Martin Luther King Day Ideas for Your Church Website

Mark Alves Content Ideas

MLK Jr. Day is almost here–is your church website ready? Here are some ideas to get you started.

  1. Acknowledge the day with links on your home page to MLK documents & audio files and the King Center (note: audio automatically kicks in); ResourceShelf has a thorough list.
  2. Run a provocative poll, such as When will the USA reach full racial equality? Choices could be:
    – We’re pretty much already there.
    – In another generation.
    – In 50 years.
    – In 100 years.
    – Probably never.
  3. Highlight your pastor’s previous homilies/sermons related to Martin Luther King, Jr. or civil rights. At my parish, we’re highlighting “Hear and Heed the Call,” “I Will Not Be Quiet” and “No Limits to Equality.”
  4. Recap or link to any parish and local events commemorating the holiday.

Make it a day on, not a day off, and let us know what you did.

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Wrong Copyright Year? That’s So 2006

Mark Alves SEM/SEO

You’re not still writing “2006” on your checks, right? But what about that copyright notice at the bottom of your homepage? Remember to update that too, Marketing Sherpa reminds us. If not for the legal protection, then do it for the sake of making your sight look updated and organized.

Take a Page From St. Jerome’s Church in St. Petersburg

Mark Alves Content Ideas, SEM/SEO, Site Reviews

You can see how your church website compares to others by taking a look at American Catholic’s Parish Site of the Month, which I do each month. While American Catholic doesn’t share the criteria they used to select St. Jerome’s in Petersburg in December, here are a few features that stand out.
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Top Faithful Web Posts of 2006

Mark Alves News

It’s a good idea to wrap up the year with a list of top posts, so here’s mine.

  1. Catholic House Blessings–Don’t Forget the Dorms, Apartments and Condo–my very first post, by the way.
  2. YouTube for Powerpoint = SlideShare.net
  3. Create a Mobile, PDA-Friendly Version of Your Church Website in Minutes
  4. 3 Veterans Day Prayers for Your Parish Website
  5. Daily Readings Podcast from USCCB

I thought Recap: Chicago Search Engine Strategies Conference would’ve been up there, but that’s not the case–yet–but there’s always 2007. Have a blessed new year!