A Google Profile is a special page in Google's system that makes it easier for people to find you or learn more about you. When might this be useful to you as a Christian educator?

Suppose you're at a school event and someone you meet wants to continue the conversation the two of you had. You could, of course, pass on your business card, but if you didn't have one handy you could simply provide your new friend with your Google profile name, which he or she could easily find online later. Or, if you were applying for new Christian education positions, a Google profile helps you to make sure that one of the first pages potential employers would see if they searched for you would be a profile you created. Your church staff members - especially the clergy - could (and perhaps should) have a completed profile so that potential visitors can learn more about them. (A side benefit: this simple act -- if you include the church website -- can potentially help your Google ranking, which is based in part on the number of outside links that go to a site.)