lbradley
Tue., Sep. 27, 2005, 12:40 pm
Currently, there are 3 of us on the web team at my church:
1. Our business manager who acts as liason to the staff, sets-up and runs the web meetings, and oversees that the project is getting done.
2. A volunteer programmer who is developing the backend of the website (I think people are calling it a Content Management System), and
3. Me - A used-to-be administrative staff member who has recently moved out of state and is now working from a distance on just about everything else: content, structure, design, coding.
I spent 2 years while on staff trying to get permission to work on the website, joined 3 different web teams that were suppossed to get something accomplished, but never did, and finally it is my turn to work on it. I am ecstatic! :D I am actually finding that too many cooks spoil the pot. Get a few people who know what they are doing (at least mostly) and ask for feedback, but don't ask for too many opinions while developing something. Everyone has a different idea.
Also, for a team, a designated leader is essential, along with clear roles and timelines. It's difficult when you work with volunteers because it is not their first priority. But if you can find commited ones, it's wonderful to be able to pool people and resources in the church to accomplish something.
1. Our business manager who acts as liason to the staff, sets-up and runs the web meetings, and oversees that the project is getting done.
2. A volunteer programmer who is developing the backend of the website (I think people are calling it a Content Management System), and
3. Me - A used-to-be administrative staff member who has recently moved out of state and is now working from a distance on just about everything else: content, structure, design, coding.
I spent 2 years while on staff trying to get permission to work on the website, joined 3 different web teams that were suppossed to get something accomplished, but never did, and finally it is my turn to work on it. I am ecstatic! :D I am actually finding that too many cooks spoil the pot. Get a few people who know what they are doing (at least mostly) and ask for feedback, but don't ask for too many opinions while developing something. Everyone has a different idea.
Also, for a team, a designated leader is essential, along with clear roles and timelines. It's difficult when you work with volunteers because it is not their first priority. But if you can find commited ones, it's wonderful to be able to pool people and resources in the church to accomplish something.