What Every Web Geek Needs to Know About Church Website Technology
This is the second post in our “What Everyone Needs to Know About Building a Church Website”. Read the previous post here. On a given day, Tom finds himself doing everything from onboarding new staff...
View ArticleWhat Every Web Geek Needs to Know About Open Source
This is a continuation of our "What Every Web Geek Needs to Know" series. Click here to read last week's post. One of the most oft-asked questions we get here at MonkDev is, "Is Ekklesia 360 built on...
View ArticleThe 5 Biggest Challenges Facing Church Communicators
If you're in church communications, you're going to run into some difficulties. As we talk to more and more church communicators, we've noticed specific problems areas arise time and again. Most of...
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FREE RESOURCE: What Every Web Geek Needs to Know About Building a Church Website
If you’re a technically-minded person (or you work with a technically-minded person) we’ve learned quite a bit about you. Our experience has shown us you care deeply about using technology to...
View ArticleWhat Church Communicators Crave in a CMS
We wanted to know what church communicators need out of a CMS (content management system). We thought and thought and thought. And then we asked some of the best and brightest communicators we knew:...
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Communicating to Your Entire Church Through the Church Website
Quick: What's the most effective method your church uses to move people through the discipleship process? In other words, how do you get new visitors to join? And once they've joined, how do you get...
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FREE RESOURCE: What Every Church Communicator Needs to Know About Building a...
If you’re a church communicator, you know there is one basic truth in every church: Every font choice, website stock photo, bathroom sign, every hole in the wall, even the beans you brew for the free...
View ArticleFive Considerations Pastors Need to Make When Building a Website
As Ellis Paul once sang, “the world ain’t slowing down.” No one feels the weight of these words quite like a pastor! Whether it’s performing a wedding, prepping a sermon, counseling a couple, or...
View ArticleDo You Know the Team Behind Your Church Website Solution?
They say you’re only as strong as your weakest link. Here at MonkDev, we’d like to think we’re strong like a bull. No weak links. Just a team full of ministry-focused, church website warriors ready to...
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FREE RESOURCE: What Every Pastor Needs to Know About Building a Church Website
As a pastor, one of your many responsibilities includes making sure the precious offering dollars of your congregation are being well spent. You take great care to ensure propriety when allocating...
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API, HTML and The Art of Growing Small Groups
Four churches on my resume, a degree in biblical studies and I’m even a pastor’s wife. Sounds like I’d be the perfect candidate to get connected in a small group at any church. However, moving to San...
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Introducing New Monk Kellie Cameron!
We are excited to introduce Kellie, Monk’s new Customer Advocate and “On-Boarding” Specialist. She will be working with new clients to ensure launching their site is a smooth and pleasant experience....
View ArticleAll Aboard!
When I first started out at MonkDev, I was told that the first 90 days were crucial in effecting change. So I asked questions, occasionally less intelligent ones, and through those I learned the ins...
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Leave It To Us
In an office of tech-savvy, cutting edge, keynote watching individuals, my iPhone 4 is a bit of an office joke. I’m lucky if the middle button works half of the time and I’ll admit that I’m a couple of...
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Introducing New Monk Elysia Gleeson!
Before coming to Monk, Elysia Gleeson, recently graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Communication. Working at Sun Diego Boardshops for five years equipped her with valuable customer...
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Why I loved attending Echo 2013
This was my second year attending Echo, a three-day gathering of artists, geeks, and storytellers who serve the Church. I have fond memories of last year, including listening to Tony Hale (aka Buster...
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FREE RESOURCE: What Every Team Needs to Know About Building a Church Website
When was the last time you were frustrated by your church website ? A client told us recently about a woman who sent a call out through social media, asking for recommendations for a local church....
View ArticleFive features to boost your skills with Ekklesia 360/ MonkCMS
When using any app as part of your daily web production routine, it might be easy to miss out on some powerful features in those uncharted territories you may never have explored. We're constantly...
View ArticleFive Considerations Pastors Need to Make When Building a Website
As Ellis Paul once sang, “the world ain’t slowing down.” No one feels the weight of these words quite like a pastor! Whether it’s performing a wedding, prepping a sermon, counseling a couple, or...
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3 Quick Wins in Planning Your Next Church Website
As a content strategist at Monk, I've seen my fair share of bad church websites. It’s my job to take these low performing, inefficient websites and turn them into well-oiled ministry machines. Working...
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