Presentation for the Volunteers in Service Leadership Training Event 2010.

1. The Web: Your Church’s New Front Door LTE 2010

5. Create a clear path for guests

6. Your first impression

7. Give them a sample of who you are

12. What do your members want?

15. People won’t filter through a text heavy page

16. Service times and location need to be easy to find

32. More relevant to visitors

33. Regulars will use it more

34. Consider decentralized updating with review

37. Go where they are

38. Makes it easier for them to share your church

39. A way to push people back to your website

41. Places (iPhone/iPod) Claim your place Lets you do updates Edit information Eventually your main page

42. Add the like button People can share your website with their friends on Facebook

43. Custom tab Similar to a splash page Requires HTML knowledge

46. Create an account for updates Other uses Pastor Prayer requests Volunteer requests Other ministries

47. Lets people share your content on twitter

50. If you’re already doing video, why not put it on YouTube? Let’s you become part of the media stream and makes it easy for people to share

52. Stay committed

53. Takes time for a following

54. Assign someone to do it

55. Be interactive

58. A traditional church shouldn’t have a grungy website

59. If you’re not multi-cultural, your pictures shouldn’t be either

60. Can you deliver on what you promise?

61. Know your voice

66. Do you need a mobile site?

67. Are you using flash?

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70. 800.879.6555

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