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Here, we publish useful information and ideas for all church leaders and communicators — mostly about church websites, but also about all other aspects of church communications and outreach. You’ll find information about best practices in website security, church email, social media, and much, much more.

Who’s Responsible for Your Website’s Security? YOU (too)

Here’s something that may surprise you: If you have a small website (small compared to, say, Amazon.com), your website is more attractive to hackers and may be more likely to be compromised, according to expert web developer Jenni McKinnon. “Smaller, less popular sites are a particularly great option for hackers…

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Is Your Website Scaring People?

Has anyone asked you yet why your website is “not secure”? If your website has not been encrypted, it won’t be long before you’re trying to explain that to people who visit your church’s website. The reason: Web browsers (Google, Chrome, et al.) have started posted warnings about all websites…

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Does Your Web Calendar Need a Little TLC?

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If the events calendar on your website is sluggish, it might be because it’s carrying a lot of extra weight — dozens or even hundreds of pages describing events that have long passed and will never be repeated. In most cases, you can improve the calendar’s performance by getting rid…

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Using Google Images on Your Church Website? Careful…

Search for anything on Google, click on “Images,” and — voila! Thousands of images matching your search appear. It’s so easy to copy or save any of those images for use on your church website or blog or in your church email. It’s so tempting. Just don’t do it. The…

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Protect Your Church Against Copyright Violations

Do you pick up images for your church website, email, bulletin or flyers from Google? Or do you show movies (and sell tickets) without the permission of the films’ copyright owners? Or do you use music without a license, in Sunday services broadcast to the web? If your church can…

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Getting Ready to Maintain Your Church Website

Friends of Ministry has trained hundreds of church staff members and volunteers to maintain websites. If you’re about to take responsibility for maintaining your church’s website, relax. Because your site is constructed with WordPress, it’s easy to keep your calendar and home page current. We’ll get you started with an…

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