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Technology can improve your congregation's evangelism & outreach. Beth Lewis, President & CEO for Augsburg Fortress shares examples of excellent congregational use of the Internet for evangelism. You will come away with fresh ideas for using e-mail, e-newsletters, your congregation's website and other new technologies to proclaim the Gospel!
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4. How areweembracingthis heritage of change? 5. The new open door.your website Calvary LC-Minneapolis, MN www.clchurch.org 6. Map & Directions should be easy to find Our Saviors Lutheran Church, New Ulm, MN http://www.oursaviorsnewulm.org/ 7. Do bike and/or bus route links make sense for your context? www.clchurch.org 8. Clear welcome and easy-to-find coming events section Good Shepherd LC Plover, WIwww.eflock.org 9. Keep your community informed of church & synod events Lakeview Lutheran Church Madison, WI http://www.lakeviewlutheranchurch.org 10. Visitors Guide invites newcomersTrinity Episcopal Sacramento, CA www.trinitycathedral.org 11. Spanish language ministries Bethel Lutheran Church,Madison, WIhttp://www.bethel-madison.org/ 12. New Member Information Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, WI http://www.bethel-madison.org/ 13. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church La Crosse, WI www.goodshepherdlacrosse.org/ 14. Worship assistance schedule St. John Lutheran Church Wausau, WI http://www.stjohnwausau.org/ 15. Post job openings and volunteer opportunities Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, WI http://www.bethel-madison.org/ 16. Keep members updated on particular topics of interest Peace Lutheran Church Waunakee, WI http://www.plcemail.org 17. Ex:Proposed Constitution Emmaus Lutheran Church, Racine, WI http://www.emmaus-racine.org/ 18. Links invite traffic Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, La Crosse, WI www.goodshepherdlacrosse.org/ 19. People love to see peopleand animals! St. Marks Lutheran Church,San Francisco, CA www.stmarks-sf.org 20. Link to an external photo siteEmmaus Lutheran Church,Racine, WI http://www.emmaus-racine.org/ 21. Is your congregation outwardly focused?Show it!All Saints Lutheran Church Minnetonka, MN http://www.allsaintsmtka.org/ 22. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WAUses their site to educate on the seasons of the church year www.prlc.org 23. Spiritual gifts assessmentGood Shepherd Lutheran Church,Plover, WI www.eflock.org 24. Web based time & talent inventory Gloria Dei Lutheran Church,Olympia, WA www.gloriadeiolympia.org 25. Standard Forms Our Saviors Lutheran Church, West Bend, WI http://www.oslcwb.org/ 26. Web-based financial stewardship Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church,Honolulu, HI http://www.calvarybythesea.org/ 27. Link to a fund-raising site Grace Lutheran Church Tomahawk, WIhttp://www.gracelutherantomahawk.org/ 28. Mini-member survey Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church, Honolulu, HI http://www.calvarybythesea.org/ 29. Podcasts Trinity Lutheran Church,Latrobe, PA http://trinitylatrobe.com/ 30. Video on your site Calvary Lutheran Church,Minneapolis, MN www.clchurch.org 31. Use free RSS feeds Prince of Peace LC Phoenix, AZ www.aplaceofgrace.org 32. Privacy policy Bethlehem Lutheran Church Encinitas, CA http://www.blcenc.org/ 33. Basics of Website Management
34. www.websitegrader.com 35. E-mail marketing tips
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37. E-newsletter sign-up Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Plover, WI www.eflock.org 38. Save a tree by putting your newsletter on-lineAll Saints Lutheran Church Minnetonka, MN http://www.allsaintsmtka.org/ 39. Prayer support via eNewsletter St. Lukes Lutheran Church Bloomington, MN http://www.stlukes.ws/ 40. 41. Source: Nielsenwire May 2010 42. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG8XRIJpFyk Stewardship via YouTube First Presbyterian Church, Sarasota, FL 43. First English Lutheran Church,Appleton, WI page 1 of 2 http://www.felc.com/ 44. First English Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI page 2 of 2 http://www.facebook.com/FELCAPPLETON?ref=ts 45. Congregational book club using Foss:Power Surgevia Facebook Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN www.zionbuffalo.org 1 of 3:info on their church website 46. Congregational book club using Foss:Power Surgevia Facebook Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN www.zionbuffalo.org 2 of 3:announcement on Facebook 47. Congregational book club using Foss:Power Surgevia Facebook Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN www.zionbuffalo.org 3 of 3: Separate Facebook page for the book club 48. Do you Tweet? http://twitter.com/zionbuffalo 49. Follow me on Twitter! www.twitter.com/bethalewis 50. My Twitter feeds my Facebook pageone stop communication www.facebook.com/bethlewis 51. http://www.augsburgfortress.org/social.jsp 52. Blogs
53. Blogs invite participation.Book discussion group Halfway Creek Lutheran Church Holmen, WI http://www.halfwaycreek.org/ 54. Or, you can have a video blog Trinity Episcopal, Sacramento, CA www.trinitycathedral.org 55. My public blog.www.augsburgfortress.org/blog 56. For those of you who dont have a blog yet, think of one as a large yellow Labrador: friendly, fun, not all that bright, but constantly demanding your attention . ..David Carr New York Timescolumnist 57. So, you want to reachhigh school & college students and young adults? 58. The communications tool of choice for high school & college students and young adults A possible solution for group text messaging:http://www.tatango.com 59. And, if you dont believe me. USA Today Oct. 5, 2010 60. 61. Source:Nielsenwire, March 2010 A Week in the LifeWeekly Time Spent in Hours:Minutes By Age Demographic 4Q 2009 K2-11 T12-17 A18-24 A25-34 A35-49 A50-64 A65+ On Traditional TV 25:17 23:24 26:14 31:58 35:40 42:38 47:21 Watching Timeshifted TV 1:33 1:15 1:28 2:58 2:44 2:22 1:10 Using the Internet 0:24 1:21 3:45 5:20 6:35 4:53 2:17 Watching Video on Internet 0:04 0:15 0:39 0:35 0:33 0:17 0:06 Mobile Subscribers Watching Video on a Mobile Phone n/a 0:21 0:08 0:06 0:01