The Case for Excellence - Honoring God with Our Best

As we continue in our effort to building a case for excellence in online ministry, we’re blessed to have Paul Steinbrueck , co-founder and CEO of OurChurch.com weigh in on why we must strive for excellence. Ministry leaders will be gathering at the CLA Ministry Internet & Technology Summit, April 19-21 in San Diego, CA to discuss the critical issues facing ministries and to learn from the Excellence in...

The Case for Excellence - Providing Strategic Clarity

We’re continuing our series building a case for excellence in online ministry. Today Dr. David Bourgeois explores how excellence can help ministries navigate through the chaotic environment of the Internet with strategic focus. If you are a ministry leader interested in achieving excellence online we’d love to hear from you. You can learn more about the Excellence in Online Ministry project. Click here...

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...

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...