September, 2002 (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio): This week, Walking Stick Productions, a design firm in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, introduced a new Web content management tool that will help churches of all sizes use the Internet to more effectively minister to their congregations and surrounding communities. Deemed churchMpower, this new software program does just that – it empowers a church and its staff to manage its Web site content with simple edit functions within the site and requires absolutely no knowledge of HTML or other Web programming software. By allowing multiple users to administer different areas within a site, churchMpower helps create a Web site that is more relevant, more up to date and easier to manage.

churchMpower offers churches the next generation in Web site content management, providing an opportunity for improved communications with congregations and more relevant information online. Developed with both the administrator and user in mind, churchMpower will enhance both the internal editing capabilities of the site and the information provided by the site.

With churchMpower, authorized users (administrators) within a church have access to password-protected editing functions within the site. Once logged on, an administrator simply selects an area to edit and can immediately update, modify, add or delete information on the site. They can change text, upload pictures, add pages, create links – all from within the site, and all with no knowledge of Web software. And churchMpower gives one master administrator the ability to assign rights to certain administrators within the church as well as establish appropriate approval processes for content updates.

In addition to its many internal benefits, churchMpower also provides a valuable communication tool for those using the Web site – the congregation and communities surrounding a church. For instance, churchMpower will allow churches to:

• Offer the congregation access to prayer lists.
• Create a church directory that can be viewed by church members only.
• Provide committee members access to specified pages within the site to view meeting notes and other committee information.
• Develop password-protected areas for just about any situation imagineable!

churchMpower gives churches the control to make their Internet presence a powerful ministry tool. For more information, visit www.churchMpower.com or call 1.866.340.8179.

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