Churches Need Good Websites
Every once in a while I have a reason to do a search for a particular congregation. There is generally three results: a good website, a bad website, or no website.
I must confess that I am confused by the final two results. Why do churches have bad websites or no website at all? Many people who are looking for a church to attend by doing a search on the web. This is true for big cities and small towns.
So why do many churches not take advantage of this opportunity?
I suspect that it is because they feel as if they do not have anyone in their congregation to create or maintain a website, or they cannot afford to have one created for them.
They may or may not have someone gifted in this area. But have they asked? Website design is no longer in the hands of specialists. It has become easy enough that many people can do it. I have had no formal training but I have created and maintained numerous websites, including church websites.
In terms of paying for one, if a church thought that a good website would help ministry, they would do it. Churches invest in what they believe works.
What if a church has a website but not a very good one? I would suggest going to the website and ask what the website says about the church.
A website does not have to be fancy or complicated. Often simple is good. But an attractive website says something about the congregation and what it does with its resources,
Some might counter that websites are not very spiritual. Well, websites are a tool. There are plenty of aspects of a church’s ministry that does not look or feel spiritual. The truth is that there is no clear distinction between the spiritual and the profane. Websites can be just as spiritual as the parchment and pen used by Paul and his scribes.
