Free Website Offer From Digital Ministries

Digital Ministries began offering free websites to Christian churches and ministries way back at the turn of the century. Then last year we got so busy that we had to suspend the offer and do some serious reworking of our servers and support software.

Free Website Offer Resumed
With our house in order once more, I am very excited to report that we are again offering free websites and blogs to qualified Christian churches and ministries. And FREE means FREE… no advertisements, no hidden charges, no strings, just a website or blog setup, hosted and maintained at no cost.

Hosted On Multi-user WordPress Software
WordPress is one of the most widely used blog and website content management systems available today. It offers tremendous flexibility, see for yourself at wordpress.org. Here are some of the features that we find most useful:

  • Flexible themes with a multitude of formats. Within the WordPress theme structure, we have developed a custom theme structure that allows us to quickly provide custom website and blog designs to meet almost any need.
  • Over 8,000 plugins that provide functionality for almost every conceivable requirement.
  • Media interfaces for photos, galleries, sideshows, MP3 and video presentations.
  • Integration with Picasa, Flickr, Youtube, and many other media hosting sites.
  • Connections to social networking, like Twitter, Buzz, Facebook, and many, many more.
  • File and PDF downloads, for study and sermon notes, commentaries, information sheets, announcements, etc.
  • Forms for data collection, surveys, prayer requests, information requests and comments.
  • Advanced blog features including categories, tags, archives, comments, pings, ATOM and RSS.
  • Automatic posting of teasers to Twitter, Buzz, etc.
  • Mobile page formatting for Blackberry, Iphone, etc.
  • Multiple, password protected, administrator, editor, author and subscriber accounts.

And the list goes on and on. The possibilities to showcase your ministry, reach your audience and deliver your message are truly endless. There has never been a better opportunity to use digital technology and the Internet to advance your ministry and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Designed For Active Ministries and Busy Ministry Leaders
We think there are three reasons you might be interested in our offer:

  1. You need to put your financial resources into your ministry, but you also need an Internet presence.
  2. You are too busy doing ministry to setup and maintain a website or blog.
  3. You know ministry, but not technology, so you need someone to help make it happen.

That’s why we offer a complete service…. setup and maintenance. You provide the content, such as information, graphics, photos, audio and video. We take it from there. Once your website is setup, you can email changes at anytime, and we will make them. And you can make the blog posts from your blackberry or iphone, twitter account, web browser or email. Or you can write the posts as articles and email them to us. Send along files, photos, mp3s and video and we will load them. Post photos to your free Picasa or Flickr account, and video to your free Youtube account, and we will display them directly on your website or in your blog.

Whatever works in your busy schedule, we will do our best to support you and keep your website and blog up-to-date.

What’s The Catch?

Well, to be honest, there are some qualifications to our offer. Read our Free Website Offer overview and then consider the Offer Details. Then, if you and your ministry qualify, fill out the Website Request Form, and we can get started.

It’s The Lord’s Work
What ever we do, lets be sure we always give the glory and honor to Jesus Christ, Lord of Lord and King of Kings.

May He bless you and your ministry today!

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Bible Study Notes

Beginning in October, 2009, all of my bible study and sermon notes have been consolidated on my personal blog, poimenJohn.org. These notes are more my personal work and don’t really relate directly to technology anyway, so that is a more appropriate place to post them. I hope you find something that will bless you on my blog. John

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God said it; that settles it!

When we gather together in the fellowship and unity of the Spirit, each one gifted and called according to  God’s purpose,  we will truly come to know the God of love and truth.

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Human Reason Can’t Identify God

Human reason can’t identify God on its own, says Martin Luther. It takes the Holy Spirit to find God, and for that, you have to ask.

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Prayers for Our Nation

If we believe that this nation is spiritually bankrupt, then after we confess this to God, we need to get busy proclaiming the Gospel to our family, friends and associates. And we need to be praying for them, each one, by name, that they would receive that Gospel, repent and give their heart to Jesus.

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What is ministry anyway?

Here is an excellent example of how a pastor used technology to capture a “teachable moment” in ministry. Then he made it into an excellent illustration to teach about Jesus. And again used technology to continue his living commentary on our Lord.

