We’ve written a lot of articles about church websites here on the Christian Web Trends blog. We thought it might be useful to put together a list of what we think are the most helpful articles to serve as a “Church Website Tips” resource for church webmasters.
The Purpose of a Church Website and Tips to Achieve It
- What Is the Purpose of a Church Website?
- How Inclusive Is Your Church Website?
- 11 Tips for Making Your Church Website a Great Resource
- Your Church Website – A Resource for Spiritual Growth
Making your Church Website Visitor-Friendly
Sermon Audio
- Sounds from the Church: Sermons
- Sermon Audio Tips
- Supercharging Sermons with a Blog
- Podcasting Sermons
Additional Church Website Tips
- 9 Reasons Your Church Website Should be a CMS
- 3 Videos Every Church Website Should Have
- Getting Your Congregation to Buy Into Your Website
Walking in Your Shoes as a Web Design Client
OurChurch.Com CEO, Paul Steinbrueck, chronicles his experience of leading the redevelopment of his church’s website.
- Walking in Your Shoes as a Web Design Client
- Church Web Design Part 2: The Vision for a New Website
- Church Web Design Part 3: The Collaborative Approach to Vision
- Church Web Design Part 4: Getting a Proposal
- Church Web Design Part 5: Facing the Finance Board
- Church Web Design Part 6: The Design
- Church Web Design Part 7: Avoiding the Great Content Delay
- Church Web Design Part 8: Hands-On Training – a Critical Key to Success
- Church Web Design Part 9: 12 Principles for Organizing a Church Website
- Church Web Design Part 10: A Website Organization Exercise
- Church Web Design Part 11: Rushing Towards the Launch Deadline
- Church Web Design Part 12: Developing a Website Update Policy
- Church Web Design Part 13: Hobbled Website Horror Stories
- Church Web Design Part 14: 10 Ways to Maximize the Christmas Opportunity
Other Recommended Sites for Church Webmasters
- Church Website Assessment Tool – See how effective your church’s website is at reaching your community
- 70+ Tips for Effective Church Websites
- Church Blogger
- Heal Your Church Website
- Beta Church
- ChurchCommunicationsPro
- If Jesus Had a Website
- Church Tech Blogs (articles from many church tech blogs, including IT, video, & audio but includes some good nuggets for webmasters)
- Christian Computing Magazine
- Christian Webmaster Forums (A great place to get questions answered and help other webmasters)