That would be a somewhat novel idea…!
Perhaps in the near (far?) future we’ll see ministries and congregations that use the web so much (and well) that they will actively revolt against redesigns, just like the Digg.com community does every single time something changes.
But can you imagine that?
What if a congregation was so web-savvy enough to actually stage an online revolt against a new redesign of your website. Would you listen (as a leader)? Would you care? Would you do something about it?
I can’t wait to report on the “first” one of its kind. Please let me know if it happens.
Oh, and another quick question: Thoughts on the new Digg.com look?
Graham Brenna says
Oh man… I can’t wait to be in a position where my congregation is that web savvy! We just launched our first official blog this weekend… haha #babysteps
mike brennan says
it’s hard to imagine that currently as still so many in our congregation tell us they don’t have email or can’t download messages.
I’d say listen to what the masses are saying. they might have some insights. invite into the process where you can.
EPIC pic above btw!
Jonathan says
I’ve seen some church websites where the congregation needed to revolt, but those were usually because of a lack of change, LOL.
Tom Jamieson says
John-that would be awesome! Not sure our congregation will get there anytime soon though since many of them barely use email.
Kyle Reed says
I like the new digg site, but that is me.
I think this could be a great discussion.
I actually did this for my home church and the college ministry. The site was brutal, I told them it sucked and then offered to help change some things around. I think the real question though has to be, does the congregation even know the churches website url?
BenJPickett says
We did a big redesign last fall and didn’t have any uproar with the entire process. Lot’s of complaints that people like the old site better and this change wasn’t for the better but over all I saw it as pretty well received considering the size of our congregation and how tech savvy so many of them are.
Andy Darnell says
yeah, I’d just like to see a congregation that is savvy enough to want to get involved in the process. One or two people can only do so much and when they do, they aren’t typically in a position to create content.
BTW, now that i’m in the market for a new church, I realize that much more how much the website impacts my initial perception of the church.
At the same time, I’ve been secretly architecting redesigns for some churches that are the top of my list. Not sure if that is good or bad.
Trevor Taylor says
Changing the look and feel is fine. What frustrates me is when the functionality is changed so much that you have to relearn how to use the site. Granted functional changes might make things better once learned, but it can still be frustrating.