My post-holiday recovery never quite happened, thanks to the fact that my family is trying to sell our house. So I’ve got a pile of links I haven’t had time to blog about. But lucky for you I’ll take the lazy route and throw ‘em all up here in one big list. Enjoy:
- Congregations Go High-Tech to Deliver Message – From PowerPoint and basic web sites (ooh, shiny!) to podcasting and blogs.
- Location Doesn’t Matter for Most – Storefront churches are working despite locations: “I quickly discovered that the absence of typical church decorations doesn’t matter a bit. What makes a church ‘church’ is what goes on inside the heart and soul of the pastor and the congregation.”
- How Toyota Would Run a Church – Church Relevance speculates about how Toyota might run a church.
- The 25 Most Innovative Churches in America – Outreach put out the list with help from Tony Morgan, but we’ll link to Church Relevance since they have the list in non-PDF format and show what other lists those churches have landed on.
- What Makes a Church Grow? – Growing churches are often multiracial, have more men than women, make an effort not to be reverent and use drums in worship (gasp!).
- New England Churches Shy From ‘Baptist’ Name – Even NPR is getting in on the church name change game. Dawn Nicole Baldwin is even planning a series on church name changes.
- God Bless the Bulletin – Wow, some newspapers still run bulletin bloopers?
reece
January 10, 2007
Thanks for the links!
Brian
January 10, 2007
Enjoyed the first link on technology. Although technology has been in our churches for a while, there are still churches and ministries out there who shy away because of the perceived complexity and cost of such a venture. Although custom solutions have been around for a while (expensive but very customizable), there are alternatives out there that allow even budget oriented congregations and ministries to participate at a high level. One such product is AdvancedMinistry.com A do-it-yourself web building tool specifically engineered for the needs of churches.
Although technology allows us to communicate in different ways, the message is still the same. Can’t wait to see what comes next.