Media Outreach

Christian Jargon – We use it, but does everyone understand it?

Over the weekend I had the chance to go to a Shane and Shane concert.  I’ll admit, it’s been awhile since I’ve been to a “Christian concert.” I live in Austin, TX, where live music is almost an everyday occurrence. It’s pretty much assumed that wherever you go on the weekend you’re guaranteed to hear [...]

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The Q- Beating Google Caffeine

Google has recently changed the way they create their search index. Today, Greg gives an introduction on how you can improve your rankings in their new search engine results. If you need help developing a strategy to reach more visitors through your church website and search results, give faithHighway a call today!

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Why to Get out of the Box and Go to STORY

If you would have been in my middle school class, you probably would’ve been one of the many students annoyed by me. I was a total suck up. I wanted so badly for my teachers, coaches and peers to like me that I shaped myself to their approval. While I was never the smartest or nerdiest [...]

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First Impressions: D- for a text heavy site

First Impressions is facilitated through Guest Reflections. People are asked to pick a website from a church in their area at random and review it. These sites may or may not be powered by faithHighway. Church Location: Wilmington, DE User Profile: Female 30 to 39 years old Caucasian Area Resident for 11 or more years Attends church 5 or [...]

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Blog Review: Technology and the Church

Leadership Network posted a blog written by Kelly McFadden entitled: “Technology and the Church- an Interview with Bobby Gruenewald” Some key points from the interview regarding technology and the church: People expect feedback when they post something online. The way the church communicates will need to change to adapt to the way people are expecting to engage [...]

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Consumerism in the Church

This past Sunday, my pastor (Jeff Fritsche) talked about Consumerism and how it has affected our view of church. He mentioned an episode of King of the Hill, where the family decides to “church hop.” The Hill family goes on a quest to find a new church because their usual pew had been taken by a [...]

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Blogging in 2010…Not Too Late

Do you have a blog? Have you ever thought of having one? Now is as good a time as any to get going. Church Crunch posted an update about the Wordpress 3.0 push.  The features are more efficient and easy to use, plus, now you can add plug-ins with your eyes closed. If you’re just starting out, [...]

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First Impression: Overall great site receives an A minus

First Impressions is facilitated through Guest Reflections. People are asked to pick a website from a church in their area at random and review it. These sites may or may not be powered by faithHighway. Church Location: Chesterfield, MO User Profile: Male 30 to 39 years old Caucasian Area Resident for 6 to 10 years Attends Church 2 or [...]

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Is Constant Stimulation a Good thing?

I just read a very intriguing and thought provoking article on the Harvard Business Review blog, written by Peter Bregman and entitled “Why I Returned My iPad.” I found it fascinating that the writer came to the realization that everything new isn’t always a good thing. He bought an iPad, the day it came out. He enjoyed his [...]

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Youth leader lessons learned from a high school youth trip

Last week (June 7th-12th) the high school youth group at my church had their annual “Road Rules” trip. This isn’t by any means related to the old MTV reality TV series, but in a way is conducted in the same manner. I participated as a leader/driver and was amazed at the things we learned. Each [...]

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