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Who Cares About Your Church Website?

Who Cares About Your Church Website?

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Who cares what you’re doing? Seriously. Who cares about the work you do maintaining your church website? Not long ago, I spent some devotional time …

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Why Learning To Say NO Is A Good Thing

Why Learning To Say NO Is A Good Thing

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Learning to say No is hard. But, I’ve discovered that learning to say No, even to “good things,” is a good thing. In fact, it’s …

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Church Website Ideas Has A New Facebook Page!

Church Website Ideas Has A New Facebook Page!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I am SO excited to announce that Church Website Ideas has a new Facebook page! YAY! That Page has been a long time coming. I’d …

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So Grateful To My April Sponsors

So Grateful To My April Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

My Sponsors are absolutely heaven-sent! And I’m so grateful to them! They make Church Website Ideas possible because of their faithful, generous support. Travis Sinks …

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Do I Need A Website For My Church?

Do I Need A Website For My Church?

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

So, do I need a website for my church? That was the key question in an e-mail I received recently from one of my newsletter …

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A Billion THANKS To My January Sponsors

A Billion THANKS To My January Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I’m so grateful for my sponsors! Seriously. They make Church Website Ideas possible because of their faithful, generous support. And, I’m really stoked that two …

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How to Increase Spiritual Fruit in a Digital World

How to Increase Spiritual Fruit in a Digital World

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

As a member of His family, God is deeply concerned that my life produces spiritual fruit (John 15:16). But, how do I walk that out …

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THANKS to My November Sponsors!

THANKS to My November Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

God is so gracious! He’s given me many gifts, skills, abilities, and talents. Bookkeeping isn’t one of them. That’s why I’m SO GRATEFUL for my …

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Many Thanks to My AWESOME Sponsors!

Many Thanks to My AWESOME Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I’m so grateful for my Sponsors. They make Church Website Ideas possible because of their faithful, generous support. Unique, Christian-themed graphics, images, and media products …

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THANK YOU September Sponsors!

THANK YOU September Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Church Website Ideas is made possible because of the faithful, generous support of my AWESOME sponsors. Unique, Christian-themed graphics, images, and media products, high-quality content …

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Special Thanks to My August Sponsors

Special Thanks to My August Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Summer in the U.S. may be drawing to a close (oh, say it ain’t so!), but my sponsors are still AWESOME! Church Website Ideas is …

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THANK YOU July Sponsors!

THANK YOU July Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Church Website Ideas is absolutely made possible because of the generous support of my sponsors. They are AWESOME! Their high quality products and services provide …

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Church Website Ideas Made ChurchMag’s Top 30 Church Tech Blogs List [2014]

Church Website Ideas Made ChurchMag’s Top 30 Church Tech Blogs List [2014]

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

JUMPIN’ FOR JOY! I just learned that Church Website Ideas made ChurchMag’s list of Top 30 Church Tech Blogs for 2014! ChurchMag’s Top Church Tech …

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Special THANKS to my June Sponsors

Special THANKS to my June Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

My sponsors are truly Heaven sent, and I sincerely thank God for them. Church Website Ideas is absolutely made possible because of their generous support. …

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THANK YOU May Sponsors!

THANK YOU May Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I sincerely thank God for all of my sponsors! Church Website Ideas is absolutely made possible because of their generous support. Their high quality products …

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SPECIAL THANKS To My April Sponsors!

SPECIAL THANKS To My April Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

So excited! Another awesome month! During April, Lightstock became a “Double Portion” Sponsor! WooHoo! “Double Portion” Sponsors provide an added blessing to Church Website Ideas, …

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THANK YOU March Sponsors!

THANK YOU March Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Another awesome month! During March, I launched the Church Website Ideas newsletter, and welcomed one new sponsor. I’m also excited, because a new sponsor I …

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A Productivity Tip For Smart, Creative People

A Productivity Tip For Smart, Creative People

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I really enjoy being a creative Web worker. But, sometimes, the work can be as tough as nails. On the one hand, I just love …

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THANK YOU February Sponsors!

THANK YOU February Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Super stoked this month! Three new sponsors joined me during February to support the work here at Church Website Ideas. Woohoo! I thank God for …

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Big THANK YOU To My January Sponsors!

Big THANK YOU To My January Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I thank God for my sponsors! Church Website Ideas is made possible because of their generous support. Their church website solutions offer high quality and …

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Special THANKS To My December Sponsors

Special THANKS To My December Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

Image Credit: My personal thanks to Drew Goodmanson of Monk Development for the beautiful holiday graphic. Merry Christmas from Church Website Ideas! Church Website Ideas …

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Huge THANKS To My November Sponsors

Huge THANKS To My November Sponsors

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I just love this image. Basically, the illustrator drew the characters “signing” (American Sign Language) the words Thank You. The image credit is at the …

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A Great Big THANK YOU To My October Sponsors!

