Web 2.0 ministry: Facebook

This is the first in a series of articles that will explore how Web 2.0 is changing the effectiveness of ministry within the church.

We are going to take a look at the social networking site Facebook. This site, a competitor of Myspace, was originally targeted at college students. However, now it is open for anyone to join. Facebook has become a great platform for connecting with people and it is not littered with all of the garbage that you can get bombarded with on other sites.

Lets get into what Facebook can do to change your ministry.

Read the entire article:  Web 2.0 ministry: Facebook – by Joel Klampert

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Let Your Web Visitors talk to you from your site…

Ever visited a website and wanted to ask a question?  Usually, the only way to ask a question is to send an e-mail to the Blogger, Support Team, WebMaster or Administrator. This can be very frustrating.

Now image if your visitors could IM you on your blog or Ministry website?  This would really make your site Interactive.

A nice little app called Meebo will allow you to create a Chat application that can be placed on your site in 3 easy steps.  Users can check to see if your online and send you an IM.  If you not on, IMs can be retrieved at a later time.

Go to http://www.meebo.com/about to learn more. Don’t forget to Meebo me….!

Sample App….To Meebo me, scroll down the left column on my Blog

Building Online Christian Communities: MyChurch.org

I just found a website called MyChurch.org.  According to the site, ‘MyChurch.org is a free online tool for churches to perform outreach and build communities by networking their congregation. Some of its features are a library for sermons and media, a social network, a sharing board, a collaborative blog, a photo sharing app, and an event calendar for you and your church.’

MyChurch.org can be used to compliment or supplement your exsiting Web Ministry.  This a great place to begin a Web Ministry.

And of course, the best part is that this service is FREE!!