The navigation is the main menu that links to subpages, sermons, events, etc. It should give visitors a clear path into your site from the homepage. Keep the navigation items simple and easy to find what web visitiros are looking for.

Use your sitemap to determine the structure of the navigation. The navigation commonly includes parent(main navigation), and child(sub navigation) items. Here are some best practices for child navigation items.

A general guideline is that if a link opens to a page on your site it should open in the same window.  If you create a link that opens to an outside site, such as a link to a third party online giving service, that link should open in a new window.