Happy Friday. I’m not a big college basketball fan, but find March Madness irresistible. It probably has something to do with the David vs Goliath match-ups of the early round games, although this year the top seeds have been pretty dominant. I just hope you didn’t put Duke in your final 4.
This is the third installment of our Week in Review articles. We’ve got a cross-section of ministry and tech related articles from the past week. We would really, really, really appreciate some feedback so that we have some idea of whether you find some value in the Week in Review or we should pull the plug on this experiment.
By the way, we also added a cool little widget from AddThis so you can Digg articles or add them to del.icio.us or a couple dozen other social bookmarking services. If you blog, you might consider adding it to your blog.
Featured Article: One person’s experience using the Internet to find a new church
I’m always intrigued by how people go about looking for a church, whether they’re spiritual seekers looking for a place to find out about Jesus, believers relocating to a new city, or disgruntled Christians not happy with their last church. Regardless of the reason, more and more people start their search for a church online.
Not everyone will follow the same steps or thought process in looking for a church as Larosa Johnson, but we can draw some key principles from it. First, it’s essential that your church have a website. Second, it’s vital that it can be found in search engines. Third, if your website doesn’t answer the basic questions church seekers have, they will simply move on without ever visiting. Fourth, the more information you can provide on your website about what a person will experience when they attend a service, the more comfortable a person will be, and the more likely they are to visit. That’s why including pictures, sermon audio, and video clips are a great idea.
Using the Internet to Find a Church Home
Web/Ministry-Related Articles
- 10 Ways to Keep Me From Discovering Your Church
- Wikipedia continues development of collaborative search engine
- Ask adds cool drawing tools to local search
- Twitter is for Twits
- Interview with Google’s MattCutts about Next-Generation Search
- 5 Things All Successful Forums Have
Other articles you may (or may not) find interesting
Co-founder & CEO, OurChurch.Com
Paul has been the CEO of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, combining his passion for faith and technology to lead the organization.
An accomplished writer, Paul has authored over 2,000 articles on faith and technology, featured on platforms like ChurchLeaders.com, The JoyFM, and his personal blog, LiveIntentionally.org.
Beyond his professional achievements, Paul serves as an elder at Journey Community Church and is deeply engaged in his community through his involvement with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is a contributing author of the book Outspoken! Conversations on Church Communication.
2 Comments
your Wikipedia continues development of collaborative search engine link is not opening.
Linita, the link is working for me. It should open up in a new browser window.