From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Mon Dec  3 16:51:31 2007
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:51:31 -0600
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 2, Issue 49
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20712031651s4e0ffe6cu18bd57113ebd5d7e@mail.gmail.com>

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      Volume II, Issue 49?Monday, December 3, 2007   [image: WEEKLY POLL]

      Each week a poll is posted on the *net*Adventist website. Respond by
clicking on the poll graphic below?which doesn't necessarily represent the
current poll ?then looking for "Local Poll" in the left-hand menu
bar.Yourfeedback is important to us. We appreciate you taking the time
to
participate in our weekly polls. *This week's poll question is "Do you have
a Pathfinder page on your Web site?"*

In the results from last week's poll, 47% of respondents said they are using
Google Analytics to track Web traffic on their site, while 53% of
respondents said they are not.
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*Creating a Web page for your Pathfinder Club*

When people are searching for a church to attend, they will often look at
what programs your church offers for kids. Pathfinders is one of our
church's most effective outreach programs for children. Your church can't
afford to not highlight your Pathfinder Club on its Web site.

On your Pathfinder page you will want to start by explaining what
Pathfinders is, for those who aren't familiar with it. See the example
below:

   Do you enjoy camping? Biking? Canoeing? Learning new skills? Are you
   an active young Christian who loves Jesus and wants to spend time with other
   young Christians? Then join Pathfinders. Pathfinders is part of a
   world-wide, scout-like organization sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist
   Church. Kids in grades 1-4 (Adventurers) and grades 5-10 (Pathfinders) are
   welcome to join our local club.

Next, you will want to list contact information, weekly meeting times and
other events, staff names, and resources such as the Pathfinder Law and
Pledge<http://www.pathfindersonline.org/html/leadershipresources/about/about_pledge_law.htm>,
Pathfinder Song<http://www.pathfindersonline.org/html/leadershipresources/about/about_pathfinder_song.htm>,
honor requirements, or other classwork.

You can also create photo albums?showcasing what your club has accomplished.
On your Pathfinder page you may also want to put forms for parents to
download or fill in online, such as a permission form.

You can also create links to your local conference Pathfinder page or even
the Pathfinder 2009 Camporee <http://www.camporee.org/> site, as well
as Pathfinders
Online <http://www.pathfindersonline.org/> (sponsored by the North American
Division).

Don't hesitate to showcase all your club is doing! And be sure to tell
parents about your Pathfinder page?it can become a very important resource
to them when they can't find that permission slip you sent home.

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

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*Adding eAdventist Search to your site*

eAdventist is the software the World Church uses to manage its member
database. You can create an eAdventist Search on your site that allows
visitors to look for Adventist organizations such as churches, schools,
hospitals, conferences, Adventist Book Centers, etc? They can even search by
pastors names.

eAdventist Search can be incorporated into your site by using the IFRAME
tag. This tag is supported by all current browsers. With it, you can fully
customize how you want the search to display on your site (just add
parameters to the end of the URL) and set the width and height (displays
best at 600 x 800). Click here for more
information.<http://www.eadventist.net/search/howto.asp>

IFRAME example:

<iframe src="http://www.eadventist.net/search/iframe.asp></iframe>

Just copy and paste the above code into your Source box in Static Content.
This code will give you their basic search functionality. To customize the
search display or add other search parameters, click
here.<http://www.eadventist.net/search/howto.asp>

Listed below are some examples of how Web sites are using eAdventist Search
on their sites.

   - Northern California Conference<http://ncc.adventist.org/article.php?id=6>
   - Florida Conference <http://www.floridaconference.com/churches/>
   - North American Division<http://www.nadadventist.org/article.php?id=55>
   - PlusLine <http://www.plusline.org/churches.php>

  *Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or
articles you'd like to see.*

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     *What ways are available to get help with my netAdventist Web site?*

 1) In your Dashboard, click the Help button at the top right. The first tab
here, Online Manual, will give you access to the online manual, a scrolling
index of help topics, and a direct link to the *net*Adventist Help Web
site<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
The other tabs give you access to instant chat help, email help, and phone
numbers to our phone support system.

