We asked respondents to tell us what kind of features they might add to their Web sites. In many cases the features being considered were those that would give more information about the basic life of the congregation and its activities. The least likely add-ons were those that related to outreach to the wider community, interactive features, and those that involved transactions.

Congregations hope to include the following features on their sites in the future:

• 29% said they hoped to post photos of congregation events
• 27% hoped to post youth group material
• 22% hoped to provide space for prayer requests
• 21% hoped to include a sign-up feature for classes and programs
• 18% hoped to include links to scripture studies or devotional material
• 16% hoped to include links to community sites such as local media, government
agencies, or community events like festivals
• 15% hoped to post schedules of events, meeting minutes, and other internal
communications
• 15% hoped to post material promoting missionary or evangelical work
• 15% hoped to post information on volunteer needs in their community
• 14% hoped to include a feature to solicit ushers and volunteers for congregational
work
• 13% hoped to provide discussion space for study and prayer groups
• 12% hoped to post mission statements, sermons and other text concerning faith
• 12% hoped to begin Webcasting services
• 12% hoped to post material on non-faith matters related to services in the community such as after-school programs
• 11% hoped to link to denomination and faith-related sites
• 11% hoped to include material promoting legislative and social justice action
• 9% hoped to include material inviting visitors to attend
• 7% hoped to create online fundraising features

Last update on 10/4/06
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