Resources for Web ministers
2/3/2003 NOTE: This is a sidebar to UMNS story #050. By United Methodist News Service Many resources are available for churches interested in building their own Web sites:
· "CyberFaith: How Americans Pursue Religion Online," Pew Internet and American Life (http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=53). This report takes an in-depth look at faith online.
· eMinistry, Andrew Careaga. This book looks at how technology can be used to reach the 'Net Generation' - people ages 16 to 25.
· http://gbgm-umc.org/churches/. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries provides Web site hosting to churches, conferences and church-related initiatives.
· www.ginghamsburg.org. Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio, has built online communities on its Web site that are geared toward local church ministries. The communities include active message boards for Web ministers.
· www.umc.org/webministry. Maintained by United Methodist Communications, the site includes an archived audio stream of a panel on church Web ministry titled, "We Built our Church Web Site: Now What?" Local churches can get help building or polishing a Web site by e-mailing webresource@umcom.org.
· Don't Make Me Think, Steve Krug. This practical book is a simple read that explains how to create a fresh, easy-to-use Web site.
· http://www.e-zekiel.com. E-zekiel provides Web hosting and templates for easy creation of dynamic-looking Web sites.
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