Social Tools

 

Blogs

  • Blogs (Web logs) are available for admin-level administrators
  • Commenting can occur by members who have logged into the system

Chat

  • Your community members can now chat in real-time with each other using chat rooms on your very own site.
  • You control chat approval right from the Site Manager.

Discussion Forums

  • Allow registered visitors to discuss relevant topics in many forums related to your church.
  • Moderate discussions from the Site Manager.

RSS Feed

  • The RSS Feed provides a list of all updates to your website for the past 15 days.
  • Read the feed using any portable device that supports RSS.

Member Businesses

  • Make it easy for members to do business with other church members.
  • Many people don't even realize that someone in their congregation may operate or work at a business from which they could use service.

Member Classifieds

  • Allow members to reach other members in the church with special information.
  • Classifieds are a great way for church members to share opportunities with other church members.

Member Directory

  • Allow your members to get familiar with other church members.
  • Members can include short bios and photos.
  • Approve members for access to secure areas of your website, and allow them to post classifieds, business listings and join in on discussions.
  • Attach a sub-directory of any group of members to any page of your website.

Ice-Breakers

  • Create and post questions for site members to answer online, and gain valuable, interesting, and fun perspectives from your online members.
  • Post members' answers to questions, and help website visitors get to know your site members and your church.

Ministries

  • Keep visitors informed of ministries and where volunteer needs and opportunities exist.
  • Manage ministry information easily with the Site Manager.

Advanced Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

  • Accept prayer requests from your site visitors.
  • Easily manage and reply to prayer requests using the Site Manager.
  • Allow approved praise reports and answered prayers to be posted on your website.

Small Groups

  • Let visitors learn about your small groups, if you have them.
  • Display small groups meeting locations on an interactive map and provide driving directions.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Answer the most common questions visitors are always asking.
  • Add new questions about your church, as they become relevant.

Quick Surveys

  • Measure your visitors' thoughts using simple, one-question surveys.
  • Attach quick surveys to any page from the Site Manager.

Detailed Surveys

  • Keep your finger on the pulse of your visitors with easy, multiple question web surveys.
  • Go in-depth in asking and collecting answers for questions on various topics you create.

Bookmarks

  • Lead visitors in the right direction with your favorite bookmarks, or links.
  • Include bookmarks to outside websites of any kind, and categorize bookmarks for easy finding.

eCards

  • Easily create and send invites and greetings and make them available for your site visitors to send to each other.
  • Categorize your eCards and offer a variety of helpful, fun, and interesting greetings.
  • Personalize your eCards with a special note and image of your choice.

Live Weather

  • Now your site visitors can get a weather update at your church location.
  • Control whether to display this feature from the Site Manager.

Custom Forms

  • Create your own forms to meet your needs.
  • Email the collected form data to others, and also store it in a database for future viewing.