For those of you who don't know what SMYC is, let me fill you in. It's an acronym for Smoky Mountain Youth Conference, a conference for Christian teens and youth leaders that I have attended since I was but a lad. Back when I was a student, I was on the receiving end of all the preparation and hard work that went into it...and did I ever love it!! Ever since I graduated from High School, though, I've been involved on the giving end: either helping behind the scenes, building the web site, or teaching seminars.

E-Ministry 101: Planning a Solid Ministry Web Site
This year, I spoke to youth leaders on a topic that is very close to my heart: using the Internet for ministry. With only 40 minutes at my disposal, I thought that planning a ministry web site would be the most beneficial discussion we could have.

So often I see ministry web sites done with what looks like little or no planning. The reason it looks this way is that the people creating the site didn't have a target, and therefore ended up hitting no one where they wanted to. My seminar was an attempt to outline the ministry web site planning process so that people building sites can take the first step correctly and decisively.

Handouts
I thought I'd make my handouts available here for anyone to read. You can download them by clicking the links below.

• E-Ministry 101: Planning a Solid Ministry Web Site - Handout
  This is my copy of the handout that everyone got when they came to the seminar. The ones they got had lots of blanks for them to fill in. This one has the blanks already filled in for you.
  
• Web Site Needs Assessment Worksheets
  These are worksheets that help you answer two of the most important questions in web building: who am I building the site for, and what am I going to put on it. These two questions of audience and content are absolutely essential to planning an effective ministry web site.

I would love to answer questions you may have about these handouts, the information in them, or how to use the worksheets effectively.