While a few people are still debating the merits and validity of “online church” the wise folks at Monk Development are powering forward with the newest addition in their stockpile of well-designed tools.  Highly regarded for their beautiful, effective and innovative products, like Ekklesia 360,  Monk always delivers.   I myself, have used Ekklesia 360 for my church website and was blissfully happy with it’s UI and simplicity.   Here’s their newest happy client – Denver Seminary.

This week marks the public launch of the Cobblestone Community Network, a powerful (I mean really powerful) new resource for astute churches looking to collect, nourish and empower online communities within their church.   This means, of course, the ability to reach far beyond the actual church walls, since virtually everyone is connected now online.

Cobblestone is customizable & private, thus your church can use the internet to build connections & relationships with a secure, personalizable tool.  The Cobblestone Community Network won’t be limited to churches either, since eventually non-profits, schools, and all organizations will want to enrich their online communities.   And they’ll want to develop ways to organize and strengthen connections so everyone can get the best out of being part of their community.

As powerful web application, Cobblestone automates many of the processes that allow the people in your church to focus on relationships rather than administration.   For example, you can use Cobblestone to connect new members to helpful support & care groups located nearest them.  Or use Cobblestone to manage events on both the church public website and within your community site.  As importantly, you can push events into third-party social media sites such as Facebook.

Learn how Cobblestone can help your church:

• Assist people in finding opportunities to serve
• Connect people in community
• Manage church events
• so much more