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Parish Websites November 2009

Parish Websites November 2009. A visual overview. Start here. Why do you want to do this; what do you hope to accomplish? Write a one-sentence goal. How will it relate to your other means of communication?

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Parish Websites November 2009

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  1. Parish WebsitesNovember 2009 A visual overview

  2. Start here • Why do you want to do this; what do you hope to accomplish? Write a one-sentence goal. • How will it relate to your other means of communication? • As you think about this, consider: who is it that you want to reach (target audiences) Consider various groups and interests within current members, those seeking church homes, and unchurched • How do they communicate? • What do they want or need to know (this isn’t necessarily the same as what you want to communicate!) • What do they want to do? • What is their spirituality? • Maintenance: Who will make updates? One person? More than one? How often will it be expected? People who will be responsible for site updates (if in-house) need to be part of the website development process. • What financial resources are available? • Do you want any features to be interactive? Let your website accommodate expansion. • Web site committee/developers/maintenance: Stay in contact with key decision-makers (rector, vestry, treasurer, heads of committees, etc.) and all other sources of information at points all along the journey to final product.

  3. Creating/re-creating the site • One screen for the home page • Navigation that is easy to locate and use; consistent on all pages • Clear hierarchy throughout the site • Clear, simple prose, use action words, broken into chunks • One or two fonts, used consistently. • Appropriately sized photos , 72 -96 dpi, .jpg format; re-size proportionately • Avoid busy backgrounds, illegible text, moving graphics, sound without warning or “no sound” option • Avoid church jargon (i.e. Nave, “The Net”, sacristy, etc.) or explain it • Up to date information; current news, events

  4. Evangelism & communication • http://www.internetevangelismday.com/church-site-tips.php • http://www.internetevangelismday.com/index.php

  5. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • ANSONIA www.christchurchansonia.org • AVON www.christchurchavon.org • BANTAM www.stpaulsbantam.org • BETHANY www.christchurchbethany.org • BETHEL www.stthomasbethel.org • BETHLEHEM www.christchurchbethlehem.com • BLOOMFIELD www.oldstandrews.net

  6. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • BOLTON www.ghrm.org/stgindex.html • BRANFORD www.trinitybranford.org • BRIDGEPORT www.calvarystgeorges.com • BRIDGEPORT www.saintjohnbridgeport.org • BRIDGEPORT www.stmarksbridgeport.org • BRISTOL www.stjohnsbristol.org • BROAD BROOK www.gracebb.org/ • BROOKFIELD www.saintpaulsbrookfield.com

  7. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • CANAAN www.christchurchcanaan.org • CHESHIRE www.stpeterscheshire.org • CLINTON www.allwelcome.org • COLLINSVILLE www.trinitycollinsville.org • DANBURY www.saintjamesdanbury.org • DANIELSON http://saintalbansepiscopalchurch.wikispaces.com/ • DARIEN www.saintlukesdarien.org • DARIEN www.stpaulsdarien.org

  8. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • DERBY www.immanuelstjames.com • DURHAM www.durhamepiphany.org • EAST BERLIN www.partnerparishes.org • EAST HADDAM www.ststeves.org • EAST HARTFORD www.ghrm.org/st_johns.htm • EAST HAVEN www.christandtheepiphany.com • EAST WINDSOR www.stjohnseastwindsor.org

  9. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • EASTON www.theparishofchristschurch.org • ENFIELD www.holytrinityenfield.com • ESSEX www.stjohnsessex.org • FAIRFIELD www.stpaulsfairfield.org • FAIRFIELD www.sttimschurch.org • FAIRFIELD www.trinitystmichaels.com • FARMINGTON www.stjamesfarmington.org • GALES FERRY www.saintdavidsgf.org

  10. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • GLASTONBURY www.stjamesglastonbury.org • GREENWICH www.christchurchgreenwich.com • GREENWICH www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org • GUILFORD www.christchurchguilford.org • GUILFORD www.stjohnsguilford.org • HAMDEN www.graceandstpeters.org • HARTFORD www.cccathedral.org • HARTFORD www.cgshartford.org

