One of the file formats that's most prevalent on the web when it comes to downloads is the .pdf file type. At this stage in the church/technology time-space-continuum, most people are familiar with this type of document. It used to be the realm of designers and geeky white-papers, but these days most churches distribute their content in .pdf format at one time or another. The question is: Should they?

Often times we get distracted by color. Color is important and color is emotional, but color is not the only element in a website design that we should be concerned about. There are many other concerns such as typography, layout, and functionality which too often take a backseat to color, and I think it damages the potential which church and ministry websites have to impact their visitors.

In a recent episode of The Geeks and God Podcast we talked about church website pre-production. In this episode you'll hear alot of talk about what you should expect when creating a reasonable timeline for developing your church website. We suggested (as is the policy at Mustardseed) to figure on about 2-3 months of development time.

Whenever we at Mustardseed get involved with a church, it means they've decided to outsource something. Whether it be web design, print design, video production, or audio recording, that church has come to us because they need some help outside the expertise that lies within their ministry. I think this is a good thing (not just because it pays my bills) but because it recognizes that a ministry can't be an expert at everything and they're willing to ask for help.