Communication is a two way street...
A good website will not only offers great resources, information, and links, but provides a way for people to get involved. If someone e-mails you with their contact information, asks a question, or talks about something on your website, it's a pretty good bet that he or she connected with you and your website, and is interested in your message and ministry.
One of ForMinistry's great benefits is the great well of resources that we offer, along with the backing and support of the American Bible Society. Your partnership with us enables you not only to build a great website but also to share with your readers great articles and resources that we have highlighted on ForMinistry's website.
But what does that mean for you? This eTips will talk about ways to get this great information working for you and your ministry's website, and how you can better connect with us and with the thousands of other ministries working with us... and you!
Link to ForMinistry's Resources
The easiest way to connect your website visitors to great articles and resources is to just point them to our website:
Or some other great websites to get information and resources from:
We have four main channels that give some great help and insight to the different aspects of online ministry:
- the_word channel
- that brings resources and articles that bring God's Word to a postmodern
world
- authentic_church
channel - how to better understand our emerging culture and
create a relevant, spiritual experience
- the
eQuip channel - that covers everything that you can need for
online ministry
- the web_builder channel - that helps you build a better ForMinistry website, and keep it up to date. Check them all out for the latest features!
Secondly, you can link right to one of our channels using one of our banners. We offer a number of different banners you can use on your site to link our site, or just link to one of our four different channels - the_word, authentic_church, eQuip, or web_builder.
Link an Article
All
the articles and resources put up on ForMinistry's website are available
for use, as long as you give proper credit and documentation.
You can link directly to the article by linking some text on your site to the address given for that item. For example, for the article, "Communicating the Gospel on the Internet," create a text item on your site that says something like:
Great Article from ForMinistry -
Communicating the Gospel on the Internet, by Arne H. Fjeldstad
You don't have to be a large local church to minister to thousands of people worldwide. There are several ways to enhance the effectiveness of your Internet ministry. MORE.
The link address of this article on ForMinistry is:
http://www.forministry.com/vsItemDisplay.dsp&objectID=612F396B-3108-4CB9-8C4FFC6C1E4B0631&method=display&templateID=C3435351-D45C-4B52-867A3F794D1CD85C
All you have to do is link the words, "Communicating the Gospel on the Internet" and/or "MORE" with the link address above, and you are ready to go.
Share Your Story
ForMinistry wants to get your website noticed!
Here's a great way for you to get the word out about your website and your ministry, and to connect with other groups with ForMinistry websites. We would like to hear from you about how your ForMinistry website has been a help and encouragment to your ministry. Anything that shares about what we have done for you or how you have been impacted and encouraged by the website tool we have provided.
Here's an example of part of a story we've received from a ForMinistry website editor:
"The website has the ability to help keep our congregation informed and up to date. It can quickly convey important information (e.g. storm closures, schedule changes), as well as highlight projects, programs and events important in the life of our church. As more people in our church community are introduced to the internet and become familiar with the website, it's usefulness as a communication tool will continue to grow.
Thank you for providing this valuable service in the Lord's work."
All you have to do is go to our Share Your Story Page and submit your story, or you can even just reply to this email and let us know how we've made a difference in your ministry.
Thanks so much for doing that. I look forward to hearing from you!
Until next time...
Henry Kay, web_builder host
