Archive for November, 2006
LifeChurch.tv’s Craig Groeschel on Handling Criticism
Posted by: | CommentsI really needed to read this excellent Pastors.com article by LifeChurch.tv’s Craig Groeschel about how he handles criticism.
He elaborates on this advice, but says simply to: “listen, answer, or dismiss.”
As founding pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in the U.S., I know he hears lot of complains and criticism (from ALL sides) … being on the cutting edge of ministry will do that!
Optimizing Your Church Website for Local Searches
Posted by: | CommentsTaking some advice I’ve read from the outstanding Q&A responders to the Building Rockin’ Church Websites series about search engine optimization, and after reading some outstanding blogs, I’ve tweaked my church’s website in a way I hope will help local search engine keyword searches.
Check it out here and scroll down and see what I’ve done so far.
Odds and Ends for 11-29-06
Posted by: | CommentsSEASONAL PHOTOS & IMAGES
iStockPhoto has a new “seasonal search” … pretty neat and categorized.
Also, I’ve been using the free photo site Stock.xchng.
BUILDING A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ONLINE
I love what Adrian has to say about Building a Christian Blog Community. It’s a lot of what I’ve been working on doing with 14Six Network, as time allows. If you’re interested in joining this, please let me know.
WHAT I’M BOOKMARKING
Last night I sent out my free email newsletter and noticed from my clicks that it seemed like one of the links of interest was my del.icio.us bookmarks. So far I think I’ve got over 1,000 links stored there! I love del.icio.us!
Check out what I’m bookmarking online here.
BLOGGING CHATS
Darren Rowse of ProBlogger (one of my Blogging 101 respondents) has a nice Q&A over at BloggingTalks.
WORTHY READS
If you like what you see here on CCP, buy a book in my Amazon bookstore. By the way, Amazon is also offering Gift Certificates.
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR CHURCH WEBSITES
I like these tips for church websites from the Ministry Cafe. I’m hoping to expand on some of these issues with the Building Rockin’ Church Websites series.
DRUDGING UP THE ARCHIVES
Here’s some posts from the pasts you might have mised:
- Dreaming of a New Church Web Site Design? 50-Plus Places to Get Inspired
- Blogging Accessories, Tools, and Hacks by guest contributor Ariel Vanderhorst
- Amazon Associates Book Links the Quick and Easy Way — A Remarkably easy way to get
- On Leverage … and Snowballs and Dominoes — I got a lot of good response from this post
- A Few Words on Crisis Management by guest contributor Jennifer Anthony
- On Art, Eye Candy and Paint by Numbers
- Great Church Guest Giveaways Series on Booklets
Church Website Design Q&A with Michael Buckingham of Holy Cow Creative
Posted by: | CommentsMichael Buckingham, creator director and founder of Holy Cow Creative, answered my church website questions. I really enjoyed reading his comments and love his passion for helping churches communicate better. Here’s his answers:
Writing Rockin’ Content for Your Church Website
Posted by: | CommentsWriting effectively for your rockin’ church website is drastically different than writing for printed publications.
Here are some tips for producing effective web text:
