As part of our ongoing research on Excellence in Online Ministry we are interviewing different ministry leaders to understand what role they believe excellence plays in their ministry. We recently had the privilege of speaking with DJ Turner, Director of Communications for Denver Seminary. Ms. Turner has lead the seminary’s effort to transform how it engages online, developing and implementing a comprehensive...
The Internet creates tremendous opportunities to love and serve people, share Christ, and advance the Kingdom. But the effectiveness of our efforts to do ministry online is often less a result of what we do and more a result of why and how we do it. And in the chaotic environment of the Internet, it can be difficult to maintain the integrity of our intentions and efforts. And in this season of decreased giving and...
The stated goal of the Excellence in Online Ministry project is to:
“…identify an approach to Internet strategy and activities for ministries that is centered on Kingdom principles, based on excellence, and aimed at long-term success through Kingdom advancement and benefits to the organization and to society.”
Even though we’re still in the early stages of this research, we’ve already received...
The Excellence in Online Ministry project was born out of the beliefs that:
God is the God of Excellence, and
Christian ministries glorify God when they aspire to be Excellent in everything that they do.
Inherent to this belief is the recognition of the tension between how the world defines excellence and the standards that God has called us to.
Often this tension pulls ministries toward one of two extremes: fully...
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