Christian Web Trends Blog

Being in and around the Internet opened a wonderful international opportunity for me. Here’s some background: When I started working with OurChurch.Com in April 2003, my main role was assisting with the Help Desk fielding questions from webmasters, many of whom were using our BEACON Web Builder. It was a wonderful job because it meant [...]

Last week we talked about content: helping people who are not Christians find their church and then find God by making church websites inclusive and friendly. Now let’s decide how to package our message in a way that makes a great first impression! Thumbin’ through a Web site. Pick up a magazine. Check out all [...]

When an unbeliever visits your church’s website does it make them want to visit your church or run the other direction?

A content management system (CMS) is an affordable, easy-to-use system that helps churches do a better job of managing their websites. Here are 9 advantages to using a CMS over static HTML web pages.

I’m in touch with people every day who want to have custom websites of their own. Part of my job is to find out more about a client’s proposed website project and then make recommendations. The conversation often goes like this:  Me: “So now that we know you’re interested in reaching out to the community [...]