These pages / articles are for programs, ministries, discussion groups for adults.
What are they?
When do they meet?
Who is invited?
Where are they?
Visitor information
You are always welcome at our church.
Include on this page:
- what they can expect
- time service starts/ends
- activities after the service
- dress code if any
- who should they look for (photos of members)
Page tips...
5. Avoid all ‘churchy’ jargon and ‘Christianese’ language throughout the site, especially on the homepage.
Non-Christians, almost by definition, do not like or understand these
words. This even applies to the navigation menu. Many churches have a
menu link called ‘ministries’. This is actually a jargon word meaning
‘Things we do’ or ‘what’s on’. Much better to use neutral alternatives
like these.
6. Non-Christians may have negative images of Christians: boring, killjoys, judgmental, etc.
A light-hearted, informal, witty website may help to counteract these
misconceptions. Opinion polls show that evangelicals are increasingly
perceived in a very negative light, in almost all countries.
7. Christian outreach often fails because Christians do ‘megaphone
proclamation’ from behind the protecting walls of their ‘ghetto’.
A church website should not aim to be an impersonal electronic ‘cut and
run’ tract distribution system. Its primary aim should be to draw
people in the community towards real relationships with real people
within the fellowship. Most conversions result from relationships.
8. A primary task of the website is to convince non-Christians of these four things:
our church is made up of ordinary real people
we understand their life problems
we are community, family, and there is an unconditional welcome waiting for them
in that context, God can meet them and help them
9. Do not think of your church site in isolation, merely as a stand-alone online brochure.
Integrate it into your overall strategies, both as a way of contacting
individuals, and giving the fellowship a higher profile within your
community.
15. Consider a ‘New to this site?’ visitors link on your homepage. This
enables you to offer a particular welcome to an outsider.
But – very important – this is not a ‘let out’ so you do not need to
apply these strategy tips to the rest of the site. The entire site must
be user-friendly to non-Christians.
A visitor page should be very welcoming and written in plain language.
It needs to provide all the info a potential newcomer to a church
meeting would require.
Put your Youth Group or Youth Ministry information in this page.
You can put videos in your site from GodTube.com or YouTube.
Here is Skillet - a band the teens really like...
And here's a video from Toby Mac - an excellent Christian Rock band.
What excellent truth here...
Opinion from author: Thank you Lord for those young people saved by grace, using their talents you have given them to reach our young people through music. You are an everlasting, renewing hope and joy for us all.
Page tip...
16. Games and fun stuff are attractive and make a site sticky (i.e.
encourage repeat visits), because of the interesting and possibly
frequently changed content..
You can include online games within a children’s/teen area of a site.
Or even make them available for everyone! (Incidentally kids/teens
areas of a site can have a different, almost stand-alone, design style,
in order to achieve their purpose. (#16 from Internet Evangalism Day )
Learn more about living a life with purpose
Include in this page (or multiple pages) programs to enrich and enlighten our lives from The Bible.
Be sure to include:
- topics
- who attends
- purpose & goals of a class
- times/days/locations...
Include:
- during worship toddler care
- ages
- any limitations you have
- photos would be good here to show the facility with the care givers in it.
Ages 4-10 Services
What do you do for these children?
Include:
- ages
- what they get
- what they'll do
Add more pages to this "Youth" category and include information for kids.
Add coloring pages for the little lambs.
For older kids, you may want to include online, appropriate games.
These can be embeded right in this page.
Join us in a celebration
Every Sunday we meet to celebrate our love for the Lord and thank Him for his saving grace
Include:
- times of service(s)
- locations if different from the church
- people to look for (photos would be great here)
* people
* inside of church building
Services 
