To get started with your blogging ministry today, follow these steps:
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Have a clear focus in mind and know whom you intend to reach. Then, choose a title for your blog.
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Sign up for a free account with blogger.com or wordpress.com. If you are starting a personal blog, create a profile for yourself. If you are starting a church blog, create a profile for the church.
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Decide if your blog will be open to everyone or a defined group that you invite.
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Decide if you want to enable comments and if you want to moderate comments before they are posted.
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Add links from your blog to your church Web site and other appropriate Web sites and blogs relevant to your blog’s focus.
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Enable RSS—a family of Web feed formats—so people can subscribe easily to your blog.
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Create your first blog post. Remember to stay focused, keep it short and appeal to your target audience.
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On your church Web site, create a link to your blog.
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List your blog with other sites like Methoblog.com to gain exposure and readership.
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Decide how frequently you will post and stick to a schedule.
Building a blog ministry immediately increases your church’s exposure beyond its walls and extends a big welcome in cyberspace. Your congregation can easily expand its ministry throughout the week and keep people engaged every day of the week, not just on Sunday.