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I tried to envision an online space for our Bible Study groups, a secure site where any member could post prayer requests, or pictures, or update a shared calendar, or share valuable internet resources, or upload Bible study notes or Powerpoint presentations. And then I thought, I don’t have the resources, the talent, or the time to make such a place. But then I searched…and found Nexo.

From their site: “Nexo is a free service that allows groups to collaborate online. Groups can share interactive calendars, pictures, videos, tasks, polls, comments, blogs, files and much more. Nexo is free, flexible and secure.” Read on for more information…

In our continuing series, here are three more letters full of tips for your church website, with a Wordpress-centric bent. Comments, suggestions, and additions are always welcome. Read on for D, E, and F.

LifeChurch.tv is one church with multiple locations that produces a lot of content, video and otherwise. They’ve seen fit to make much of it free for the downloading, from teaser videos and loops, to graphics, outlines, and small group questions, even to downloadable ISO files of entire messages for burning to a DVD…

WingClips offers “inspirational movie clips” sorted by theme for churches, schools, or other non-profits. There are two subscription plans…

The ABC’s of a Church Website
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Redesign
Or 71 Suggestions for a Church Website Leaning Towards Developing for Wordpress
Part 1 of Many: A-C

Ever wonder what your website looks like on another browser? Or at a different resolution? BrowserShots.org allows you to see precisely that without the hassle of downloading 30 browsers or changing your resolution 10 times.

Instant Message monitoring. Help protect your kids while they go about their on-line lives.

Meet the creators in an interview with Robert Scoble. If this is a topic you are concerned with, YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS INTERVIEW. They discuss chat, IM, MySpace and more.

Senator Edwards has been very purposeful in using the web as a platform for getting his message out. Politics aside, I really like what I see. His team does a very good job selling the man and the message. Here is a quick top five of what he is doing well:

It is Christmas time, so here is my gift to you… Outreach Magazine has posted a list of ‘The Top 20 Web Sites for Church Communicators’. These are great resources and full of practical ideas and tools. Kevin Hendricks, from ChurchMarketingSucks.com (a site we REALLY like!) has put together this list. Spend some time checking it out!

And Merry Christmas!