A Great Big THANK YOU To My October Sponsors!

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

I’m in the home stretch finishing up site transition tasks. YAY! I’m so ready to begin creating content. But, I just couldn’t go one more …

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Church Website Ideas Has A New Owner/Editor

Church Website Ideas Has A New Owner/Editor

By: Grace McCrorie|Posted in: Perspectives

If you follow @jesseorndorff in the Twitter-sphere, you may have seen a tweet or two at the beginning of July this year, indicating that the …

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Creative Bible Verse: Proverbs 24:3

Creative Bible Verse: Proverbs 24:3

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Proverbs is a wealth of wisdom, because of this, my wife and I love to read a chapter before bed. As creative people, God has …

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The Old & New Project

The Old & New Project

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

The Old & New Project launched last week and it is an amazing showcase of illustrations from the bible. The Old & New Project features …

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Why I Removed Search

Why I Removed Search

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I am running a test. Something that might drastically change how a user interacts with Church Website Ideas. Last night I decided to remove the …

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Why I Started Running

Why I Started Running

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

From time to time I post random things from my life in a effort to possibly help encourage people. I want to share part of …

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Your Path, Your Passion, His Calling

Your Path, Your Passion, His Calling

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Life can be crazy, it can be busy, it can be hard, but if you are following what God has called you to do, you …

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Fear of Failure?

Fear of Failure?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

What are you afraid of? You’re afraid. Getting more done would mean exposing yourself to considerable risk, to crossing bridges, to putting things into the …

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Creative Bible Verse: Amos 4:13

Creative Bible Verse: Amos 4:13

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Creative Bible Verse is a feature that explores the bible and what the Word has to say about creativity and our relationship with God. For …

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Creative Bible Verse: Exodus 35: 31-33

Creative Bible Verse: Exodus 35: 31-33

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Creative Bible Verse is a feature that explores the bible and what the Word has to say about creativity and our relationship with God. and …

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Ministry Related Blogs You Should Follow

Ministry Related Blogs You Should Follow

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I often get asked, what type of blogs do I follow? As part of my effort to stay in touch while living outside of the …

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Being Creative Takes Focus

Being Creative Takes Focus

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Creative people have a bad reputation. We have a perception that we are unorganized messes. The problem with this idea, is that being creative takes …

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Creative Bible Verse: Genesis 4:21

Creative Bible Verse: Genesis 4:21

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Creative Bible Verse is a new feature that explores the bible and what the Word has to say about creativity and our relationship with God. …

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The Sad State of the Online Church

The Sad State of the Online Church

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Make your church website better. That’s the battle cry I have been trying to shout for the last few years. It’s the reason I started …

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Speechless.

Speechless.

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I have no words.

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Going Through the Motions

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

With the ebb and flow of life, I have to remind myself to slow down. To be intentional. To focus on what is important and …

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Adobe Please Leave TypeKit Alone

Adobe Please Leave TypeKit Alone

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

It’s official. Adobe has bought one of my favorite startups – TypeKit. TypeKit is a service that allows you to legally embed web fonts on …

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Our Refreshed Look

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

If you have have been a visitor here over the last few years, you know that I change the design randomly to appeal to my …

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Artistic Inspiration: David Fokos

Artistic Inspiration: David Fokos

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Drop what you are doing and check out David Fokos. He’s been my favorite photographer for years and his minimalistic photography will mess with your …

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How I Screwed Up My Twitter Account

How I Screwed Up My Twitter Account

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I have to make a confession. I hate Twitter. Hate is such a strong word, but Twitter is a blackhole, sucking the life out of …

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Quotable: Howard Schultz

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

What is driving your actions today? When we love something, emotion often drives our actions. This is the gift and the challenge entrepreneurs face every …

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It’s Been Awhile.

