-Dressing Up a Blog with Images and Pictures

 

Images are one way to dress up your blog and set it apart from millions of others that feature only text. They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, advertisers have proved that proverb a long time ago and have taken it to another level. 

Note: Free web hosts like Blogger and WordPress.com only allow a limited amount space and images take up a lot, so care should be taken to use pictures and images sparingly.

With pictures and images mixed into your posts, you can create greater interest in your viewers to actually read your posts. Images and pictures definitely improve a post and can also help you take your blog to the next level.

-Why Youth Ministers Need to be Online

 Here's a quote from an article that used to be available on line but no longer is. I believe it says it all why Youth Ministers need to have some kind of web presence on a website, blog, or social media:

From JoeRBennett formerly of Churchsmo blog: 

"So why do Youth Ministers need to be online?

 

The answer is simple – because that’s where your students spend a lot of their time.  The Internet is a mission field in and of itself.  You have an opportunity to connect with students in a whole new way.”

Amen!

-Pastors and Ministers: "Got Blog?"

 Here is an article published in Charisma Leader Magazine: “Got Blog”,  by John Brandon. It is a short article to help ministers get started blogging. The three main topics:

1. Why Blog?

The writer gives good reasons why someone in the ministry might consider blogging as an extension of their ministry.

-“10 Things Your Blog Doesn’t Need”

 From DailyBlogTips– by Donny: “10 Things Your Blog Doesn’t Need”

1. Auto-Music

2. Animated Gifs

3. Tiny Type

-Audio Sermons and Podcasting: Differences?

 For a long time I didn’t really know the differences between audio sermons or audio teaching and podcasting. They seemed the same to me since the production tech is similar and both could be downloaded off of a website.

Lots of churches and ministries have ‘audio sermons’ and ‘audio studies’ but the best podcasting programs are really a different animal and more like a regular radio program in format. 

-Some Thoughts on Blogging Etiquette

 I believe that when it comes to integrity, Christians on the internet should be above reproach and demonstrate truth and grace in everything that we do.

When I started blogging I couldn’t even spell ‘etiquette’ much less practice it on my new blog but I did try to learn the best procedures by observing the best. Along the way I naturally picked up some important do’s and don’ts—a lot by just experiencing stuff that I didn’t like others doing to me.