2) Visit *net*Adventist's Help site <http://help.netadventist.org/>. You'll
have access to our current FAQ list, our online manual, phone support, and a
number of video tutorials, as well as the online manual in Spanish.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
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From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Tue Dec 11 21:27:30 2007
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:27:30 -0600
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 2, Issue 50
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20712112127t77fc3508je42143888a9d3f3e@mail.gmail.com>

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      Volume II, Issue 50?Monday, December 10, 2007   [image: WEEKLY POLL]

      Each week a poll is posted on the *net*Adventist website. Respond by
clicking on the poll graphic below?which doesn't necessarily represent the
current poll ?then looking for "Local Poll" in the left-hand menu
bar.Yourfeedback is important to us. We appreciate you taking the time
to
participate in our weekly polls. *This week's poll question is "Do you use
eAdventist's search on your site?"*

In the results from last week's poll, 29% of respondents said they have a
children's privacy statement on their site, while 71% of respondents said
they did not.
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*News & Web Site Photo Permissions*

*Adapted from an article on Plusline.org by Gerry Chudleigh and Kermit
Netteburg.*

Sooner or later everyone who produces a church newsletter or Web site
wonders, "Is it OK to include a photo without permission? Will the people in
the picture sue me when they see their faces on the Internet or on the cover
of the union paper or church newsletter?"

In fact, the rules for the use of news photos are quite clear, and they are
much less restrictive than many people think. These rules are based on the
constitutional protection of a free and independent press and upon
long-established privacy guidelines.

Like all news media, church newsletters and newsmagazines are not required
to ask permission from any of the people who appear in news pictures or
stories. Getting permission would often destroy the integrity of the news
and would make the production and delivery impossibly slow. A "free and
independent press" would become meaningless. Church news media generally
print any news-related photos without permission unless doing so would
violate one of the four rules that guide all responsible journalists:

*1. Do not intrude into anyone's solitude, seclusion or private property
without permission.* This rule prohibits photos taken without permission in
any place a person might reasonably expect privacy. So taking pictures of
boys brushing their teeth in a community bathroom might stretch that limit.
But pictures in public places at a youth camp, school, church, constituency
meeting or camp meeting are not an invasion of privacy.

*2. Do not publish (whether by photos or stories) private information
without permission.* So when publishing a story about a church-sponsored
home for pregnant teen-age girls, make sure none of the girls are
recognizable in the photos. And don't publish their first and last names.
The fact that these particular girls are pregnant is private information.

*3. Do not print any photo or story that presents the subject in a false
light.*

*4. Do not appropriate any photo of any person for any commercial use (such
as advertisements, or even for illustrations months after the news event)
without permission.* For example, if you take a photo of a child's smiling
face at the camp swimming pool in July, you might put that photo on the
cover of the church newsletter, or even the local newspaper, in August or
September--if it is related to a news story inside. But if you produce a
brochure entitled, &ldquoYour Friends the Adventists," do not use that photo
on the cover, or even inside, without permission. That would be a commercial
use, even if you give all the brochures away for free.

*But the commercial use principle is modified by two things.* First,
assuming that the photo is from a newsworthy event (broadly defined) at a
public place, if the individual is not highlighted, but is incidentally
visible among a large group of people, it is permissible to use the photo. A
group of six or eight people is getting toward large. A group of 25
listening to a camp council message is clearly &ldquolarge." Second, the
commercial use principle is modified by not being able to identify the
person. So a back shot, or a portion of a person's body, would not
necessarily be an invasion of privacy.

*5. In addition, unlike the public media, church papers generally follow the
rule of not publishing photos or stories that present people in a negative
light, even if the facts warrant such coverage.*

Because parents and their children usually enjoy seeing their faces in
print, most schools and summer camps incorporate a photo release in the
enrollment application, and most people sign it. This is not necessary for
news photos, but by signing the statement the student, camper or parent
agrees that the child's photo may be used for broader publicity purposes,
including brochures, slide shows, Web sites, etc. This also gives the parent
an opportunity to NOT grant such permission in case they do not want the
child's location known for some reason.