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Ok. It’s been well over a month since I have posted anything. It would be an understatement to say that life has been crazy, it …

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Cool Things We Found This Week – May 27th, 2011

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Each week we highlight cool things we found on the internet. We spend way too much time looking at blogs and archiving websites in our …

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Quotable – Andy Stanley

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

What is your tipping point? “Often times a single act of courage, is the tipping point for something extraordinary.” – Andy Stanley

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Cool Things We Found This Week – May 20, 2011

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I save just about every helpful web article I come across. At the end of the week, I would like to share the coolest ones …

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These Folks Keep Us Going

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Since launching this blog I have had the chance to meet some great people and very interesting companies. Once again I want to highlight our …

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Quotable: Seth Godin

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Are you trying to make a change? Will you accept the responsibility without anything else? “Change is made by people who eagerly accept responsibility without …

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Quotable: T.D. Jakes

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

What are you passionate about? “When people are passionate about what they do, they are far more effective in what they do.” – T.D. Jakes

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Why Your Meetings Suck

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I’ll be honest, I really hate meetings. I never really knew why I hated meetings until I read Re:Work from the fine folks at 37signals. …

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Another social media app…

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I ran across another social community building application for your church. The Table Project is a very interesting and free application that will allow you …

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Check Our New Sponsor – PushChurch Podcast

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

At Church Website Ideas, this blog is supported by our advertisers and we love them for supporting our mission for helping kill ugly church websites. …

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My Predictions for the Online Church in 2011

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Ok, I am still here and still focusing on church websites. I wanted to start off this new year by laying down my predictions for …

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Web Designers vs Web Developers

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

This was just too good. Had to share it. Source: Web Designers vs. Web Developers

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A book to read: Linchpin

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I am big fan of Seth Godin. If you don’t know who Seth Godin is, you can visit his site here. Seth Godin is a …

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7 Emotions of Web Design

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Taking on a new design project is exciting, I love feeling God’s inspiration, working hard, and delivering a great design project.  But with each new …

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Case Study in Web Design: Westwood Christian Assembly

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I want to introduce you to Westwood Christian Assembly in Seattle, WA. Westwood is your typical mid-size church located in a urban community. Westwood has …

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9 Blogs You Should Be Reading

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I love blogs. I love finding great content to read on a daily basis. Today I wanted to share a few links from my Google …

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I think pastors are cheap

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Yep, I said it. I think pastors and churches are cheap. Now, I am not saying all are, I know there are some churches that …

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Church Website Ideas Growing Pains

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

This week was a slow posting week for Church Website Ideas, we have been undergoing a few changes and unfortunately I didn’t have the time …

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Did the iPad Change My Life?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

“This will change how I work!” That is what I told myself anyway. When I saw the Apple announcement for the iPad, I started to …

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What Kind of Designer Are You?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Make no mistake about it, some of the largest companies in the world are technology companies. Right now some of the most innovative, lifestyle changing …

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What did you dream about?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Today I am doing something different. I wanted to share my heart, my passion, challenge you, and I want to pray for you. We all …

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The Art of Saying N

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

One of the most powerful words in the English language is my least favorite word: No. I am someone that likes to hear the word, …

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The Future of the Church Website?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Once again the Internet is at a turning point, with HTML 5 moving to web standards, everyone is on Facebook, and for the first time …

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Things that annoy me as the “Church Website Guy”

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

This is more of a rant post than anything. Being the website guy/girl at your church often you get asked to do a variety of …

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7 Blog Posts to Check Out

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I wanted to share with you 7 links I was challenged to post. I looked back at all my previous posts to share with you …

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No One is Reading Your Pastor’s Blog

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Talk to most church website compaines and they will tell you that your pastors should be blogging. That it will connect your congregation with your …

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I emailed Steve Jobs about iAd and HTML5, his response…

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

This morning I emailed Steve Jobs. My full time job is designing and developing flash ads and I wanted to make sure that I am …

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I got an iPad. Wonder what God would think?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I bought an iPad this weekend. I had to wait 2 hours in line. Would I wait in line for two hours to get in …

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iPad for the Church?

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

After nearly a decade of rumors Apple finally unveiled the much hyped Apple Tablet, the iPad. While this device could never live up to the mass hype that internet has built over the last decade, most people seem to be disappointed in Apple’s latest gadget. Not me. I see a tool that can help pastors and the church. After the break I outline few a reasons why this device will help you.

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Top 10 Pastors to Follow on Twitter

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

It has been awhile since our list real update, so now that things have calmed down over at Simple Church Marketing, we will be getting …

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Top 12 Pastor Blogs to Help Deepen Your Faith

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

I love blogs! I love that all the content I want is sent to me so I can read it on my time. I enjoy …

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Top 23 Websites from the 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

Today we wanted to take a look through Outreach Magazines 100 Fastest Growing Churches and see what those churches were up to online. We were …

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7 Reasons Your Church Should Use MySpace

By: Jesse Orndorff|Posted in: Perspectives

MySpace has been around for six years now, it’s not going anywhere. I still talk to churches that are not sure if they want to …

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