Church Online
June 15th, 2009 by Matt Haff
Here at 12Stone Church we are always trying to give ourselves away in order that lives will be saved and people will live their lives to the fullest. It’s only natural that constantly improving our online presence and how we use the web as a means of reaching out to the lost. I believe that online ministry should be viewed as an emerging ministry opportunity for the church.
So how do we go about using this emerging ministry to reach and save others? I have a few thoughts but I’m open to ideas. There are some pretty simple and basic answers, no doubt, such as facebook, twitter, blogs, podcasts, e-newsletters, etc. but what about any out-of-the-norm ideas for how to expand on what we already have?
Share your thoughts, I want to hear them!
Church Online
May 26th, 2009 by Matt Haff
Just read this great post by a fellow blogger about how unimportant your churches website is. Yes, you heard me right… Your website is NOT important. It’s about the content, the message that you’re trying to convey. People don’t care where they get the information as long as they get it.
Instead of making your site a destination, meet people where they are. Meaning connect with people on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, etc. The list of places that you can connect goes on and on, you don’t have to be up to date on everything new that is out there. As long as you’re taking action towards meeting people where they are then you are headed in the right direction.
You don’t get The Unchurched interested in your church by sitting inside the walls hoping that they will come, what makes you think that getting them to your website is any different? You need to reach out to the outside world, and you should use the tools that Unchurched people are already using in order to connect with them.
Nobody Cares About Your Website