  11. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • HARTFORD www.gracehartford.org • HARTFORD www.ghrm.org/st_james.htm • HARTFORD www.stmonicaschurchct.org • HARTFORD www.trinityhartford.org • HEBRON www.stpetershebron.com • HIGGANUM www.stjameshigganum.org • KILLINGWORTH www.churchinthewilderness.org • LAKESIDE www.campwashington.org

  12. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • LIME ROCK www.trinitylimerock.org • LITCHFIELD www.stmichaelslitchfield.org • MADISON www.standrewsmadison.org • MANCHESTER www.stmarysct.org • MARBLE DALE http://pages.cthome.net/standrews/ • MERIDEN www.standrewsweb.org • MIDDLE HADDAM www.christchurchmh.com • MIDDLEBURY http://netministries.org/see/churches.exe/ch05269

  13. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • MIDDLETOWN www.holytrinityct.org • MILFORD www.standrewsmilford.com • MILFORD www.stpetersmilford.ctsmemberconnect.net • MILTON www.trinitychurchmilton.org • MONROE www.stpetersonthegreen.com • MYSTIC www.stmarksmystic.org • NAUGATUCK www.saintmichaelsnaugatuck.com • NEW BRITAIN www.stmarksnewbritain.org

  14. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • NEW CANAAN www.stmarksnewcanaan.org • NEW HARTFORD www.reddoors.com • NEW HAVEN www.christchurchnh.org • NEW HAVEN www.yale.edu/episcopal • NEW HAVEN www.stjamesnewhaven.org • NEW HAVEN www.stlukesnewhaven.org • NEW HAVEN www.stthomasnewhaven.org

  15. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • NEW HAVEN www.stpaulstjames.org • NEW HAVEN www.trinitynewhaven.org • NEW LONDON www.stjamesnl.org • NEW MILFORD www.stjohnsnewmilford.org • NEWINGTON www.gracechurchnew.org • NEWTOWN www.trinitynewtownct.org • NIANTIC www.saintjohnsniantic.org • NORTH BRANFORD www.zionepiscopalchurch.org

  16. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • NORTH HAVEN www.stjohns-northhaven.org • NORTHFORD www.standrewsnorthford.org • NORWALK www.christchurcheastnorwalk.org • NORWALK www.graceb2u.com • NORWALK www.stpaulsnorwalk.org • NORWICH www.christchurchnorwich.org • OAKVILLE www.allsaintsoakville.org • OLD GREENWICH www.saintsaviours.org

  17. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • OLD LYME www.saintannsoldlyme.org • OLD SAYBROOK www.graceoldsaybrook.org • ORANGE www.cgs-ct.org • PLAINFIELD http://stpaulplainfield.org • PLAINVILLE www.partnerparishes.org • POMFRET www.christchurchpomfret.org • PRESTON www.sjchurch.faithweb.com • PUTNAM www.saintphilipsputnam.org

  18. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • QUAKER FARMS http://ccqf.org • REDDING www.christchurchredding.org • RIDGEFIELD www.ststephens-ridgefield.org • RIVERSIDE www.stpaulsriverside.org • ROCKY HILL www.thechurchofstandrew.org • ROXBURY www.christchurchroxbury.org • SALISBURY www.stjohnssalisbury.org • SANDY HOOK http://stjohns06482.blogspot.com/

  19. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • SEYMOUR www.trinityseymour.org • SHARON www.christchurchsharon.org • SHELTON www.goodshepherdct.org • SHELTON www.stpaulsct.org • SIMSBURY www.stalbanssimsbury.org • SOUTH GLASTONBURY www.stlukes-church.org • SOUTH WINDSOR www.stpeters-sw.org • SOUTHBURY www.epiphanysouthbury.net

  20. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • SOUTHINGTON www.stpaulsouthington.org • SOUTHPORT www.trinitysouthport.org • STAMFORD www.christthehealerstamford.org • STAMFORD www.saintandrewsstamford.org • STAMFORD www.stfrancisstamford.org • STAMFORD www.stjohns-stamford.org • STONINGTON www.calvary-stonington.org

