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What are the specifications for your web server?
- 2.8 GHz PC with 1 GB RAM and 900 GB disk storage
- CentOS (a Linux version) operating system
- Apache web server
- MySQL database
- PHP scripting
- CPanel system control panel
Where is your website hosted?
Vine Hosting in New Jersey. Vine hosting is a ministry of The Foundation for Evangelism.
What software do you use to create your website?
All our website are implemented with a powerful open source content management system called TYPO3. In addition, most of the active features you see on our website were provided by the Web-Empower Church ministry.
What is Web-Empowered Church?
Web-Empower Church is a ministry of the The Foundation for Evangelism that is developing powerful ministry-enhancing web software for churches and ministries. The software, documentation, and training is free.
How does a church become Web-Empowered?
First, we recommend reading a book called Web-Empower Your Church: Unleashing the Power of Internet Ministry. This book was written by Mark Stephenson, the Ginghamsburg Director of CyberMinistry and Technology.
How many people work on your website?
Our ministry is implemented with a large team of unpaid servants and a few staff. There is a total of about 50 people who help create the website and create content specifically targets toward the website.
What are some of the most interesting features of the Ginghamsburg website?
- Transformation Journal daily devotional, personal Journal and online community
- Prayer Exchange for community prayer
- e-Candle, light a candle for community prayer and reflection
- Business Directory to support businesses within our church
- e-Cards, electronic visitors can send to others
- Job Connection to find employment or to post a job
- Community, forums for online discussion
- Sermons in video, audio podcast, and text
- Deeper Impact weekly Bible studies
- @ the Source weekly poll question
- Servant Role Catalog to connect you with serving opportunities
- Bowie Bible Study podcast
- Cell Group Connection form
- eStore online store for Ginghamsburg and related resources
How many websites does your ministry support?
Ginghamsburg.org, TheSudanProject.org, TheAvenue.org, GinghamsburgGlobal.org, DreamBuildersGroup.com, MikeSandlin.com, and MikeSlaughter.com
What is next for Ginghamsburg CyberMinistry?
- Web-empower nearly every ministry in the church
- A wide variety of online learning opportunities that include video, interactivity, and community
- Private communities to support individual lay ministries to enhance, communication, scheduling, tasking, training, and exchange of information
- Private small-group communities to support the internal operations of small groups (calendar, discussion, pictures, news, etc.) as well as tracking and reporting
- Integration of our website ministry and church management functions
- Support for multiple Ginghamsburg venues and house churches
- Multiple delivery mechanisms of website content to devices other than desktop computers
