http://www.faithandweb.com A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:29:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writing this blog changed me. It turned out that even though my main goal wasn’t blogging itself, nonetheless I loved it. The thing was, I didn’t have enough time. Various life forces converged. In particular, my job kicked into high gear. But there was a part of ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2008/01/20/caught-the-blogging-bug/ Friday was a glorious day. As well having perfect autumn weather, a website I’ve been working on for months at last went live. It was a complete redesign for our local Rape & Sexual Center (RASAC). At first glance I expect many of you won’t connect the dots between ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/11/04/a-website-with-wings-of-a-dove/ As some of you have noticed, I haven’t updated Faith and Web in several weeks. What’s worse, I’ve barely kept up with other blogs. Worst of all, I haven’t even been to church. Put simply, there hasn’t been time. This morning, however, I was back in our ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/10/28/to-change-tempo-with-grace/ We're back from 12 glorious days in Britain. It’s been years since I’ve been abroad and I wasn’t sure what to expect on returning. Would I be overjoyed to see my trusty computers again? Or sad to return to the grind? Like many geeks, I’m an introvert. ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/09/11/do-you-have-great-tech-support-for-your-church-we-do-and-here%e2%80%99s-how/ I’d been intending to post this past week, but between a couple of major projects, illness in my family, and the heat, haven’t had the time. Now I have another big project, so it will be two to three weeks before I have a chance to blog again. Meanwhile, I’ll ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/26/estivating/ The other day I got an email from a church webmaster who was embarrassed about the site he manages. I can’t tell you how often this happens, and I’ve been there too. Typically the site in question is out-of-date, both in content and look, or it's missing critical ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/20/theres-no-need-to-feel-bad-about-your-site/ Yesterday I got a frantic phone call about our church's website. It was a staff member wanting to know if our new alcohol policy was on the site. There was about to be an event on church property and she needed to let the people running it know ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/17/policies-a-great-addition-to-your-church-website/ “Where is God in the Web?” I asked the Rev. Luminous the other day. He’s a brilliant minister, who happens to have a good-sized geek-streak that he mostly ignores. He’s got other things to do – including constantly inspiring me. Not that he spends a lot of ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/ Sooner or later, any aspiring webmaster worth her salt is going to come into contact with the .htaccess file. The best response to this is to say, "On Guard!" It's one tricky rascal of a file to deal with, particularly if you are on a Mac. You’ll read that it’s powerful. ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/ Test your web design in different browsers - Browsershots (tags: browsers) The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More Recommended by Church Marketing Sucks ($24.95) (tags: books-to-read) phplist.com An open source newsletter manager recommended by Scott Wells (tags: email PHP) VnTutor: 10 GIMP Video Lessons online (tags: photos software) The power of search: Making your ... http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/11/links-for-2007-08-11/