  21. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • STORRS www.stmarkschapel.org • STRATFORD www.christchurchstratford.org • TARIFFVILLE www.trinitytariffville.org • THOMASTON www.stpeterstrinity.org • TORRINGTON www.trinitytorrington.org • TRUMBULL www.christchurchtashua.org • TRUMBULL www.gracetrumbull.org • TRUMBULL www.trinitynichols.org

  22. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • VERNON www.stjohnsvernonct.com • WALLINGFORD www.stpaulswallingford.org • WATERBURY www.stjohnsonthegreen.org • WATERTOWN www.christchurchwatertown.com • WEST HARTFORD www.stjameswh.org • WEST HARTFORD www.sjparish.net • WEST HAVEN www.holyspiritwh.org • WESTBROOK www.stpaulswestbrook.org

  23. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • WESTON www.emmanuelweston.org • WESTPORT www.chtwestport.org • WETHERSFIELD www.trinityepiscopalweth.org • WILLIMANTIC www.stpaulswillimantic.org • WILTON www.stmatthewswilton.org • WINDHAM www.stpaulswindham.com • WINDSOR www.gracechurchonthegreen.org • WOODBURY www.stpaulswoodbury.org

  24. Connecticut Episcopal church websites • YALESVILLE www.stjohns-yalesville.org/ • YANTIC www.gracechurchyantic.org

  25. No websites known • St. Stephen’s, Bloomfield • St. Luke/St. Paul, Bridgeport • St. Mark’s, Bridgewater • Trinity, Brooklyn • Ascension/Deaf, Darien • All Saints’, East Hartford • St. Martin’s, Hartford

  26. No websites known • All Saints’, Ivoryton • St. Andrew’s Kent • All Saints’, Meriden • Ascension, New Haven • St. Andrew’s, New Haven • St. John’s, New Haven (under revision) • Iglesia Betania, Norwalk • St. Peter’s, Oxford

  27. No websites known • Trinity, Portland • Grace, Stafford Springs (address not working) • Eglise de l’Epiphanie, Stamford • Christ Church, Waterbury • St. Paul’s Mission/Deaf, W. Hartford • St. James’, Winsted • All Saints’, Wolcott

  28. FYI links • http://communityspice.com/main/, • http://www.faithwebsites.com/index.cfm • http://www.websolutions.com • http://e-zekiel.com/ • http://www.networksolutions.com/ • http://www.faithconnector.com/

  29. Non-Episcopal (mostly) sites • http://www.greatchurchwebsites.org/ • http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/ • http://www.courageouschurch.com/ • http://www.willowcreek.org/home1.aspx • http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/best-church-websites/

  30. Episcopal parish sites • www.gracehere.org • www.saintstephensrichmond.net

  31. Next up: Web 2.0 … and beyond • Social Media Revolution • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8 • Did you know 3.0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHmwZ96_Gos

  32. Safe Church axioms • Commonly accepted principles of healthy boundaries and safe churches • Adults have more power than children and youth. • Clergy have more power than people with whom they have a pastoral relationship. • The mutuality of friendship cannot exist when there is a disparity of power. • Two unrelated adults must be able to maintain visual contact with each other any time they engage in ministry with children or youth. • Windows in doors allow transparency of interactions with children, youth and adults who may be vulnerable.

  33. General info, digital communication •  All communication sent digitally (email, social networking sites, notes or posts, etc.) is NOT CONFIDENTIAL and may be shared or reposted to others. •  Interactions in the virtual world need to be transparent, as a window in the door provides transparency in the physical world. •  In the virtual world healthy boundaries and safe church practices must be adhered to as they are in the physical world. •  In the virtual world, “friend” can mean anyone with whom you are willing to communicate through that medium. In the physical world, friend can mean much more in terms of intimacy, self disclosure, mutuality and expectations for relationship. •  Laws regarding mandated reporting of suspected abuse/neglect/exploitation of children, youth, elders and vulnerable adults apply in the virtual world as they do in the physical world.

  34. Suggested practices/guidelines • Children and youth • Relationships • Groups • Adults • Relationship • Behavioral covenants • Video chats, blogs • Publishing/posting online • Email, texting, Twitter

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