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Ok, so for the past few weeks we have been doing some "controlled growth" within the site by giving access to only those armed with the much coveted BETA CODE, in order to confirm that everything was going to act the way that it was supposed to. We're now a few weeks later and I'm proud to say, that so far, we have received the big THUMBS UP from our programming team to move on to the next step! This is not to say that we didn't run across a few snags here and there, and believe it or not there were actually a couple of things that we hadn't even thought about, after all we're only human, but in saying that the basic structure of the site, The Hub, The Virtual Brainstorming Areas, The Results and The Store, are up and fully functional.
So in order to take it to the next level, we have fully removed the BETA CODE barrier needed to access the site. From this day forward anyone who comes to MinistryHub.com can create an account, enter the site, and begin to take their life back from google. (You know what I mean. :) Another one of the changes that we've made is that we want everyone to have plenty of time to evaluate and begin to use the tools we've created to locate service ideas for their services, so we have now extended the FREE Trial to 30 Days, or if your like most in ministry you think of your weeks as Sundays, so 4 free Sundays to try MinistryHub.com out to the fullest. Brainstorm with your team, create an online creative team, and fully begin to use the ease of the Open Idea Room to gather as many ideas as possible for your next service.
You will also want to check back here over the next few weeks as we continue to add more functionality to the site and share more great news about product partnerships that are in the works. (Pretty exciting stuff!!)
For now here are a few of the things we have worked on:
- FREE Trial is now 30 DAYS!
- Creation of World Wide Accounts (We've had people, and actually been surprised by the amount of people, from all over the world that are excited to give MinistryHub.com a try.)
- Further refined the iTunes database that feeds the Specials Tab in the Virtual Brainstorming Rooms.
- The Worship Tab in the Virtual Brainstorming Rooms is now powered by PraiseCharts.com!
- Other various bug fixes that have popped up here and there.
Things To Look For:
- Tutorial video showing how to fully use all of the features found within the site.
- The creation of Virtual Members that will participate and make suggestions in all Brainstorming meetings, aiding to seed group meetings and also allow you to brainstorm alone if you wish.
- Opening MinistryHub.com publishing giving you greater access to even more product, such as graphics, drama's and music charts, for each idea possible.
Once again we're excited about all that's happening here at MinistryHub.com, but we also want to know what you think, so make sure to go to the BETA Forum and share your thoughts!
The MinistryHub.com Team.
Ok, so I know it's been a while since the last post, but WOW a lot has happened. First of all, what a great time we had at the Saddleback Worship Conference. Thank you to all who dropped by the MinistryHub.com booth and participated in our little giveaways. While at the conference we had two contests to give away a couple of iPods as well as handing out our first batch of "Gimmee a hub!" t-shirts. So congratulations to Kim Hewitt of Caledonia, Michigan and Matthew Whelchel of Plancentia, California for participating and we hope you enjoy your new iPods!
So what else has happened? How about we are FINALLY open for business that's 
what! That's right, on June 26th we pushed our first public release to our production servers and FINALLY opened the doors to our BETA release. Shortly thereafter we sent out our first batch of invites from those who had been on the waiting list, as well as extend an invitation to those who came to the Saddleback Worship conference, for a chance to kick the tires within the site. So to all the BETA users of MinistryHub.com we say welcome and we hope that you begin to utilize the site in your search for service ideas and begin to "Take back your week!"
Make sure to check back here to see the latest news and updates to the site.
The MinistryHub.com Team
