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Managing Web Site Content

"Not something else for me to have to keep up with…"

If you respond like this to the idea of a Web site, we understand. For once, it doesn't have to be that way. LifeWayLINK is simple, but also enables easy and effective delegation among staff and volunteers. Your Web site can be exciting and effective without stealing your time and giving you headaches.

Dividing responsibility not only lightens your load, it enhances your site.

Involving other people in the creation and maintenance of the site helps diversify the site and keep it fresh. The investment of other staff and church members encourages its effective use in your ministries. People not only become more comfortable with the Web site, but they begin to believe in it as an effective tool for communication and ministry. As this occurs, you will find that the benefits of the site naturally multiply as growing numbers of people in the congregation and community become more familiar with your site.

Some ideas to get you rolling…

Remember – look for talent, gifts, and servants.

• First, Web savvy folks are certainly helpful, but anyone can learn LifeWayLINK's easy-to-manage system.
• Find someone who can write and utilize that gift accordingly. Allow them to build a page dedicated to describing your church to visitors. Establish an online newsletter written and updated weekly.
• Allow a member of your staff or a trusted teacher to write devotionals that can be posted online. You could even build a team to rotate this responsibility throughout the year.
• Allow each member of your staff to supervise his/her area of the site, keeping it updated with important information.
• Find people gifted with administrative skills who can: manage an online calendar, add members' birthdays and significant events, maintain an online church directory, and update an announcement and news page.
• Find someone plugged into the world and the Web to manage a list of Internet links relevant to members, visitors, and others who might view your site.
• Engage a gifted communicator to monitor the feedback portion of your site.
• Locate members passionate about prayer to manage a prayer board, listing requests and answered prayers.

   

Copy Creation: Dianne Casolaro, LifeWayLINK, dcasolaro@worldnet.att.net

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