Mobile Ministry Magazine

Not that we need to keep saying it, but mobile devices are making a considerable impact towards how people are finding out information about various services, events, and even churches. Considering the technolology, it makes sense to mobilize websites with either an alternate version, or just some simple user interface tweaks that makes it easier to find needed information.

Heal Your Church Website has put up an excellent guide towards doing this. While most of this is not a simple weekend project, if you are already working towards redesigning your church/org website these are some things to make sure that you pay attention to.

Simpler ways to make websites mobile include: asking your website visitors/church members/organization stakeholders what parts of the church website should be accessible via a mobile website. For example, you might only need a simple mobile page with service and contact information, and then be able to utilize an SMS subscription service for other items.

Another thing you can do is just making a small section of your website mobile. If you are using a Wordpress blog, you can just make that section mobile using a plugin, and then point people there via a subdomain name.

Going mobile isn't just about making things great for those with an iPhone, its about making information relevant to those who are looking for it. The more attention paid to this area, the more people feel less like they have to bend over backwards to find a community that will minister to their needs.

Labels: community, mobile, software, website