So, you’re now involved in managing the church website. That’s awesome. You should know that there are a few things that you need to avoid as the church website manager. We’ve compiled the top-ten list of things NOT to do in managing the church website. I think you’re going to find that this is really helpful.
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It’s really easy—and I speak from personal experience—to get into a selfish, consumer mindset when we think of our local church. We tend to think things like “Wow, that sermon was a real bore.” Or, “Man, the singles ministry is just not meeting my needs.” Or, “The check-in system at the nursery is absolutely lousy.” Now, it may be true that your pastor has lame jokes, that the singles ministry is awkward, and that you’re afraid that your baby might get mixed up with the wrong diaper bag at the end of the service. Be that as it may, it would be helpful if we shift mental gears a bit. Rather than think about what the church is doing (or not doing) for you and your needs, think instead about how you can help your church. Here are seven suggestions.

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Busy. Everyone seems to be busy. I feel busy. And I suspect that most people reading this blog would describe themselves as “busy.” Why is it that we are so busy? Is all this busyness necessary? To be sure, some of our busyness may be necessary. However, a lot of it—and the medley of vexations that come along with the busy life—are probably not.

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Dining hall food gets a bad rap, but incoming college freshmen don’t seem to have a problem packing on the infamous “freshman 15.” Honoring that tradition, here are 15 ways incoming freshmen (or upperclassmen for that matter) can seek to glorify God as they head off to college this month.

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In your mind make a list of what you need to start a church. Just think big and general for a second. You’re probably going to come up with the two things that I thought of when I did this exercise.

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Your to-do list is probably a mile long, so you may not really want to see something else added to it. However, this one is important. Today, it’s time to update your church website.

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One of the best ways to put a Christian on a guilt trip is to ask, “How much do you pray every day?” Guilt trips aren’t beneficial. However, prayer is infinitely beneficial, because prayer is communication with God. As you face your day with its challenges, disappointments, joys, or trials, consider these ten reasons to pray.

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I am sure I don’t have to prove to you the importance of publishing your sermon audio on your church website. From spreading the truth of God’s Word around the world to allowing your members to hear your messages on a weekly basis, uploading sermon audio is something every church should consider doing.

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Creating a sermon mp3 is not very hard at all. It does have a few technical parts, but this tutorial should help you through everything. Please note, that this tutorial does not discuss how to record sermon audio, and it assumes that you’ve already created and edited your audio down to a single file. The wave file (extension: wav) is the format that most audio editing software programs will create.

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Yesterday, I was driving by a nearby church, and noticed their big LED sign out front:  ”SINNERS WELCOME!!!” My first reaction was, “Hey, that’s great.” I’m not totally sure how people would take to that, but that’s a good attitude for a church to have. The sign got me thinking, “I wonder how many churches are — really, truly, honestly, and openly — welcoming to sinners?”

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