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New Facebook pages are supposed to be more like profiles. For churches that means links, photos, and status updates posted to the Facebook page should show up in their “fans” news feeds. But it’s not working that way for my church.

One of the biggest fears any website owner has about the new interactive website features is loosing control of the content of their website. This is especially true for churches. These fears are understandable and can cause the leadership of a church to decide not to have an interactive website and just stick with the static, well-controlled website they have. But I think that would be a mistake. Here’s why…

The social web has taken off over the past couple of years. This is due to a change in the philosophy of how people think about websites. Web 2.0 and beyond is no longer about static pages and sharing information, but about interactive websites that facilitate sharing life. It’s about real life and real experiences. So, what can you do on your church website to allow people to share their lives and is your church website really the place for all this messy sharing?

One of my big take-aways from the Interactive Church Conference was the value of “Bridge People.” Bridge people are people who can bridge the communications gap between church leaders and tech people.