Chat group response (should be monitored by someone).
Ability to pick up where previous session ended.
Information in small segments, but linked so information flows and is readily accessible
Ability to jump from topic to topic (surfing a site).
Use of graphic images.
Use limited graphics to support textual content
Keep graphics small (thumbnail graphics).
Keep graphics at 256 colors as large graphics files take longer to load.
In written HTML, specify HEIGHT and WIDTH with all graphic images, so text will appear on the screen while images are beeing loaded.
motion
Other attention getters. Let the user click to hear/see audio and video. Don't force the user to click an ALERT screen that he/she does not have the plug and play on his/her computer, and another ALERT on how to download the plug and play
Limit audio and video clips (only on demand, user may not have plug-in)
music (only on demand, user may not have plug-in)
sermons -- audio and video (only on demand, user may not have plug-in)
Offer short clips from sermons will be listened to or viewed more frequently than the whole sermon.
thoughts for the day -- written, audio and video (only on demand, user may not have plug-in). Keep it short. No a whole sermon. 2-3 minutes is enough. People are infocommercial minded and try to work something into a few short moments.
combinations of approaches.
Guestbooks are going out of style. No control over critical comments on subject matter
E-mail newsletters and a e-mail Weekly are in. (Keep it short -- 3 to 5 minutes reading time is max.)