Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 10:58 am by Josh Burcham

I’ve talked about what makes a great site and showed you what some great sites look like, but what about why people go to your site in the first place. Your site might crash and burn if you created it with the focus of signing members up for ministry and the majority of your visitors are non-members there to check out what the church had to offer. This list was created by Digital Sanctuary titled: Top 10 Website Features on Church Websites. Results come from a survey they assessed on top features/reasons visitors visited church sites:

(Rated from top reasons to bottom.)
1. Find service information (times, directions, etc).
2. Listen to/download Sermons (audio recordings).
3. Learn about the church’s Beliefs/Mission/Values
4. Connect with other members.
5. Read/download Sermons (text transcripts).
6. Join and/or interact with a home/bible study group.
7. View weekly information/calendar/news/events.
8. Find serving opportunities at the church.
9. Post prayer requests or needs.
10. Read articles or other content.

Now go out there and building some amazing sites for His kingdom. If you need some help and/or advice. Email me at hello (at) joshburcham.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 @ 10:54 am by Josh Burcham

This post is a post in a series of post on Church Websites. Catch up on the series by reading what makes a church site great.

These are the Church Sites that I’ve stumbles upon or someone sent me to and have booked marked for future inspiration or concepts:

Grace Community Church

Eastpoint Community Church

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 3:59 pm by Josh Burcham

As I’ve typed this blog post out of my head and on the screen, it has grown leaps and bounds. It start with a simple list of church websites I like to look at to best tips in creating a church website to survey results on what people visiting your sites for. Anyways.

Let’s first define what makes a great church website: simplicity, strong brand identity, clean design, straight forward navigation, and relevant content are the major five that catch my attention when first visiting a site.
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