internet tools to grow your ministry
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Thoughts and tools to improve your internet ministry.TRANSCRIPT
Tools to Grow your Ministry
Internet Ministry Conference 2007
Who Am I• Brian Tol
• Manager of Property Development, Gospel Communications
• That’s Web Sites, not Facilities Management
What We’re Talking About
Growing your online ministrywith free (or nearly free)
tools found on the internet.
The Big Picture• Types of Ministry
• One-on-One (one-to-one)
• Broadcast (one-to-many)
• Social (many-to-many)
What’s Your Ministry Today?
What’s Your Ministry Tomorrow?
Today is a great time to beinvolved in internet ministry.
The Big Picture
✓Broadband is now a “utility” for many✓More standards on the desktop✓Audio and video has arrived✓Social Networks are emerging✓The World Needs Jesus
Every web project is composed ofpeople,
a process and enabling technology.
The Big Picture
Successful organizationshave multiple, focused websites.
The Big Picture
The internet is increasingly composable:
functionality can come from multiple locations.
The Big Picture
The internet is empowering anew prosumer generation.
The Big Picture
Successful organizationshave multiple, focused websites.
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Internet success is limited byattention, not space or size.
Internet ministry is about operatingin a messy, constantly changing world.
The Big Picture
One-on-One Ministry• Email is still king
• Instant messages and chat
Meebo.com
Plugoo.com
AOL Instant Messenger Widget
Simple “Skype” Call Center
One Skype “Name”Multiple operators
Broadcast Ministry• Text
• Audio
• Video
• Increasingly interactive
Broadcast Ministry
You
Them
Them
Them
Them
Them
Broadcast Only
Broadcast Ministry
You
Them
Them
Them
Them
Them
Broadcast +
Interactive
YouTube.com
Brightcove.tv
Blip.tv
Blip.tv
Odeo.com
SlideShare.net
Scribd.com
WordPress.com
Blogger.com
Vox.com
Twitter.com
Tumblr.com
Flickr.com
Zooomr.com
Photobucket.com
Google Coop
Broadcast Ministry
You
Them
Them
Them
Them
Them
Broadcast +
Interactive
Social MinistryYou
ThemThem
Them
Them
Them
You become an enabler
Them
General
MySpace
BeBo
Specific
“Navy Wives”
ThySpace
MeetFish
Ning.com
Facebook.com
Facebook.com
Bonus: Productivity
Use the Internet for traditional
productivity apps.
Stikipad.com
Zoho.com
Google Apps
Open Office
Q&A
• Are there new areas of ministry for your organization?
• One-on-one
• Broadcast
• Social
Take Aways