Comments on: Simple and Effective – A Case Study http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50891 Daniel_Berman Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:26:42 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50891 Seriously though we have, www.crosswalk.com, www.biblegateway.com, www.youversion.com, www.mychurch.org, www.christianpost.com, among others, all expressing some component of the Christian community. None of them are interconnected, much less attempt to encourage a larger vision of Christian community beyond their site. With the possible exception of <a href="http://www.youversion.com" rel="nofollow">www.youversion.com</a> and <a href="http://www.lifechurch.tv" rel="nofollow">www.lifechurch.tv</a> none of them come close to Google or the isit -xxx genre of websites in usability. Seriously though we have,
http://www.crosswalk.com,
http://www.biblegateway.com,
http://www.youversion.com,
http://www.mychurch.org,
http://www.christianpost.com,
among others, all expressing some component of the Christian community. None of them are interconnected, much less attempt to encourage a larger vision of Christian community beyond their site. With the possible exception of http://www.youversion.com and http://www.lifechurch.tv none of them come close to Google or the isit -xxx genre of websites in usability.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50894 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:15:42 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50894 ... …

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50893 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:15:05 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50893 interesting process. makes sense for the NY... haha. interesting process. makes sense for the NY… haha.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50892 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:14:36 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50892 u named the big ones. u named the big ones.

]]> By: Leo Wurschmidt http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50890 Leo Wurschmidt Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:15:28 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50890 My church went through a pearing process about four or five years ago. Our pastor likened churches to two things: 1. A NY deli - you have a huge menu and a huge number of choices. Everything is okay, but nothing is particularly good. Plus it might give you indigestion. 2. Tavern On the Green (NY) - You only have three to five selections, but those selections are incredible, memborable and leave a lasting effect. What are we? Are we the deli or are we the Tavern On the Green? (Thanks David Chadwick, our pastor!!!) My church went through a pearing process about four or five years ago. Our pastor likened churches to two things:

1. A NY deli – you have a huge menu and a huge number of choices. Everything is okay, but nothing is particularly good. Plus it might give you indigestion.

2. Tavern On the Green (NY) – You only have three to five selections, but those selections are incredible, memborable and leave a lasting effect.

What are we? Are we the deli or are we the Tavern On the Green? (Thanks David Chadwick, our pastor!!!)

]]> By: Leo Wurschmidt http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50889 Leo Wurschmidt Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:12:52 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50889 I think this is a challenge for our website for sure. I have been doing a lot of introspection towards this specific issue. That and the excessive gobbeldygook that I have. Most people do not care about "web 2.0"-style marketing, but we just had to include it. As I make the time, our site is going to prune out some things to help truly define what we do for our readers/clients. Great reminder. The neat thing about blogs and feed readers is that the interweb is better equipped to allow for "long tail" sites. Sticking with KISS, before I would have to go to 20 different sites to get the information I needed (isitgoingtorain, howhotisit, willtherebeclouds, ifeellikeawalkhowwindyisitgoingtobe.com, etc.). Now I can subscribe to everyone's updates via my gooreader and efficiently stay up-to-date with everyone. I think that is where the real advantage is. (p.s., how did you like my site choices??) I think this is a challenge for our website for sure. I have been doing a lot of introspection towards this specific issue. That and the excessive gobbeldygook that I have. Most people do not care about "web 2.0"-style marketing, but we just had to include it.

As I make the time, our site is going to prune out some things to help truly define what we do for our readers/clients. Great reminder.

The neat thing about blogs and feed readers is that the interweb is better equipped to allow for "long tail" sites. Sticking with KISS, before I would have to go to 20 different sites to get the information I needed (isitgoingtorain, howhotisit, willtherebeclouds, ifeellikeawalkhowwindyisitgoingtobe.com, etc.). Now I can subscribe to everyone's updates via my gooreader and efficiently stay up-to-date with everyone. I think that is where the real advantage is. (p.s., how did you like my site choices??)

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50888 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:43:40 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50888 whoa. yeah. whoa. yeah.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50887 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:42:15 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50887 hahaha hahaha

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50886 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:41:54 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50886 yeah, this thing rocks. thanks for pointing that out to the readers. yeah, this thing rocks. thanks for pointing that out to the readers.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/simple-and-effective-a-case-study/#comment-50885 human3rror Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:41:43 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1179#comment-50885 a christian google? wah... ... :) a christian google? wah… … :)

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