iDiscipleship is currently going through a total overhaul. We now
have a business that is partnering with us to create the platform needed. The
new platform will be up and running, according to the web development company,
on October 11th. That is my target date to move everyone over to the
new site.
If you would like to join iDiscipleship, I will be sending out messages
for when the registration is live. I will continue adding names and email
addresses to the list. If you know of anyone that would like to join us, be
sure to have them send me their email address. We do not add anyone
automatically.
For those that are still on iD from last season, we are reading through the book of Acts. We are trying to keep everyone’s statistics from previous years of iD. The new iD will have some new features, and will not have some old features. Some features will continue to be added in the future.
Some of the changes from the old site, new to iDiscipleship 2013:
To the user:
1.
Easier navigation
2.
Small Group “real-time” chat functions
3.
Can choose small groups to join (up to 10)
a.
Consisting of teenagers within same ministry or with everyone on
iD.
b.
Some groups will just be social (school groups, or country groups…)
c.
Join groups with reading plans, if you want to be challenged to
grow more.
4.
Brand new iaskjoey section
5.
Virtual youth pastor – for friends without a youth ministry (or
joining alone)
6.
Cross-ministry small groups. No longer will you just be in one
small group with people within your ministry. You can now join people around
the world studying specific topics/books together.
7.
Open to others – not just MKs! We will still have small groups for
MKs, but we are creating a platform that will handle any size ministry,
anywhere in the world. Every small group will be customizable (we can create
any kind of small group we would like). I would love to see youth groups
joining us from all over the States. They would be a part of discipleship with
teenagers all over the world, breaking down some global barriers between
missions and discipleship.
To the Ministry Directors, pastors, Royal Ranger leaders,
missionaries:
The new iDiscipleship will work for almost any kind of
discipleship groups. As a leader, here are some of the new functions that would
work for your ministry:
1.
Customizable small groups (want to create a group to read the
bible through in a year? You can. Want to create a group of mothers of
preschoolers? You can. Want to create multiple groups of men going through
devotionals? You can.) It is fully customizable to suit your ministry. The cool
thing is, when you create a small group, it can be open to anyone in the world
meeting the criteria you set, or it can just be for the specific people that
you want. You can literally do discipleship with hundreds of people anywhere in
the world, or just with your little group. Whatever you want.
2.
Customizable reading plans, any length, any amounts. Various
discipleship courses will be offered throughout, studying a variety of things,
from specific books of the Bible, to extra-Biblical books. As a leader you can
create your own discipleship plan, or you can join others that have created
plans.
3.
Uploadable video function
4.
Uploadable pdf function
5.
Leaders can create small groups
6.
Can create short-term discussion groups around topics, events,
locations, and passions.
7.
Can have a totally independent group
