The Harbor Light website is a huge encouragement and resource to what I will call our internal and external audiences. It is one of the best ways we have to promote and communicate all the ministries our church has to offer. The external audience finds directions and contact information that is better than anything they could hope to find in the Yellow Pages.
The home page to our site is updated each week so the information continues to be fresh and relevant. Mission teams are able to stay connected and up-to-date with the ability to communicate with the congregation though our church website. We have a downloadable map of our facilities so people can easily find where their Connection Group is meeting.
Members appreciate the “About Us” section of the site where a different member is featured each week. He or she is asked ten questions in order to get to know them better. These members tell their story about how God has truly been working in their lives and they are able to communicate these encouraging messages to a much larger audience than they would have been able to do apart from the website. It is truly an encouraging thing to have and to see.
Another thing that has allowed our ministry to reach out is the pod casts and sermon downloads that are available through the website. They have become a popular destination to both audiences.