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Cobblestone Community Network BETA Release
by Drew Goodmanson|19 May 2009|Church Technology, Church Websites, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
Our team at Monk Development has been hard at work and now we finally have the BETA release of Cobblestone. Today four organizations are on the system with more to come. Here are a few of the screenshots to whet...
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ECHO: Church Media Conference
by Drew Goodmanson|11 May 2009|Church Technology, Church Websites, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
A conference for church leaders that love using media, technology, and the internet to be more effective in sharing God's story. Why you should go * To discover new forms of media * To be inspired to use media in...
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Churches: Using the Internet to be on Mission, Disciple and Create Community
by Drew Goodmanson|01 May 2009|Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
Denver Seminary sponsored a webinar for their alumni network where I presented on the Future of the Church Online. Here is a brief description: We have all heard about the importance of a church website, the craze of social networking...
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Christian Social Networks and Private Community Sites
by Drew Goodmanson|20 March 2009|Church Websites, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
As we've begun to look at numerous Christian Social Networks and Private Community Sites there is one test that easily distinguishes two paths that make a large difference in whether a Christian should use them: Does the Social Network focus...
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Website Stolen
by Drew Goodmanson|23 February 2009|Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
Any help you can lend out there but DataFizz is taking credit for this design of Viviana Rodr??guez Amoblamientos SA. It is a direct rip of Denver Seminary built by Monk and designed by Designwise Studios. They’re even using the...
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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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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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New Church Websites launched
by Drew Goodmanson|08 September 2008|Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev
Our client's church websites continue to receive awards and recognition. For example, Church Relevance lists the top 90 church websites and numerous Ekklesia clients are on the list. On ChurchBeauty one-third of the sites on the current home page are...
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The Hype of Social Networking and the Church
by Drew Goodmanson|04 August 2008|Church, Church Technology, Culture, Ekklesia, General Technology, Monk Dev
Lately I'm running across a number of companies that are building social networking sites targeted to the church market. A number that have set their sights at being the 'church Facebook'. Yet, most of what is called 'social networking' is...
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