God’s House Is Still Open for Worship
By Dave Liggett:Bio on July 14, 2008
A sad occurrence in our churches each summer is the dramatic decline in church attendance. There are all kinds of excuses for this: vacations, family gatherings, too hot, too cold, too busy to worship the Lord who has granted us the blessings we enjoy in both summer and the rest of the year. I am amazed at the different ways in which our congregations are striving to eliminate our excuses to attend church: air conditioning, extra service times, unique worship services, and outdoor worship, just to name a few. Can you share some accommodations your church or one near you has made for its members?
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The Greatest Freedom of All
By Dave Liggett:Bio on June 30, 2008
Independence Day is a very special national holiday in the United States. On this day we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.
As Christians in America we can also celebrate our right to proclaim the basic freedom we enjoy in Jesus. This is the greatest freedom of all: the freedom from sin’s ultimate curse. Paul says “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”
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A Time for Meditation
By Dave Liggett:Bio on June 13, 2008
Summertime gives many of us the opportunity to do as the Psalmist suggests in Psalm 8:3-4 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him.” One of the true joys of summer is making use of a clear, dark night to take a good long look at the moon and the stars. The same God who made us, made them for us to enjoy. May all of us find time during these slightly less rushed months of summer to spend additional time in meditation. Do you have any helpful hints on places and ways to meditate?
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Is Your Website Working?
By Martin Spriggs:Bio on June 4, 2008
An important question to ask when you are investing time and money in your church or school’s website is: “Is It Working?” I don’t mean does it come up when a visitor types in your web address. I mean are you getting the number of visitors you desire and once they are on your site are they finding the things you’d like them to find? After all, you don’t want to go through all the trouble of building and maintaining a website if people aren’t coming or if they do come they don’t stay or find the information they are looking for.
One tool that I’ve found very useful in uncovering how your website is doing is Google Analytics. It’s relatively simple to set up. Once you have it in place you can analyze all kinds of information about who your visitors are and what they are doing. If you’d like to learn a little bit more about this free service you may want to listen to the most recent WELSTech Podcast (Episode 22). Sallie Draper and I share our experiences with the tool and why congregations might want to use it.
Don’t waste your time on a site that isn’t meeting your needs. Find out if it is.
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