Many parish ministers who are on Facebook receive friend requests from not only friends and family, but parishioners as well. They accept those requests and in time come to think of their personal profile as their parish ministry profile more than their personal profile. But what happens when the minister moves, gets transferred or retires? Who will communicate parish news then? Should people who want to follow the parish need…
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Pastors Discuss the New Evangelization and Web Presence
Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a focus group set up by my pastor with five other pastors from the Diocese of Cleveland. They are committed to the New Evangelization and want to see how their parish web presence can support that mission. Each of the pastors had completed a survey that I had sent ahead of time. They represented suburban parishes of 1800 to more than 3000…
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The Audiences of Parish Websites
In reviewing random parish websites, I am sensing that the content on many of these sites was written consciously or unconsciously for active parishioners. But active parishioners are not the only ones looking for information from parishes. The Internet provides a platform to go out to the highways and byways and bring others in. Some parishes are making an effort to welcome visitors and attend to their needs. However, using…
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Creating a Visitor-Friendly Parish Website
What makes a parish website a welcoming website for visitors who may or may not be active Catholics? Recently, I have been looking at parish websites from the perspective of the visitor. What makes me feel like an outsider as opposed to a welcome guest? Does the website look like a member-focused website that the visitor can “look at,” much like many of our parishes which accept but pretty much…
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Using the Parish Website for Adult Faith Formation
Websites are essential communication platforms for all organizations, institutions, communities and ministries. Using them effectively to carry out one’s mission takes thought and care.
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Survey Results Are In
Thank you to everyone who took time to complete the 2013 Catholic Web Solutions survey which I posted on this site last week. The link at the end of this post will take you to the results summary including the responses to the open ended questions (click on “Show replies” to see these).