General Technology

Communications 3.0 Trends that will impact your ministry.
by Drew Goodmanson|19 December 2011|Church Technology, Church Websites, Culture, Ekklesia, Featured Articles, General Technology, Ministry Technology, Monk Dev
Read the Communication 3.0 article at Outcomes With the growth of the web, new forms of communication are becoming dominant. Old methods of communication are impacted by this change. For example, the U.S. Postal Service is considering the elimination of...
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The Ministry Internet & Technology Summit
by Drew Goodmanson|11 September 2009|Ekklesia, General Technology, Ministry Technology, Monk Dev
The Christian Leadership Alliance has asked that I organize an Internet Ministry conference for CLA 2010 and beyond. This year it will be in San Diego, CA, on April 19-21, 2010. This year we have our schedule of speakers that...
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Online Conversions
by Drew Goodmanson|10 March 2009|General Technology, Monk Dev
Lately I've been in a couple conversations regarding online conversions. Are they happening? Yes and by the millions according to sites like GodRev (see Joy in Heaven). Using GodRev as the example, they take people through a process of Knowing...
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The Truth about Church Websites and Effective Online Outreach
by Drew Goodmanson|04 March 2009|Church Technology, Church Websites, Featured Articles, General Technology
Thank you for all who participated in today's webinar, nearly 80 people signed-up for it. For those who missed it, here was the description of the webinar: We have all heard about the importance of a church website, the craze...
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State of the Church Online : Goals Met
by Drew Goodmanson|21 February 2009|Church, Church Websites, General Technology
We have hit and now are exceeding our response goals! Thank you to all who promoted & participated in the State of the Church Online surveys. We have over 500 responses to the Social & Community Network survey and over...
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The State of the Church Online – Part II Church Websites & Usage
by Drew Goodmanson|13 February 2009|Church, Church Technology, Church Websites, Ekklesia, General Technology, Monk Dev
How effective is your church website? Are regulars coming back frequently? Are you gathering new people? If not, who is visiting your website? Why are they visiting? Where are these visitors coming from? Church website designs have improved greatly over...
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The State of the Church Online – Part I Social & Community Networks
by Drew Goodmanson|27 January 2009|Church, General Technology
Are churches using the internet to gather, disciple and build community? In the last couple years a number of new private church community networks have been launched in addition to numerous social networking sites. We are still very early on...
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2009 Technology & Church Planting Conferences Roadmap
by Drew Goodmanson|08 January 2009|Church, Church Planting, Church Technology, Ekklesia, General Technology, Leadership, Ministry Design, Monk Dev
Here are a few good conferences coming up that are on my roadmap: [REVISED 5/11] National Religious Broadcasters Convention & Exposition (February 7-10 Nashville, TN) The NRB annual Convention & Exposition is the largest nationally and internationally recognized event dedicated...
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Ministry Websites Launched
by Drew Goodmanson|04 December 2008|Church Technology, Ekklesia, General Technology, Monk Dev
Monk Development has a number of ministry sites coming down the pipeline, here are a few of our recent launches: Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) has spread to more than 100 campuses across the country and has grown to include well...
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Cobblestone Community Network
by Drew Goodmanson|31 October 2008|Church, Church Planting, Church Technology, General Technology, Ministry Design, Monk Dev
The secret is being let out....Cobblestone Community Network teaser site is now up. Cobblestone is more than a social networking site; Cobblestone is designed to engage users in behaviors that help them be the church.
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