Worship Presentation Made Easy
In celebration of the newly released ProPresenter version 4, I wanted to take a few minutes and introduce everyone to the incredibly powerful and user-friendly lyric presentation software that’s being used in churches and ministries around the nation. However, in order to understand the ease of use and power behind ProPresenter, it’s [...]
I’m finally back!
Hello readers and friends,
It’s been a few weeks since I last surfaced here at NMM.com. Please, forgive me. It’s been a CRAZY hectic time in my life (my wife and I bought a house, I’ve been knee deep in work for the Cardinals even though its the off-season, school is back in session, [...]
I’ve been involved in ministry for almost ten years now. . . which means a few things:
“That’s great, Nick. Congratulations. You should make a quilt or a sail with all that fabric. What does that have to do with my ministry?”
Today we continue our series on the site called “Where to Start?” Where to Start? is a step by step series that helps you build a website from scratch on your own by giving you a variety of options to choose from.
There are literally tens of thousands of WordPress themes out there that have been developed for distribution. Some WordPress themes are available for free while others, Premium Themes, are available for purchase. Obviously, most ministries have tight budgets and may opt for the free themes. However, if you’re one that plans on customizing the theme even in a little bit to make it fit your style, I would recommend going with the Premium themes. They all have support forums and message boards to help you in every step of the way, and can even help you fix something if you mess up.
You’ve probably seen the new Sprint Marketing campaign that’s been out for about the last 6 months to a year – The Now Network. Sprint has even built a website that allows you to see all kinds of information and numbers and random facts that are happening now, right this instant.
As ministers, we’re always on the lookout for new ideas. However, in our quest for information and new resources, often we find ourselves surrounded with far more information than we could possibly ever absorb, let alone use. The same stands with the Sprint website – sure, it’s really cool in how they built it, yet it’s not practical information at all. This is what I call the Information Overload.
In the resources we find, whether it be online, in a video, in a book or somewhere else, much of what is being offered is good, sound advice. Here’s the problem: it’s good advice, if only one had the time to put it all into practice.
As ministers, it’s important for you to recognize those who you are ministering to. You need to be able to interact with them and take their suggestions in as open of a way as possible. A simple rule of thumb to keep in mind is that a good minister is an accessible minister.
Being open and accessible transfers from your in-person ministry to your online presence. There are a variety of tools available online to help you with a variety of methods of staying accessible. However, there aren’t many tools to help you figure out what you should write about and the types of content that those who you minister to are most interested in you providing. That’s where Skribit comes into play – it takes reader participation to a whole new level.
