As the launch date for MinistryHub.com BETA get closer we thought that we would reveal a bit more of what you will experience once inside, with screenshots and descriptions of how we think this site could really change the way you find your creative ideas for your services. This first preview is going to be a brief overview of the site and then in later posts we'll dig in to each section and begin to realize all of the possibilities.
First, why the name MinistryHub?
hub [huhb] noun
a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity
It's this definition where the name MinistryHub.com originated, we want this site to be a gathering place for those serving in ministry, where ideas, advice and insight radiate from one to another.
So how does it work?
In it's simplest form MinistryHub.com consists of 4 key areas:
- The Hub
- The Virtual Brainstorming Area
- The Results
- The Store.
Within the mainframe of these four areas there are a ton of possibilities and features that will be available to you. Over the next few weeks we'll be describing in more detail how you will be able to use MinistryHub.com to the fullest as soon as we BETA launch.
The Hub
As it's name implies this is the center of activity within MinistryHub.com. It's here you will be able to have small talk with those inside, select your topic to brainstorm, join a room already in progress or create a room that works best for you and add it to your topic queue. Go to "My Network" and leave a message for a friend, add them to your buddy list and catch them live when their online, or go to "People Search" and find others who have similar interest or backgrounds. Also within "The Hub" you will also be able to find featured products, community discussions, blogs and articles from real people about the real joy and problems that exist in ministry.
The Virtual Brainstorming Area
Once your topic has been selected and you enter a Virtual Brainstorming Room you will be able to brainstorm with either the team that you have selected or join a public room and begin networking with others in Ministry. This fun and interactive room is just like a live brainstorming session you would have at your home church, except when finished, the ideas you discover leads you to product and you can have a printed list of your ideas as well as a written transcript of all that was said. The brainstorming sessions are split into two parts, first is the discovery of ideas for Specials, Worship, Movie Clips, Media Clips, Drama and then those Out Of The Box ideas, and then next is the "Rand And Pair." Once ideas have bee submitted we want to know if you think they are good, or would you use them in your church and well as if there are any two items that work well with one another. You know a song that sets up a drama or a movie clip that sets up a song. When you feel enough ideas have been captured you can then move on to "The Results."
The Results
"The Results" is the caveat of MinistryHub.com. Once you finish a brainstorming session for your selected topic, you will not only see the brainstorming results that your team has discovered, but also the results for every idea, good and bad, that has been submitted for your selected topic. You see, every idea that has been submitted in a brainstorming sessions has been captured in the MinistryHub.com database and is available to you here in "The Results" for that topic. You will also find other featured product available for your topic, such as artwork and graphics.
The Store
Once you have found the perfect idea for your service, you can then select it in "The Results" and enter the store for that idea. It's here you will be able to find what product are available, such as charts, mp3's, media clips, dvd's and cd's. To help in finding the best product we have partnered with iTunes, Christianbooks.com, Musicnotes.com, Amazon and continue to develop new partnerships to be named later. Your going to like them though... :)
Tell A Friend!
If you are involved in the planning of services at your home church and have friends that are just like you, it's time to begin telling your friends that MinistryHub.com will soon be open. Just select the "Tell A Friend" button and email away! You will also want to sign up for our newsletter and to be part of our BETA launch team. Make sure to check back for our next preview where we will get in detail about all of the possibilities of "The Hub."
The MinistryHub.com Team
