Comments on: more thoughts about church websites

By: Ryan Russell

Ryan Russell — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:45:37 +0000

Hey John,
Hope life, business and ministry is treating you very well.
Good post!

By: john chandler

john chandler — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:29:45 +0000

Jen,
I don’t really have many thoughts beyond what I’ve blogged. It would be hard to say what is most effective, because I think it depends on what the church hopes will come about form it’s webpage. When I’m about to create a website for a client, I send them this questionnaire –http://www.strangeidealabs.com/questionnaire/ — I find that it’s as help for the client as it is for me, because it gives clarity on what they want to website to accomplish.

This is an especially important question for churches, because some want their focus to be a website that provides information for those who are already part of the church, while others want it to be a way for those who aren’t part of the church to learn more about it. The difference is subtle, but it will affect a lot about how a site is organized etc.

I don’t really have enough experience building anything with Ning to give you any input on that!

Good luck in your research.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:00:38 +0000

I have recently been asked by my church’s communications committee to research and reflect upon effective church websites. Do you have any specific sites that you believe to be most effective? Have you considered a post on the use of church nings? I appreciate stumbling upon your blog!

By: Ben Sternke

Ben Sternke — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:26:10 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to do this. It’s really helpful.

The low rank of the Beliefs page doesn’t surprise me at all after reading Rodney Stark’s Rise of Christianity. People tend to join stuff based on relationships, networks, etc. and not on beliefs. That tends to come later.