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08/17/2002 Entry: "An offer to church websites"
An offer to church websitesThere are several reasons why a church would want a discussion area on its website, not least because they're a good way of building a sense of community. Trouble is, most of the "free" boards you find are supported by advertising, much of which is not especially suitable for a Christian site. And if site traffic is low, it can be hard to get a discussion area going.Enter theConnexion Open Forum. Because Open Forum is frame based, church websites can use the frameset so that the discussion area effectively becomes part of their site. A few have tried it already. It's dead simple to set up, just a bit of html code. All the scripting and stuff comes off theConnexion's server. And you don't need a credit card, paypal account or international money order. Email me if you'd like more details or want the code and (simple) instructions.Apologies if this seems more like an ad than a blog entry. Forgive me this once? ----Elsewhere in Blogland...Andrew Careaga reports an analysis of the reading habits of American evangelical Christians and asks
While the sales figures do tell us about the reading habits of American Christians at large, do they tell us anything about the state of the church today?I can't answer the question, but I was fascinated to discover while we were in Florida just how "mainstream" Christian books are over there compared with the UK. The bookstore at our local mall had masses of Christian stuff, and even the supermarkets had a few titles by the checkouts. Quantity is no substitute for quality though, and if the Left Behind series is any indication, quality is not high on the reading public's agenda.To me, the popularity of Left Behind and all the "how-to..." books that line the shelves are indications that the modern spirit of 'feel good' is having as much influence in the Church as it is everywhere else. Bah!Martin Roth tells a success story of money-making on the internet. Not that I'm interested in money. Well, not ever so interested. Maybe a bit.Hyper Thinking likes to take a drop. Fly Over Country doesn't, and says you shouldn't either. Both tell us to read the Bible to learn the truth. So they're agreed on something.
And I still have a sermon to finish.
