Interestingly, the report doesn't mention using a website to build community. That's what I'm trying to do with my church website although, admittedly, it's hard work!

The thing I've discovered about building online community is that it requires having a group of people within that church who are comfortable with communicating online, via a message board or blog or other online tools. If you've got a small group who can do that with each other, then you've got a great start towards building a vibrant online community!

So...a church has a website...big deal. A better survey would have been to track the activity on those sites. Most churches have a "promo" page only with no up to date information. I'd love to get a list of churches (big and small) that have good sites and to know what makes a church site good.

Whoops - my bad. I should have looked under the "Web Sites" category. This article, "Great Church Websites," was really helpful. In the words of Homer Simpson, "D'oh!"

Though you're right Jeff, the bigger question is are people using the church web sites that do exist. A web site isn't worth much unless it's getting use.