Technology and the internet may provide as much potential for the advancement of ministries as it does for business. Young people, who are a large and underrepresented segment of church membership, have embraced technology without hesitation. Yet merely adding tech gadgets to what your ministry’s current operations is not a sufficient tech strategy.
It has been said that “Speed kills!” As far as websites are concerned, it is the lack of speed that is a killer. Speed is a major factor in whether your site gets looked at or passed over. With literally a billion sites on the web (according to internet livestats.com ), you not only have …
With the abundance of visually stunning, flashy, eye-appealing WordPress themes, it is easy to choose flash over substance. However, looks aside a good WordPress user experience requires functionality and easy of use for the site visitor.
Most users get mesmerized by the visual nature of a theme to the point that effectiveness gets lost in the shuffle. Top-selling or most downloaded themes are usually more visual then effective. Themes can become a collection of flashy features that may not work well together.
In the world in which we live today, a ministry website is considered a necessity. Starting a website is not difficult. You need a place (hosting), content to fill it and last, but definitely not least, a means of updating your ministry website. Updating Your Ministry Website With New, Fresh, Relevant Content Is A …
WordPress users get great additional functionality from wordpress plugins, many of which are free. Like any code, WordPress plugins sometimes have waiting-to-be discovered vulnerabilities. Software is considered “good” if it has been tested thoroughly using industry-accepted methods.
[su_row] [su_column size=”1/3″] [/su_column] [su_column size=”2/3″] [su_dropcap style=”light”]W[/su_dropcap] ith 60% of the CMS market share and 22.3% of all websites, WordPress is definitely a major player in content management systems. After securing $160 million in funds from investors,
Churchgoers of all ages have already integrated technology into their personal lives. Churches that are most successful will be those who seize the opportunity that emerging technology provides. Tech gadgets can be costly, however. And Churches, like other non-profits are always dealing
The first beta version of WordPress 3.9 is now available for testing. Full release of the software is set for April 15, (of all days!). So what can we expect from version 3.9? Cleaner markup. Also try the new paste handling — if you paste in a block of text from Microsoft Word, for example, …
Technology gives us the ability to be more efficient and organized in many areas of our daily lives. This is also applicable to the various areas of ministry. We would like to share with you some ministry tech tools that can be very useful in meeting the many demands and responsibilities of your ministry. 1. …
The late, great Charlie Parker was known in jazz music circles as an innovator. In fact, his style was so different that Miles Davis once refused to join him onstage. If he were alive today, Parker might have product endorsemsnt deals. WordPress 3.8 may not be worthy of endorsement by Charlie Parker, however, it does …
The ability to add functionality to your blog with a quick, easy to install, code-free module is a staple of WORDPRESS. However with almost 25,000 plugins available (many of which perform the same function), it is difficult to sift through the fool’s gold to get to the real gems. JetPack is a must-have plugin for …
