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August 11, 2015
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From the 'Church Finder' to Your Church
Right at this moment, four people are using the 'Church Finder' on crcna.org. And what churches are they looking for? Yours.
January 6, 2015
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Welcome, Staci.
I’m thrilled to welcome Staci DeVries as The Network’s new Community Manager. In this half-time position, Staci is here for YOU - the members of this Network community. Here’s a brief interview with Staci so you can get to know her and her role better.
September 8, 2014
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Subscribe to a Person
Now can 'subscribe' to anyone who posts on The Network.
August 11, 2014
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More Smiling Faces
Now when you visit a section, you'll see photos of the five people who most recently added a comment or a new post.
May 14, 2014
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Have You 'Joined' Any Sections Yet?
Join the topics that interest you. It's a great way to build community and get email alerts of new posts in that section.
April 1, 2014
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(re) Introducing Jolanda
This week we’re glad to welcome Jolanda Howe to a new role with The Network.
February 27, 2014
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A New Network Site
As you may have noticed, things look pretty different around here! Our site upgrade has been months in the making, and we’re thrilled to finally unveil it.
February 4, 2014
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Major Upgrade to The Network Coming Soon
In the next few weeks, we’ll be launching a major upgrade to the Network site (to coincide with our 4th anniversary). After keeping it under wraps, I’m really excited to finally be able to tell you about it.
September 24, 2013
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New Forums - ‘Church Jobs’ and ‘Church Exchange’
We’re excited to announce two new open forums for churches. ‘Church Jobs’ is where you can post an opening for a pastor or other staff position in your church. ‘Church Exchange’ can be used to trade, give away, or sell things your church is no longer using.
May 6, 2013
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More Free Mugs (if you're subscribed)
We’re having fun with these recent giveaways. Better yet, they’re giving that extra little boost for people to add comments, ask questions and connect with others about ministry. So here’s another mug giveaway...
January 17, 2013
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Ministry Q&A - What’s the Potential?
Our "Ministry Q&A" tool has grown to over 1,000 posts covering about 270 different ministry questions. That’s a lot of ministry knowledge being shared.
October 8, 2012
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One Login, Many Sites
I don’t know about you, but I get tired of creating new accounts on various websites - often with different password criteria for each. So as far as CRC-related websites go, we’re trying to make things a little easier.
March 13, 2012
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Webinar Voting = No More Guesswork
In January we launched another way to connect with others about ministry - live webinars! It's off to a great start. But there's one problem...it's really tough deciding what topics to include. So today we're eliminating the guesswork and letting YOU help us decide.
February 14, 2012
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New Comment Guidelines
We've introduced new comment guidelines for The Network. The best thing about our comment guidelines is how seldom we’ve had to enforce them. Members of The Network community tend to be a helpful bunch who come here to equip and encourage each other for ministry, not to pick a fight.
January 16, 2012
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New 'Webinar Wednesdays'
We started this Network website so we could all learn and connect with each other about ministry. Now, we're adding live events! Starting next week, "Webinar Wednesdays" offer a new way to connect in real-time.
May 2, 2011
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Suggest a Blog Topic (ALSO: Guest Bloggers Welcome)
When cruising around The Network, have you ever thought: "They should really blog about...."Well now you can use this handy-dandy form to suggest a blog topic for one of our Network sections. We'll make sure it gets to the right guide for their full consideration.
May 2, 2011
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Apply/Nominate to be a Network guide!
Would you (or someone you know) make a great Network guide?Please let us know!
January 24, 2011
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Say "Welcome" to Jonathan!
It's the 4th Monday of January. What does that mean? It's "Community Manager Appreciation Day", of course!
November 12, 2010
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Profile Progress Meter [Feature]
We've been busy adding new features. Well, more accurately, Chris - our web developer - has been busy adding new features.Maybe you've imagined a team of programmers behind the scenes making this Network website happen. Nope. It's just Chris working one day per week for The Network. But he's getting a lot done in that one day.
October 26, 2010
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Young Leaders Say: "Promote The Network"
At the end of August, a diverse group of 30 young adults gathered to discuss the CRC, its future, and the role of young people in our denomination. You can read more about it in the recent Banner articleConnecting the Church with Young Adults.
September 2, 2010
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Sharing Sidebar [Feature]
Happy day - we finally got our new sharing sidebar live. And just in time for the fall ministry season so you can share Network pages with ministry leaders in your church. It looks like this:
August 9, 2010
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Easier Email Notifications [Feature]
It's now easier to receive email notifications within our discussion forums.When viewing a discussion, you'll see three links in the upper right area to subscribe to the:
April 23, 2010
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Facebook "Like" Button, Top 10 Lists [Feature]
Who said denominations are slow?Well, OK, maybe I've said that once or twice too. But not this time! Just a couple of days after it was announced, we've implemented Facebook's new "Like" button on the Network site. It feels good to be johnny-on-the-spot sometimes!
April 7, 2010
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Follow a User Via Email Alerts [Feature]
Last week we introduced the ability to follow a conversation with email alerts.Today, we've added the ability to get email alerts of all the new postings by a particular user. So you can follow postings by your friends, fellow church members, or another user you've found to be particularly insightful. Or funny. Or profound. Or just plain interesting.