http://churchcommunicationspro.com Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:55:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just launched another venture called PluginBuddy, a premium WordPress plugin marketplace today. This is really exciting for me ... and as I write this post on CCP, I think back to this blog and how it started it all! Anyway, we just launched BackupBuddy, our easy, all-in-one backup, restore, and migration ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2010/03/04/get-wordpress-plugins-fro-pluginbuddy/ My good friend Douglas Baker, executive editor of the Baptist Messenger of Oklahoma, my home paper and one I love dearly, asked me to write an article for their Project 2010 (which is a great year-long series dealing with serious issues the Church is facing) about Social Media in the ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2010/01/19/social-media-and-the-church/ James and I, along with the team at iThemes, will be hosting a two-day workshop in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 29-30 to share the ins and outs of about building websites with WordPress. We're calling it our iThemes WordPress Theme Bootcamp. This is a great opportunity for those of you looking to build ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/12/26/wordpress-theme-bootcamp-in-dallas-jan-29-30/ We're trying to figure out travel plans potentially for WordCamp Atlanta on Jan. 8-9 ... anybody going or in the area and want to meetup if some of us from the iThemes team go? If you don't know, WordCamps are 1 to 2 day enthusiast events for WordPress users and lovers! ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/12/16/wordcamp-atlanta-jan-8-9-who-is-going/ You don't want to miss MinistryCOM 2010 in Dallas on Oct. 20-22. It's put on by our friends at Main Street Enterprises and I've attended before (and hope to do so again in 2010). They sent us a special discount code for earlybird MinistryCOM registrations. The next 50 registrations that use ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/12/01/ministrycom-2010-in-dallas-discount-registration/ Join me, Cory Miller, founder of WebDesign.com and iThemes.com, and WordPress developer Adam White as we talk about using WordPress to design custom websites for clients. This webinar is a perfect introduction for those interested in learning more about WordPress web design or who want to build a freelance business. Title: ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/11/16/free-workshop-web-design-with-wordpress/ I got an e-mail from the crew at AppChurch.com the other day about their new app for the iPhone. While WordPress has an iPhone plug-in for websites that use WP as a CMS platform, I think AppChurch would be an awesome tool if your church uses another CMS system.  Both Mars ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/11/12/a-great-tool-for-your-church-and-the-iphone/ Check out Chris Boyd's article on Ministry Marketing Coach on 6 Ways to Organize Your Ministry or Church Web Site to Boost Your Rankings. No related posts. http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/11/03/6-ways-to-help-your-church-website-rank-better-in-google/ Check out this great new Christian podcasting site called Messenger Insight today at WebDesign.com. There are two great podcasts up ... with some heavy hitters, including Charles Colson and Timothy George and another with my friends Micah Fries and Dr. Mark DeVine. Related posts:An Exhortation for Christian Bloggers I recentlyBaker’s ‘Starting for ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/10/28/great-new-christian-podcast-messenger-insight/ WebDesign.com co-founders Cory Miller and James Dalman hosted a special webinar titled 4 Keys to Effective Church Websites on Oct. 1. In this webinar, you’ll learn the essentials of highly effective church websites with two experienced church marketing professionals. Watch the Church Website Webinar here Related posts:Free Workshop: Web Design with WordPress Join ... http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2009/09/28/4-keys-to-effective-church-websites-free-webinar/