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New Church WordPress Theme Released: Gallery Church
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You’ll have everything you need for building a WordPress church website with our latest Builder child theme release: Gallery Church — featuring integrations with both Builder Church Block and the newly-released Builder Events Block.
With a bold and modern style, this theme is perfect for church sites that are both welcoming with a fresh, direct message and easy to navigate for visitors.
And, since Gallery Church operates on Builder Theme Core’s layout editor and style manager, you’ll have the flexibility you need to design and create the layout and look of each page.
Easily Add Staff, Sermons and Featured Events from the WordPress dashboard
Builder Church Block and Builder Events Block (both included with Gallery Church) operate as plugins to extend the functionality of Builder.
Builder Blocks add easy-to-use menu locations in the WordPress dashboard for quickly adding specific content like:
- sermons (and audio files)
- featured events (with a calendar view)
- staff members to update your church’s staff page
Gallery Church’s Events and Sermon Styling
Gallery Church adds design styling for Builder Block content.
After using Events Block to create an event, add details and create a map, Gallery Church does the rest:
For sermons, simply add your content into the menu location in the WordPress dashboard. Again, Gallery Church goes to work adding styling to your content for a seamless look:
To see all of Gallery Church’s design features, make sure to check out the Gallery Church theme demo.
Gallery Church is available stand-alone, in the Builder Developer Pack (with 60+ other child themes), and in the All Access Theme Pass.
30+ Tips on How to Get Hired: My New Book
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I just launched my new ebook called “I Want To Hire You But Your Resume Sucks,” filled with 30+ tips to get a job. It’s packed with things I’ve learned as both an employer and employee.
Here’s a snippet about what it’s about really ….
A resume is just piece of paper. But it’s also a brochure that sells your services to employers.
But the fact is: Most resumes suck.
Not because of the paper or even format, but because you haven’t done the work building the key areas employers look for to make it rock.
The statistics about those who are underemployed or unemployed are depressing.
I have some theories on why those stats exist. Namely, you aren’t ready for a real job.
You haven’t done the work to GET hired. But I want to help.
In “I Want To Hire You But Your Resume Sucks,” I give you 30+ tips for how to start doing the things that will make you an attractive free agent to prospective employers.
Warning: They will cost you mostly time and energy. But you should have a lot of that on your hands.
You can get this ebook for free by joining my new blog community at Purposeful Paychecks where I’m going to be talking about work-life alignment and offering blunt career advice.
Need a Custom Yet Affordable Church Web Design?
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out our new Creatives Services team at iThemes.
We have some excellent web design packages that are perfect for churches or ministries.
Our LifeDev Plan for Investing in People at iThemes
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve just rolled out our LifeDev plans as part of our Make Waves Manifestos at iThemes today.
It is our way to invest in you — our community and our team. It is one way for us to give back and give of ourselves and I hope you will join us in doing so.
Throughout the year (or next 10 months), we’ll be rolling out training through webinars and blog posts on certain life themes I feel have been instrumental in my life and helping me maintain happy and health relationships.
These are the things I’ve gathered over a lifetime of seeking to learn and grow and improve my life. As such I’m championing this endeavor for iThemes but will be recruiting guest experts to come and share with us.
My goal is to have 200 people signed up … but I think maybe I was thinking too small now.
The commitment to be a part of LifeDev is pretty small honestly. We want you to commit to read one book a month (either from our list or your own); share what you are learning with someone else; and report back to us how you’re growing (so we can measure the impact we’re hoping to make).
It doesn’t cost a thing. It’s our gift to you. But it will cost you time and energy, but it’ll be well worth it!
All in all, there are 6 ‘Make Waves’ Manifestos for us this year … and LifeDev is just one. You can learn about the others on the MakeWaves2012.com site (and be sure to sign up for others that resonate with you).
But in the meantime, I hope you’ll join us for LifeDev this year and let us invest in you and your success!
Get All the WordPress Web Design Goodies You Need for 44% Off
Posted by: | CommentsThe “Everything” package is the Web Designer’s ToolKit – the all-encompassing resource collection including the developer’s license to ALL the themes at iThemes (including iThemes Builder), the developer’s license to ALL the plugins at PluginBuddy - including the best-selling BackupBuddy) and the Premium Annual License at WebDesign.com.
This huge 44% discount is the best deal of the year on the Web Designer’s ToolKit.
PLUS…Just Added – all Web Designer’s ToolKit members will receive 50% off registration at WebDesign.com LIVE Events. This is a huge bonus we just added to the ToolKit!
All you have to do is use coupon code TK4412 before Monday, December 12, 2011, and you’ll gain access to all these valuable tools, plus any new ones developed during your license year.
(If you are already a customer of PluginBuddy, iThemes, or WebDesign.com, please log in to your Member Download Area, select “purchase and renew”, then select the Web Designer’s ToolKit – the list is in alphabetical order, so keep scrolling. 
Then enter TK4412 at checkout.)
Check out what’s included in the Web Designer’s ToolKit.
This promotion is part of the 12 Days of WebDesign.com…we’re giving away one gift a day for the first 12 days of December. Pick up the other gifts from the 12 days.
But remember, the 44% savings on the Web Designer’s ToolKit is valid only through midnight central time on Monday, December 12th.
Please note, this whopper discount cannot be combined with other discounts, coupons or upgrades.
