Church Websites, Solved: Build (and Fix) Yours Fast with AI
If your church website feels stuck in 2014—or you don’t have one—this webinar series shows how to design, launch, and update a modern site in hours, not months. Host Mark Maestas sits down with Ken Schultz (Pastor, Crosswinds Church, Plainfield IL) to demonstrate how free and low-cost AI tools (Gemini, ChatGPT/GPT-5, Claude, and more) can generate clean HTML/CSS/JS, customize layouts, create responsive pages, and even produce on-brand photos—no coding degree required.
Why this matters now
When guests consider visiting a church, they Google first. A dated or missing website costs you real people. Meanwhile, many churches overspend on hosting or agencies and still wait weeks for simple updates. AI flips that script: you bring the content and direction; the model builds pages and fixes issues on demand. It’s faster, cheaper, and—done wisely—more secure. Most importantly, it lets you steward time and money toward ministry, not maintenance.
What’s inside (by episode)
Episode 1 – Build a Site, Start to Finish: Use Gemini Canvas to prompt a landing page, tweak styles, preview code, and export files. Where to paste HTML inside WordPress/Joomla/Wix or upload as a static page.
Episode 2 – Beginner’s Guide (This One): Step-by-step, no-code walkthrough using Gemini and ChatGPT to generate content and assemble pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Plan content, create a hero/CTA, preview, modify, then save and upload. Quick comparisons help you choose the right tool for your team. Timestamps cover: intro to Gemini, content planning, building, landing page creation, language basics, live preview/editing, exporting, and final takeaways.
Episode 3 – $0 Website Stack: Compare GPT-5, Claude, Moonshot for generating multi-page sites, forms, and simple CMS workflows with predefined prompts—great for tight budgets.
Episode 4 – Real Church Makeovers: Before/after examples (FBC Manito; Three Rivers BA). Fix responsiveness, modernize structure, and generate safe, church-appropriate photos when you can’t show minors.
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