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The idea for today’s article was sparked a message on the Christian-web-masters.com forums by the leader of a church web team that just completed a new site for their church. He states:

“There is a general feeling with some church members that the web is not a worthwhile tool and that other folks are too old to learn or use a computer. Some think their ministries will continue and a ‘new tool’ will not be useful or applicable to their efforts.”

His plan is to do an open house that includes a demonstration of the new site in the sanctuary using the video projector.

That got me thinking… How should a church webmaster deal with pushback from the congregation concerning a new church website?  How do you get the congregation to buy into the new site? (more…)

The world is getting smaller, or at least a little easier to visualize, thanks to some cool new map tools you can add to your website. (more…)

Yahoo! Answers is a place where you can ask real questions and get real answers on any topic.  It’s a community-based service where you jump in and share answers to questions you know while other people answer your questions.  Topics range from scientific questions with definitive answers like, Why does helium make your voice sound high?” to not-so-serious questions with opinionated answers like, “Who is the best rock guitarist ever?”

How does this relate to trends in Christian communication? (more…)

A couple weeks ago I blogged about a study published by The Barna Group which found that while “more than seven out of ten Americans (72%) claim they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is important in their life today…” only 17% of adults said that “a person’s faith is meant to be developed mainly by involvement in a local church.”

That sparked some very strong opinions on both sides of the issue.  On one hand we received comments like this: “I have been a non-church going Christian for over a year, and I can assure you that when it is done in the will of God, it is anything but a problem.”  We also received comments from the opposing viewpoint: “I hear so many people defend not going to church. If you notice their defense is full of holes.”

Can the virtual church (online audio sermons, video services, Christian discussion groups, etc) replace the physical church?

Give us your opinion in this week’s poll and post your comments here.

In His Service,
Paul Steinbrueck
OurChurch.Com