Skin in the Game<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“To have ‘skin in the game’ is to have incurred risk (monetary or otherwise) by being involved in achieving a goal.\u201d <\/p> Wikipedia <\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We will build a free web page for any Free Will Baptist Church. As a matter of fact, a few years ago, we took two states (MS & KY) and for every church in the FWB yearbook, we built a site. We contacted the state offices and as many pastors as we could reach. We made some contacts and added images and information to sites as we received them. We did some good. In the case of KY we built the state site and trained them on how to update it. Now, we are in the development stages to give them a newly designed site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were amazed because we did not hear from many pastors as we expected. If a church already had a site, we did not build one. Not that we wouldn\u2019t, if they asked. We opened a door and few walked through. \u201cSend us a picture of you and your church.\u201d \u201cGive us something to work with.\u201d Was our plea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I talked with a pastor about what we were doing. His reply was \u201cWe\u2019re a small church in a small community. \u201cEveryone knows us<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pondered this. It is true. Websites are not for those who know you. It is for the person searching or knows “of you” and wants to make contact. I pondered also the fact that some churches gave us information but when pastors changed, no one let us know. I pondered some more. Maybe if they had some \u201cskin in the game\u201d\u2026 if there was a bill each year, with a reminder that that first impression is out there. Their faithful greeter was working day and night as a light to guide others safely to a place where God\u2019s love and message would be. Maybe then\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

True story<\/strong>. We\nbuilt a site for one of our smaller Midwestern state associations. We then\nbuilt sites for each of the churches that didn\u2019t have one. At the time, one of\nthe churches didn\u2019t have a pastor, so I put my email as the destination for the\ncontact form on the site. Some time later I received an email asking if the\ncommunity could use the parking lot for a memorial service for a little girl\nwho was run over in the street nearby. I replied that I would check on it and\nget back to her. I contacted the State Promotional Director and found a contact\nfor the church. I called him and gave him the contact information and made a\nsuggestion that the church make every effort to give out water bottles, or\ncoffee; ask people if you can pray for them. Your neighbor is at your door\nasking for something. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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