Comments on: A Small Church Pastor’s 5 Reasons for Using WordPress on Their Church Website http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:53:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: micah http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-468 micah Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:00:40 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-468 I should also add that this is a work in progress. We are looking at changing the frontpage template just a bit to look more like a static site and then leaving the rest of the site in blog format. I'll let you know if we do that. My main tech guys is going to the hospital with his wife in the morning, however, to deliver a baby so it may be a while! :-) I should also add that this is a work in progress. We are looking at changing the frontpage template just a bit to look more like a static site and then leaving the rest of the site in blog format. I’ll let you know if we do that. My main tech guys is going to the hospital with his wife in the morning, however, to deliver a baby so it may be a while! :-)

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]]> By: David http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-466 David Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:16:59 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-466 <blockquote>BTW, how about you doing a guest post?</blockquote> Thanks for the offer, but unfortunately I don't have anything relevant to say. Greg brings out an interesting point in how we judge software: when we make a decision on a piece of software we can only do so at a point in time. It is just not practical to keep looking at software we have decided not to use. I have found that wordpress has almost continuously surprised me at what it can do and what it can be used for. And Greg and I are not the only ones. With this new feature on the wordpress.org site for ideas/suggestions, many peoples ideas are shot down immediately as others say, 'this already can be done with 2.1, with a plugin or theme modification'.

BTW, how about you doing a guest post?

Thanks for the offer, but unfortunately I don’t have anything relevant to say.

Greg brings out an interesting point in how we judge software: when we make a decision on a piece of software we can only do so at a point in time. It is just not practical to keep looking at software we have decided not to use.

I have found that wordpress has almost continuously surprised me at what it can do and what it can be used for.

And Greg and I are not the only ones. With this new feature on the wordpress.org site for ideas/suggestions, many peoples ideas are shot down immediately as others say, ‘this already can be done with 2.1, with a plugin or theme modification’.

]]> By: Cory Miller http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Cory Miller Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:08:01 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-465 I think the thing to remember is that Micah isn't advocating that WordPress is THE solution for every church. It isn't. But it's a GOOD to GREAT solution for SOME churches. ... and particularly smaller churches having a hard time getting a website going in the first place. I think the thing to remember is that Micah isn’t advocating that WordPress is THE solution for every church. It isn’t.

But it’s a GOOD to GREAT solution for SOME churches.

… and particularly smaller churches having a hard time getting a website going in the first place.

]]> By: Greg Nilsen http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Greg Nilsen Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:55:40 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-464 I stand corrected then. I guess it's been a while since I've given Wordpress a look over then. I stand corrected then. I guess it’s been a while since I’ve given Wordpress a look over then.

]]> By: David http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-463 David Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-463 You can actually use a static page now as your front page instead of your blog. <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page" rel="nofollow">Static Front Page</a> You can actually use a static page now as your front page instead of your blog.

Static Front Page

]]> By: Greg Nilsen http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Greg Nilsen Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:25:42 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-462 While I can agree that WordPress can make a great addition to a church website, it makes a lousy main page for a church website. Since it's a blogging front end (primarily), the other key information about your church will get pushed to the sides or down the page where it may be missed by visitors, or it just makes the page too busy. I actually tried something similar with my church at first, and quickly abandoned it because I found it more detrimental than added value. While I can agree that WordPress can make a great addition to a church website, it makes a lousy main page for a church website. Since it’s a blogging front end (primarily), the other key information about your church will get pushed to the sides or down the page where it may be missed by visitors, or it just makes the page too busy. I actually tried something similar with my church at first, and quickly abandoned it because I found it more detrimental than added value.

]]> By: Cory Miller http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Cory Miller Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:30:35 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-461 David, great point ... I edited it. I did not mean to have my byline on there. BTW, how about you doing a guest post? :-) --Cory David, great point … I edited it. I did not mean to have my byline on there.

BTW, how about you doing a guest post? :-)

–Cory

]]> By: David http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/comment-page-1/#comment-460 David Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:22:22 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/02/27/a-small-church-pastors-5-reasons-for-using-wordpress-on-their-church-website/#comment-460 Cory, you might what to make it clear that this is a guest spot. As I was reading this thinking, 'I am sure Cory is not a pastor...' Interesting stuff by the way. Cory, you might what to make it clear that this is a guest spot. As I was reading this thinking, ‘I am sure Cory is not a pastor…’

Interesting stuff by the way.

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