Of course, for a congregation to realize this benefit, the web site must be promoted in a community. Congregations already use web sites to publish electronic versions of church newsletters, to solicit prayer requests, and to supply the latest information about congregational life to members. A web site is an excellent place to list upcoming events, new services or simply an exhaustive description of existing services and opportunities. A member browsing a web site is likely to find church activities she may not have encountered through other means of publication and promotion. Web pages are interactive.
Some congregations post a guest book on their web sites.
Of course, there's e-mail. Members, seekers, or anyone else can communicate questions or comments directly to the congregation's staff right from the web site. Okay, I'm convinced. Once the decision has been made to build a site on the WWW, it's advisable first literally to sketch out on paper how the site will be organized. HTML offers web surfers instant springboards to other places where more information can be found.