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Archive | November, 2009

The Q: How can I recruit more volunteers?

The Q: How can I recruit more volunteers?

Today, Greg talks about how you can successfully recruit volunteers for your church website. Many churches tend to run into the same pitfall of not knowing their membership’s passions and make assumptions about where people can/should serve. Greg gives some advice how to avoid this to have a successful volunteer pool. pic by Gameodactyl

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Giving Thanks – Kristen Parkhurst

Giving Thanks – Kristen Parkhurst

Grace – I can’t fathom a Savior that forgives my multitude of shortcomings. Joshua – My wonderful, Godly husband, who brings joy, entertainment and light-heartedness to my life. Caleb – My little boy who makes the little things in the day-to-day so much fun. Family – Crazy as it sounds – they understand my strange humor – and [...]

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10 Websites I’m Thankful For

10 Websites I’m Thankful For

This Thanksgiving season, I will offer you the Top 10 Websites I am thankful for.  With a list as random as I am, I hope you enjoy. In no particular order: 1.    http://blog.nielsen.com/ I am a sucker for good research – especially when it’s done by someone else. Don’t get me wrong, I like to get my [...]

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Giving Thanks – Vicky Whisenant

Giving Thanks – Vicky Whisenant

I am so glad we are doing this. God has been impressing upon me that I need to be cultivating a heart of gratitude all year round. So, I hope as you think about thankfulness during this season that you will actually form a new habit pattern of giving thanks in all circumstances! Here are the [...]

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First Impressions: What are our visitors thankful for?

First Impressions: What are our visitors thankful for?

I’m thankful for First Impressions! They have taught us some of the things that visitors appreciate in a church website. So, what are our visitors thankful for: Staff pages - They like seeing pictures and being given some biographical information about the people who lead the church! Good links - They like to be able to click [...]

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Giving Thanks – Andy Grove

Giving Thanks – Andy Grove

Jesus Football season Family & Friends My parents flying to Texas for Christmas instead of me flying to Vermont which is very, very cold and should not be endured by anyone except if you have a perpetual thermos of hot chocolate which is not available on the internet yet. My adoptive family for when my parents and I are [...]

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Best Practices: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Best Practices: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

A very happy Wednesday to you, my loyal reader(s). If you’re reading this from work, kudos to you for your devotion to your job, that you should give it 110% on the day before Thanksgiving! I, of course, will be manning my post undaunted, serving my clients with due diligence until such time as someone [...]

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Giving Thanks – Tony Chimento

Giving Thanks – Tony Chimento

Here are things I am reluctantly thankful for: I am thankful for shortfalls. They remind me of the importance of God being my provider. I am thankful for difficult relationships. They remind me of how much more I need to continually work to be more like Christ. I am thankful for frustrations. They remind me that I really [...]

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Giving Thanks – Anthony Carrano

Giving Thanks – Anthony Carrano

I am thankful for… My wife and kids Opportunities for advancement Challenges to grow from Committed fH staff and faithful clients Living a life of significance Second chances Third chances A sense of meaning and purpose The taste of victory after a tough battle The Holy Spirit

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Giving Thanks – Laura Burrus

Giving Thanks – Laura Burrus

Family- for the way they love me unconditionally Friends- for challenging me and making me laugh Music- for making me worship, for making me dance Laughter- for the joy it brings me to laugh and make others laugh Church- for all the ways we are involved in our city Work- for being able to say I enjoy work and the [...]

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