I stumbled across the Village Church website on the weekend whilst trying to see if Matt Chandler has preached on Genesis. He hasn’t, but the visit wasn’t unfruitful. I was encouraged by the way the Village Church has thought through some of the questions visitors to their church might have, and addressed them on their website.
Two sections stood out to me – check out these screenshots below:
And:
Lots of our church websites could learn from the Village Church. These links aren’t revolutionary – they simply show a willingness to consider the needs of potential newcomers, and making it as easy as possible for people to make their way into church. I’ve seen a lot of church websites, and I’ve never seen a link to ‘what was your first impression’. This links to a page where visitors can share if they felt welcomed and invited in. Great idea.
Have you seen other examples of newcomer-focussed web content and design?
On a related note
Matt Chandler is speaking at the Engage conference in August. If you live in Australia (and realistically, close to Katoomba), get along. Thanks to the internet, I’ve been encouraged by quite a few of Matt’s talks and I’m looking forward to hearing him live this year. You can get some practice in by checking out the Village Church’s sermon library.
