The World Wide Web did not even exist until 1992. In 1997, some college students use it as the only source for their research papers. To keep close to the cutting edge of such rapid Web development, CTA is conducting research among young adults as we redesign our Web site.

Recently four college students met with board member Elise O'Connell, Jen McClory our Webmaster, and staffer Don Wedd. They shared their ideas of what they want to see on a Web page. None of the students had heard of us before. It did not even occur to them that progressive church movements existed, and they were pleased to find about about CTA.

Church-related issues for these young people were personal ethics (especially around relationships, sexuality, birth control), women priests and women's issues, gay rights and volunteer opportunties. Wider societal issues were immigration restrictions, NAFTA and job losses (they came from the Rustbelt and this was a hot button issue), and federal cuts to financial aid for college students. High on the list of elements of good design for a Web site was ease of access to the material, avoiding the necessity to scroll on pages. An active web site indicates an active group, they told us. Students who do all their research on the Web want to find primary sources, speeches and talks, rather than secondary reports of those events. They like "fill-in and click" forms for ease of comment and inquiry.

Next step is to locate funding to continue our research and to establish the CTA Web page as an international model for church reform movements.