This post is part of the series "10 Reasons Why Your Church Should Have a Website." You can read the first post in this series here. And check out other info and posts from this series here.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, a website can help churches by bringing in new people. (If you haven't already, go read that post!) Today we're going to look at a second reason why your church should have a website: it attracts young people.
Statistics show that 100% of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 29 use the internet. And what's more, 48% of this age group uses the internet almost constantly throughout any given day.
Your church can attract young people simply by establishing an online presence. Through a website, your church can enter the world of so-called "screenagers" and create a context in which you can share the good news of Christ with that age group. This is an important part of what it means to be a Christian - to reach out to people in their own context.
Christ Jesus is the perfect example of one who had this missionary mindset. He "did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6-7, ESV). He came to us, reached out to us in our context, entered into our environment so that we could be saved. Throughout His ministry on earth, He spent a lot of time hanging out with tax collectors and sinners (Luke 5:30; 7:34).
Christ's example has implications for individual members of the body, as well as for the entire body itself. Christians should seek to permeate every facet of society and culture for the sake of the gospel, to "become all things to all people, that by all means [we] might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22).
So because young people spend a large portion of their time online, your church should find ways to interact with them online. A website is one excellent way to begin doing this. The internet is a main highway for society - especially young people. And your church website can be a strategically placed billboard both to reach out to young people and invite them in.
If you have thoughts or questions about any of this, don't hesitate to leave a comment! Tomorrow we'll look at a third reason why your church should invest in a website: it increases giving. Subscribe to get a notification when that post is published.
Sources:
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, a website can help churches by bringing in new people. (If you haven't already, go read that post!) Today we're going to look at a second reason why your church should have a website: it attracts young people.
Statistics show that 100% of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 29 use the internet. And what's more, 48% of this age group uses the internet almost constantly throughout any given day.
What does all this mean?
Well, it means that a big portion of the average young person's life is spent online. This is a key connecting point for any church.Your church can attract young people simply by establishing an online presence. Through a website, your church can enter the world of so-called "screenagers" and create a context in which you can share the good news of Christ with that age group. This is an important part of what it means to be a Christian - to reach out to people in their own context.
Christ Jesus is the perfect example of one who had this missionary mindset. He "did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6-7, ESV). He came to us, reached out to us in our context, entered into our environment so that we could be saved. Throughout His ministry on earth, He spent a lot of time hanging out with tax collectors and sinners (Luke 5:30; 7:34).
Christ's example has implications for individual members of the body, as well as for the entire body itself. Christians should seek to permeate every facet of society and culture for the sake of the gospel, to "become all things to all people, that by all means [we] might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22).
So because young people spend a large portion of their time online, your church should find ways to interact with them online. A website is one excellent way to begin doing this. The internet is a main highway for society - especially young people. And your church website can be a strategically placed billboard both to reach out to young people and invite them in.
One final thought.
A website can help your church attract young people by airdropping your church into their circle of vision. But it also does another important thing. Because a website gives your church access to the "world of young people," it automatically makes what you're doing that much more relevant to them. For this reason, a website helps solidify the message that Christianity and the church are relevant to anyone at any age.If you have thoughts or questions about any of this, don't hesitate to leave a comment! Tomorrow we'll look at a third reason why your church should invest in a website: it increases giving. Subscribe to get a notification when that post is published.
Sources:
- Internet/broadband fact sheet. (2019, June 12). Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/
- Perrin, A., & Kumar, M. (2019, July 25). About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are “almost constantly” online. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/25/americans-going-online-almost-constantly
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