.
I want to point you to a project that a friend of mine has just completed entitled Into the Wardrobe (PDF). It’s a downloadable […]

Lessons from a Youth Pastor

What can a youth pastor teach us about ministering online? Well, start with this list that Grant thinks every new youth pastor really needs to know. Points such as:
1. There is no such thing as “cool clipart.” It all looks ridiculous and cheesy. Let’s just call it what it is and go on […]



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