myChristianConnection - Connecting the Body of Christ...One Member at a time

Some exciting changes are going to be happening to myChristianConnection over the next few weeks.  I would like to go ahead and give you a sneak peak on what you might find in the very near future.

• Community Enhancements - We have some MAJOR community news on the way shortly, as a matter of fact there is a chance you will get to see it by the end of the week!!!  We will be making our Community more…connected than ever before, I think you are going to like it!  I think this enhancement is the single biggest improvement, at least it’s what I am looking forward to the most.
• Directory Improvements - We will be updating our Member Directory to the latest software release soon.  With it will come a ton of new features, that I personally am very excited about.  Along with the newer software release we will also be updating the look and feel of the Directory.  In the end I think you will be very excited with what you will see!
• Forum Improvements - We will be updating our Member Forum software as well.  Not only will this make our forums more robust and powerful than ever before, but they will also be integrated better with the rest of the site.  What does that mean?  It should mean tighter integration with your Community Profile, some new features (to be reveled later), as well as some routine maintenance issues.  This is something I have been looking forward to for a long time, it should be exciting!

There are actually several other things that are in the planning stages as well, as those things materialize we will keep you informed.  In addition to the updates mentioned above, there are also several other updates that will be going on behind the scenes, these things will enhance the site, but not all of them right away.  If that sounds vague I am sorry, I don’t really know how else to put it.

So, the question comes, ‘How do all the things we are doing to the site fit in with our Road Map?’  I am glad you asked.  Going back a few posts you will remember that our 3 keys were:

1. We will focus on community, along with community integration into our site.
2. We will focus on building our ‘Core Purposes’, Blogging, Community (You), Insider Interviews, Member Directory, and our Member Forums.
3. We will focus on integration, design, and YOU!

Essentially, the improvements we are planning really hit home on all three key focuses.  We are going to focus on community integrations with the Member Forums (and possibly the Member Directory as well), and new community enhancements that focus on connecting.  Everything we are focusing on and improving is currently listed as a ‘Core Purpose’.  Finally, the reason we are doing it revolves completely around you and giving the user the best possible experience.  We will try to accomplish this through new design and integration that hopefully, will make myChristianConnection easier to use.

One last thing, even with all these new improvements coming down the line, you won’t see any major changes in the next couple days, as I will be out of town.  Once these new updates have been released though, we will be sure to notify you immediately.  As always we look forward to your feedback and comments.