Ministry Excellence – Matt Perman interview, Senior Director of Strategy, Desiring God

Matt Perman is Senior Director of Strategy for Desiring God. Desiring God offers resources from the ministry of John Piper in the hope of spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples, through Jesus Christ. Mr. Perman is responsible for developing Desiring God’s website strategy and supporting processes. In 2006, he led a major redesign effort for the ministry’s...

The Case for Excellence – Celebrating our Ministry Efforts

We’re continuing our series building a case for excellence in online ministry. Today we discuss the role excellence in celebrating our ministry efforts. We encourage you to learn more about the Excellence in Online Ministry project or to sign up to participate in our online ministry research. Thank you for visiting the State of Ministry Online! Ministry can be a thankless job. We’re the ones dealing with...

Ministry Excellence – DJ Turner interview, Director of Communications, Denver Seminary

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 Case for Excellence – Excellence is our Christian Calling

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...

Why Excellence? Building a Case for Excellence in Online Ministry

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...