How many times have you visited websites (not just limited to church websites) where it is just a brochure put up on the web?

We all know this is NOT the best use of websites.

Although websites can be static and linear, it doesn’t mean they can’t also be dynamic and tell a story.

Here’s one of the best Christian websites I have seen that tells the gospel story on the web.

Read this before you die. . .

No really, that’s the website address: ReadThisBeforeYouDie.com

Immediately from just the website URL, you can tell this site is different.  From the time you are typing in the URL, you are brought into the story.

Check it out for yourself and let me know why this site is so “alive” and forwardworthy?

What other Christian websites out there are worthy to be included in this category?

We find a lot of metaphors in secular business to learn from regarding how we can reinvent the churc.

There are so many things that great companies are doing in terms of marketing and attracting visitors that we can apply to our worship community.

BUT…what if we turned that around?

How would Starbucks operate if it acted like the local church today?  This is an eye-opening video to watch. . .

What parts of this parable stood out for you?

What parts of our church experience needs to be re-thought?