It's a scenario we hear all the time...

Once your Parish Web site was up and running, you realized that the work had only just begun. You spent hours learning how to update your site properly, believing that the initial investment of your time would be worth it in the end. But the work kept coming.

You soon realized that in order to get people to visit your Web site again and again, there had to be something new for them to read, see, or do. So you spent time each week gathering new content for the Web site, and then you spent even more time each week actually doing the updates!

After weeks of working diligently to keep your Parish Web site fresh, you realize that the only people visiting it are a handful of active parishioners -- the people who were already being ministered to through your offline programs. 
All that additional effort, and what did you have to show for it?

You were left with two questions:

1. Is using the Internet truly low-cost?
2. Can it actually be effective?

The answer to both questions is a resounding YES!

Have Parishes Found a Better Way to Minister Online?

Since early 2001, some Parishes have managed to minister to their parishioners each and every week through their Parish Web site. Each week, a full-color electronic magazine, or eZine (ee-zeen), arrives in their parishioners' email inboxes. In the eZine, parishioners find a thought-provoking editorial and a digest of an article or two that are available on the Parish Web site. A link after each description takes the parishioner directly to the Web page where the full text of the article can be read.  

Traffic to these Parish Web sites has soared. Parishioners click through to read the articles, and then they go on to check the calendar of events… they look up the lector schedule… and they send a note to the Pastor. 

College students who are away at school say they feel connected to the Parish because they are reminded to visit the Parish Web site every week.

Registered parishioners who attend mass rarely or who consider themselves "fallen away" say that they are feeling more connected to their faith. The articles are thought provoking and informative, and they know that there is always something new to read every single week!

How did these Parishes do it? Did they spend hours every week writing, editing, and publishing articles and eZines? No. All they did was collect a few email addresses every now and then. The rest was done automatically!

Who is ParishWebmaster.com?

My name is Brandon Jubar, and I am the founder and President of ParishWebmaster.com. 

Our goal is to make it simple for Catholic Parishes to minister online…

…and our Effortless eMinistry Solutions™ do just that!

Every week we publish articles directly to Parish Web sites, then send customized eZines to their distribution lists. The process is fully automated, and the integration of the text to the Parish Web site is virtually seamless. The Parish is able to minister online for one low monthly fee.

We began working with Parishes in the Diocese of Lansing in the fall of 2000, and we've syndicated weekly Catholic content since April of 2001. Our articles have been published to Parish, Young Adult and Teen Web sites every single week since that time, and currently we have over 700 articles in our online Archives.

Our staff of writers includes youth ministers, teachers, college and high school students, freelance Catholic and Christian authors, and an ordained Deacon. The quality of their writing is evidenced by this fact: 

The Diocese of Lansing has chosen ParishWebmaster.com as the
Media Partner for its online magazine for teens -- FAITHteen.

All other Catholic content providers offer either (a) teasers and links that can be placed on a Parish Web site, with the full text of the articles residing on the provider's Web site, or (b) full text in exchange for their name, logo or banner appearing in a prominent position on the Web page.  ParishWebmaster.com is the only organization providing Catholic content for publication directly on Parish Web sites without overt branding and publicity. 

The ParishWebmaster.com Effortless eMinistry Solutions™ is a one-of-a-kind program. 
There is no other service like it!

Why should my Parish choose an Effortless eMinistry Solution™ ?

The Holy Father has made it clear that the Church needs to be online. We would be remiss if we do not explore the ways in which we can more fully utilize this incredible means of communication. We are called to spread the Good News, both offline and on. 
But where do we begin?

Here's where...