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The Way Out

Jesus, the Son of God, entered our stinking cesspool of self-pity to become the Son of Man; so He could lead us to the cross, where our sin is freely exchanged for His righteousness, and where there is no guilt, no pride and no self-pity. The cross marks the way out of this cesspool of self-pity.
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Tweeting The Word

Here’s a pastor and church that gets it. What, how to use digital technology today! Pastor Chad Bowen at Metamorphosis Church in Greenville, SC. Check out this recent news cast, and follow the links to the article and to the church website. You can read more about how Pastor Chad Bowen and the Metamorphosis Church is using social networking technologies to spread the Word of God through Amy Wood’s article on the Channel 7 News site: http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/tweeting_the_word/17767/ And check out their super multimedia website at: http://metachurch.cc/ These guys really know how to use digital technology to reach the “technology” generation. My congratulations to Pastor Bowen and his great team.
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Jason Hope Live

Hey, if you want to find out about a great youth ministry, and see a great ministry website, check out http://jasonhopelive.org. The [jth]Team is doing a great job reaching young people with revelant ministry by using all the media and technology that their audience knows and expects. Books, video, audio, public appearances, web, blog, twitter, whatever it takes, they are reaching out with a message of encouragement and HOPE. Jason and his team have just published a new book, Field of Grace, which you can get directly from their website store. In addition to this great website, Jason publishes a blog, http://entourage.jasonhopelive.org where Jason and his team keep everyone informed of their ministry activities. Both the website and the blog address many vital issues affecting young adults today.  The “Hot Topics” list includes topics like: Homosexuality Peer Pressure Prayer Life Standing Still Veterans Homeless Faith…Over Board The Heart Relationships/The Ex-Factor And they don’t pull any punches in telling the truth from God’s Word and from their hearts. I encourage you to visit their website, check out Jason’s book, and stay connected with this vital ministry.
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DMIN Transformation Update

OK, that sounds way to …. Well, it is a transformation of sorts! And if you think it isn’t a huge effort, I certainly have some things you can do in your spare time. I need to stop complaining and get to the point. Here’s where we are as of May 8, 2009.

JasonHopeLive.org is converted and being completely managed by Jason and Lauren. This one went very well, but then I expected that because Lauren is smart, professional and on top of everything. Nothing gets past her, and so my job is more as coach than anything else. I appreciate Jason and Lauren’s support and encouragement, as well as their technical expertice and boundless energy. I learned a great deal from converting their site, and now I hope to put that new knowledge to work.

That was the good news folks. Now we come back down to reality.

I am stuck in the mud with HolinessAndUnity.org. I was able to design a home page just fine, and that went rather quickly, if not smoothly. But I can’t seem to come up with a template for the inside pages or the blog. I used some dramatic graphics and probably too much contrast and color on the home page; so that nothing that has any room for content looks even remotely good by comparison. I love that home page and I surely don’t want to part with it, but the entire conversion is stuck waiting for the guts of the site to happen. Maybe they would be happy with just a home page? I need some inspiration, from above please, to get me out of this rut.

FireEscapeMountainHome.org is a new project waiting to get started. I was there tonight, and both Rick and Michelle asked about the webpage. Once upon a time I mentioned something to them about “the first of May.” Now to any graphic designer or programmer, “the first of” really means “any time during — if you’re lucky.” Why is it that clients never understand the fine points of project management and status reporting? Well, I must, must, must, get FireEscapeMountainHome.org done this coming week. I only live 10 miles away from there. They can come to get me anytime, so I have to get this one done.

So that’s May and into June. What comes after that, I can’t say for sure. I’d like to get AfricanChruchPlanting.org converted, because Eva has updates and I am having trouble with them in TYPO3. Actually, I am having trouble with HolinessAndUnity.org updates as well. They take time away from conversions. After Eva’s site, I think I would look at BowmanChurch.org. But by that time, who knows what the priorities might be.

I’ve been doing this ministry since 1998, and it has never gotten any easier. I am always late, short on inspiration, and long on headaches. Still, for whatever reason, God keeps telling me to stick with it. So I stumble along and my gracious Lord makes it all work out just fine.

I’m thinking of putting up a prayer request site. If you have any ideas along those lines, let me know.

Blessings to you.

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