| In 1995 I started building and marketing
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| | It would be like trying to recruit
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| Christian-oriented websites. That makes
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| | students for a beginner's cooking class
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| me one of the veterans of the net. I was
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| | by arguing over which garnish was proper
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| still in my teen years and saw the
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| | for a plate at the banquet of Trimalchio
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| Internet as the mature version of
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| | (don't ask).Make your church website
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| Nintendo. Besides, the excitement of my
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| | matterProvide information that matters to
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| learning permit lost its glow after the
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| | your audience. Articles on parenting,
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| third or fourth drive with my parents.My
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| | marriage and financial stewardship might
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| parents, by the way, would occasionally
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| | be a descent start. However, if you want
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| become frustrated with me and tell me to
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| | to truly have a shot at bringing in
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| "Get off that computer and get in bed!
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| | outsiders with your church's website,
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| It's 1 A.M.!" I eventually obeyed, but I
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| | have the members of your congregation
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| don't regret those late nights of
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| | write about their areas of expertise. For
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| learning and building for the future.
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| | example: If you have a computer expert in
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| Today I simply tell them that I was
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| | the congregation, ask him/her to write
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| preparing for my career.Most churches did
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| | some articles on common computer problems
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| not have a website in those days. In
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| | and how an average user might fix them.
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| fact, the idea of a church having a
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| | Or if you have a doctor in the
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| website was actually being debated by
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| | congregation, have him write articles on
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| some churches and denominations. "Is it
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| | keeping children healthy or symptoms that
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| scriptural?" I remember hearing several
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| | warrant a doctor's visit. Or ways to lose
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| times. In fact, even as late as the year
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| | weight.Use your imagination. If you have
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| 2000 I was actually reprehended by a
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| | a coach in the congregation, you could
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| self-appointed church leader for making a
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| | have him write an article about lessons
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| very basic website for a church where I
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| | kids can learn from sports and include a
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| youth ministered. He couldn't quite put
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| | Bible verse with it such as "Whatever you
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| his finger on it, but I had done
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| | do, do your best as if you are working
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| something too new for his taste--and that
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| | for God" (Colossians 3:23). A coach could
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| just had to violate some scripture, some
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| | even write an article about how parents
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| where.We've matured beyond that now
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| | should not push their children into
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| except for extreme and absolutely silly
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| | sports or be poor examples by yelling at
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| situations that aren't even worth
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| | umpires.Maybe you write seasonal articles
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| mentioning."So webmaster, hurry up and
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| | about the local highschool football team
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| tell us something useful!"So you want to
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| | that includes games statistics and names
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| use the Internet to reach the lost?Okay,
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| | of those who made key contributions in
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| but remember that just because something
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| | games. Write about other local events in
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| is new and trendy doesn't mean it's
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| | order to reach those in your community.At
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| effective. However, through my work on
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| | the end of all of the articles have
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| the Internet I have come to believe that
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| | something like, "From your friends at the
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| it can be very effective in reaching
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| | Harpeth Church, located at 555 Whatever
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| people. One example is what happened to
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| | Street.. If you would like someone to to
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| the movie Gigli that featured mega stars
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| | pray with you or study the Bible call us
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| Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. The
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| | at 555-7733. We care."Obviously this
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| marketers spent a jaw-dropping amount
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| | doesn't replace your outreach efforts or
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| promoting the movie and with expectations
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| | actual participation in community events.
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| of being the "movie of the year," it had
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| | But I believe churches should use every
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| a very large opening weekend.Then the
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| | tool available to reach the lost. And if
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| teenagers and twenty somethings
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| | you're thinking about having a church
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| struck.They blogged and posted in forums
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| | website or improving the one you have,
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| with statements like, "Overrated." "Stay
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| | these strategies will have you on the
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| at home." Or "Watch anything else."The
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| | right path. Ask members of your church to
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| movie flopped."In the old days, there
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| | link to the church site from their
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| used to be a term, 'buying your gross,' "
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| | personal websites and you are well on
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| Rick Sands, chief operating officer at
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| | your way.In my opinion, the Internet is
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| Miramax, told the Los Angeles Times. "You
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| | another way of becoming "all things to
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| could buy your gross for the weekend and
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| | all men." It's another way to use your
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| overcome bad word of mouth, because it
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| | congregation's gifts to help people and
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| took time to filter out into the general
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| | "in any way possible" lead them to Jesus.
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| audience."Those days are gone with blogs
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| | It also involves the congregation in
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| and message forums that allow the
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| | evangelism and might prime the pump for
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| "average person" to act as movie
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| | other evangelistic activity.Go into all
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| critic.So what does that mean to the
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| | the
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| church? It means that the Internet can
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| give most anyone a voice--even a
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| church.In terms of a church website,
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| | Note: This article may be freely
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| you're not going to accomplish much of
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| | reproduced on other websites as long as
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| anything if your site simply features
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| | the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom
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| your address, phone number and "worship
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| | of this article is included and all links
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| times." Sure, your members might know how
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| | are active with no syntax changes. This
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| to call the church building to borrow
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| | note may be removed when the article is
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| tables for their garage sales, but that's
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| | published on your website.
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| about all you can expect.Putting articles
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| on your church website is certainly a
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| good thing--especially if they are on
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| | ===================Lee Wilson founded
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| topics that pull in the "average" person.
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| | Grace-Centered Magazine and has spoken on
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| Be careful that you don't "preach to the
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| | many lectureships and Christian events.
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| choir." A church website is probably not
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| | He co-wrote "The Real Heaven: It's Not
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| the place for major doctrinal studies and
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| | What You Think" and speaks to churches
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| statements. That's what your
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| | about how misconceptions and incorrect
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| member-attended Bible classes are for.If
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| | teachings about Heaven cause the world to
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| you truly want to be evangelistic, your
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| | turn away from Christianity. Lee also
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| target audience won't have a clue what
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| | founded Real Christian Singles, a website
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| some of your doctrinal words and beliefs
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| | that helps Christian singles form godly
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| mean or why you care so much about them.
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| | relationships.
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