May is "Church Website Innovation Month" at OurChurch.Com. We're doing everything we can to help church webmasters take their church website to the next level, from discounts on website services to discussions about which improvements can have the biggest can help your church the most. We're also recognizing and rewarding those churches that have taken their website forward in the last year.

1) Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
2) Church Website Improvement Awards
3) Could a Custom CMS Website Take Your Church to the Next Level?
4) Church Website Improvement Discussion
5) Church Website Innovation Blog Articles

1) Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Do you have big dreams for your church website? Maybe its got ads on it and you want to remove them to improve its appearance. Maybe it's got a long OurChurch.Com address and you want it to have its own domain name so people can get to it more easily. Maybe you dream of adding a blog, sermon audio, or video. We want to help you do all of those things by offering the Silver Hosting Package and Ad-Free option at our lowest prices ever.

This month only get six months of Silver and Ad-free for just $129, a savings of $41. Or receive a year of Silver and Ad-free for just $219, a savings of $51. To take advantage of these special offers, login to your webmaster page and click the "Order and Renew Premium Options" link.

2) Church Website Improvement Awards
OurChurch.Com wants to recognize and reward those churches that have taken their website to the next level in the last year. Churches that have made improvements to their website in the past year are encouraged to write and submit a brief article about those improvements. Finalists will be determined by a poll of OCC registered users, and then OCC staff will select a winner to receive a $200 credit which can be used towards and OCC services. Second and third place entrants will receive $100 and $50 respectively.

This event is about much more than recognition and prizes, though. This is an opportunity for church webmasters to help each other by sharing information about the improvements they've made. Even if you have no interest in winning an award or prize money, please consider submitting an article as a service to other churches and the larger body of Christ. Deadlines and submission guidelines are available in The Church Website Improvement Awards announcement.

3) Could a Custom CMS Website Take Your Church to the Next Level?
If you created your church's website with our Beacon web builder perhaps you've wanted a website with a more professional, unique appearance. Perhaps you've wanted to give church staff or ministry team leaders the ability to update their ministry pages. Perhaps you've wanted to put sermon audio on your site. Perhaps you'd like to make it possible for church members to sign up for Vacation Bible School or youth events right on the website. Perhaps you thought only rich, mega-churches could afford a site like that and only a web guru could manage a site like that. Well, that's not true at all.

Take a moment to look at our Custom CMS Express for Churches. Request a free, no-obligation phone consultation to discuss your church's unique situation. We can create a beautiful, interactive, feature-rich website for your church for a lot less than you think and train you how to manage it.

4) Church Website Improvement Discussion
Have you got questions about improving your church website? Want to know how to take your church website to the next level? Want to share your experience as a church webmaster with others? Join our forum discussion on church website improvements.

5) Church Website Innovation Blog Articles
This month in the Christian Web Trends blog we're sharing tips on church website design and management as well as taking a look at some innovative ideas some churches have tried. Stop by, read the articles, and share your thoughts on church website innovation.