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I looked at it, I could imagine being interested in such a site, but I was not able to see anything I couldn't find by Yelp or Google. Some questions I might b

I looked at it, I could imagine being interested in such a site, but I was not able to see anything I couldn't find by Yelp or Google. Some questions I might be interested in finding answers to: * Does this church have large number of single people in their twenties and thirties? * How intellectual are the sermons? * What, overall, are the priorities and personalities of the people who attend there? * What does the church think about [women pastors|gay marriage|etc.,etc.]? Does everyone there agree? I would suggest looking at OKCupid for ideas. OKC, as with all online dating, has its faults -- but it is good at figuring out what you are looking for and then showing it to you. Such a model might work here, as most churches don't share a dater's desire to be selective.

seancoughlin 14y ago
this is great feedback. right now, as churches join, we're collecting a version of every data point you mention. soon, search will begin evolving into more of a personality based matching service.
callmeed 14y ago
This is by far the best feedback, and I would add the following questions (as a parent): * Does the church provide childcare/nursery services? * If so, which services times do/don't have it? * Link to financial information or simple budget breakdown [1] (Making financial information easily accessible is important IMO) * What mission and community projects/services does the church support and in what amounts? [1] Examples: http://www.thevillagechurch.net/flower-mound/about-us/who-we-are/finances/ http://www.thevillagechurch.net/flower-mound/about-us/who-we... http://www.aldersgateumc.org/Resources/2011ChurchBudget/tabid/283/Default.aspx http://www.aldersgateumc.org/Resources/2011ChurchBudget/tabi...