Church websites play just an important role in church revitalization. Today we discuss some basic tips on how to best use your church’s website to help in revitalization.
Episode Highlights:
- The first place a prospective guest visits is your church’s website. It needs to be updated and mobile friendly.
- Stock photos are ok for your church website if you need them, but don’t use photos which don’t represent what your church really is.
- Church website text needs to speak to guests. Cut down on or eliminate church insider language.
- Remember: the primary audience of your church’s website is potential guests. Focus your content on them.
The seven website tips we discuss are:
- Quality is still necessary.
- The site should honestly reflect the church as it is today.
- The website provides a good opportunity to invite guests and the community to join the revitalization efforts.
- Church website 101 still applies: time of services; physical address; etc.
- The site provides an opportunity for others to give toward revitalization.
- Keep the site updated!
- Remember the priority of guests at your website.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- WordPress.org
- Squarespace.com
- Wix.com
- Episode 213 of Rainer on Leadership with Rich Birch
- Online Guest Registration Forms
- RevitalizeBundle.com
- ChurchAnswers.com
- Find more resources at the Revitalize & Replant page at ThomRainer.com
Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.
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