The Presbyterian Church's website is going through a massive reconstruction. The new site is scheduled to be launched this summer, the result of a months-long process involving an outside web design company and a team of people at the national office. Keith Knight, associate secretary for communication, spearheaded the reconstruction process. “New technology allows us to transform our website from a library of resources into an interactive community where information is shared and conversation takes place.” He said new software allows people at the national office to easily update their portion of the website. The new format also makes the site easier to manage and navigate, and allows for the creation of discussion forums and blogs to provide for regular interaction with Presbyterians, sessions and presbyteries.
The new website is seen as a key first step in what has become Knight's two-year vision to develop an interactive online community. “I have a dream,” says Knight. “It is to have every congregation connected to the web network using the same kind of content management software so that congregations and presbyteries and the national office can all talk to each other, share news and share resources.”
