How Can We Help AllAboutGOD.net Grow?

[Greg, TheNET Coordinator]

I'm interested in finding out what we can do to help TheNET grow faster both in terms of numbers of members and the number of people interacting online at the same time.

On average we see 7 new members every day and about 8 online at once.

Is there something we should change or do that we aren't doing now?

Is there something we are doing that we should stop doing?

New members or visitors, what are your first impressions of TheNET?

[Greg, TheNET Coordinator]

Actually, there is a link to TheNET on the home page of AllAboutGOD.com and a text link to many of our pages.

Perhaps we can make it more prominent on the home page somehow. Right now it is the second big link after Randall Niles on AAG.com

[Bob B]

Yes, I went there before I posted to see if there was a link and did not see it although I looked quickly!
Bob

[Vik]

Hi,
Actually that is how I found AAG! I was researching some things about the bible one day and God directed me to AllAboutGod.com, and from there I found AAG, and I feel so blessed by it.

[Yoel charan]

We can start new page for children.

[Carla]

Love this idea.

[Stew]

Excellent idea! - A children's "new believer" page will have to be attended in much the same way as children's bible study. I caution that a "kid safe" site would really need to be on a different Ning network from AAG.net (this forum) since some of the topic dialogs here are both complex and more adult in topical content. Also as Carla suggested in an earlier post, a "kid friendly" site would have a completely different look and feel. Many years ago I designed children's interactive software (games) and that experience led me to conclude that kids are harsher quality critics that adults. And as we all know they are more tech savvy as well!

[Nienie]

You are so right Stew!definitely harsher critics that adults. We learned to count our words and play safe but kids, oh no they spell it right out. And for sure more tech savvy!
Love the idea though of a site especially for the kids for there are many 'bad' sites out there and no safe place where they can share, seek advice, and felt loved for our kids are a neglected generation where it comes to the gospel.

[Paula]

I just joined and was sent a couple of messages within a few minutes which was sweet. So far my experience has been positive, I need to gain some positive people in my life vs. polluters. Sometimes I know I need to be in a church where I feel more comfortable. Single mothers - single parents are sometimes shunned because of our past and don't have a class that meets our needs.

[Carla]

Hello dear Paula,

Jesus is for everyone! It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from....etc....None of that matters. He loves You! Pray for Him to lead you to a church where He wants you...He will guide you there...I know that in my heart to be true! God Bless you. In HIm~Carla

[Greg, TheNET Coordinator]

Hi Don! Thanks for this suggestion. We do have a chat box on the MAIN page for people to use. It is a 3rd party group chat widget and if people want to have a one-on-one chat with someone, they can click on their icon in the chatbox to so.

I wish Ning had built in IM, but they don't so we have to make do with this for the meantime.

[Tangie]

Well, I have not read all of the responses yet but after reading about half of them, something that I keep seeing is how many people, including myself, claim to have just stumbled upon this site. However, I believe that as seekers -regardless of what level of seeking that is for us individually - we do not stumble. I believe that in our seeking we were led here by God, by the guidance from His Holy Spirit. I am blessed daily as I visit this site and read various comments, messages, conversations, debates, and blogs. I think the motivation behind this site is to share God's love, regardless of our varying backgrounds, individual passions, and even our difference of opinions. Anyone who thinks they already know everything has closed themselves off from learning anything new, including revelation from God. I know what I know today and I am where I am today, but I am open to grow and willing to be molded, shaped, pruned, and purified by my heavenly Father. He is the reason we are here. The only good in any of us is Christ in us, regardless of our denomination or home church. We are one with Him and there is only one Savior, one Spirit, one God amongst the millions and billions of believers and churches and preferences. God works THROUGH people. We who believe in Him and have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior are the ones He will work through to grow this site, to grow fellow believer's as we journey together at various levels of spiritual maturity. The moment the issue becomes about defending our beliefs and demanding conformity to fit our expectations is the moment the focus becomes about our defense and our desires rather than the belief - which is faith. My point to all of my rambling is this......We are here because God led us here, others will come as they are led by God, and the prayers of a righteous man/woman (as we are made righteous in Christ) are effective, so we must pray for growth. God is not a passive God and I do not think He wants us to be passive followers of Christ. As far as growing this site, I think as believers we should ignore the debates about doctrine that are not at all constructive to the goal of growing the site and focus on the suggestions to improve the site by implementing the ideas that are feasible to implement as well as the suggestions to share God's love and our love for one another as members of one family, the family of God, so as to accept, encourage, edify, and lift up one another, thus resulting in the growth of the individuals who are here seeking to experience God's love through unity rather than conformity. We are one body. Lets work together for the greater good of the site and for one another by letting God work through each one of us!

[Greg, TheNET Coordinator]

Amen, Tangie! Thank you for this word of exhortation. You've correctly discerned the purpose of this site: to help new and newly recommitted believers to be discipled and encouraged in their daily walk with Jesus. Let's keep the main thing the main thing: fullfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission (Matthew 22:37-40; 28:18-20).