The five rules listed above apply to Web sites as well as print media. Most
church Web sites include design elements and content. The content, which
often includes news, changes frequently, but the design elements are
permanent (until a redesign). If you incorporate the photo of any person
into the design?for example in an upper corner in conjunction with a
logo?you are probably using that person as a model and you must have a
release. But news photos that appear with news stories; for example, photos
from the most recent youth ski trip, you can put there without getting model
releases.

On Web sites, the context of the photo is important. If the photo
accompanies a news story, the photo is OK without permission. But if the
photo is used to promote the purchase of supplies for Vacation Bible School,
then the person is being used as a model and must be asked for permission.

All this assumes, of course, that you have permission from the photographer
or other owner of the image to use the photo itself. If photographer Jones
takes a picture of a child at a school fair, that image belongs to Jones and
is automatically protected by copyright laws. If he submits the photo with a
news story you can publish it on a Web site and in print. But if anyone else
wishes to use that photo, in print or on a Web site, they must obtain
permission from Jones.

*In next week's newsletter, we'll talk about whether you need photo
permissions to put photos of minor children on your site, such as for
Pathfinder or school events.*

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

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*Links to Online Bible Reading Plans*

Although it may seem that the discipline of reading the Bible through in one
year seems to have gone the way of Wednesday night prayer meeting
attendance, most of us still think it is a good idea. Encourage your members
or students to read the Bible through in a year by offering links to these
Bible reading plans on your Web site.

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   Daily Bible Reading
Plans<http://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/reading_plans/>
    <http://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/reading_plans/>
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   BiblePlans.com <http://www.bibleplans.com/>
    <http://www.bibleplans.com/>
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   52 Week Bible Reading Plan<http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html>

 <http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html>
<http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html>

*Feel free to * <http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html>*send
us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>other resources or articles you'd like to
see.
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     *Is there a way to view back issues of the netAdventist News & Notes
newsletter?*

 You can view all back issues of this newsletter on *net*Adventist's Web
site at www.netadventist.org or go directly to the archives now by clicking
here<http://www.netadventist.org/index.php?option=com_na_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=63>.
The issues are listed in order from oldest to newest by date and the topics
addressed in each issue are listed.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
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From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Mon Dec 31 09:34:31 2007
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:34:31 -0600
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 2, Issue 52
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20712310934r41087adfy64404ad62d06e17a@mail.gmail.com>

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      Volume II, Issue 52?Monday, December 31, 2007

*Happy New Year!*
  [image: WEEKLY POLL]

      Each week a poll is posted on the *net*Adventist website. Respond by
clicking on the poll graphic below?which doesn't necessarily represent the
current poll ?then looking for "Local Poll" in the left-hand menu
bar.Yourfeedback is important to us. We appreciate you taking the time
to
participate in our weekly polls. *This week's poll question is "Are you
already using videos or planning to use them on your Web site?"*

In the results from last week's poll, 100% of respondents said they usually
try to get permission before putting pictures of minor children on their
site.
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*Empower Your Web Site in 2008*

With a fresh, new year before us, now is the time to commit to making your
Web site the best it can be. Empower your Web site and it will empower your
ministry! Here are three things you can do this year to make sure your Web
site an effective tool for ministry.

*1) Get your leadership to commit to promoting your Web site.* If your
leadership doesn't embrace your Web presence as a viable form of ministry,
it will grow stale and fizzle out. Get them excited and show them the
limitless potential of a good Web site. Then encourage everyone within your
organization to tell people about it. You may even consider giving everyone
web site cards (something similar to a business card) that they can hand out
to people they come in contact with.

*2) Commit to keeping your Web site content fresh.* Stale pages communicate
a negative message and tell others you aren't a professional organization.
It also says "we don't care."

*3) Commit to making your Web site a magnet for Christ.* Your site should
draw people in to inform them about who you are, what you belief, and what
you have to offer. Don't be afraid to share stories about faith, feature
photos, and provide information about your ministry's outreach. Take
advantage of technology and post web videos or audio files on your site.
Share your calendar of events. Offer bios about your staff with ways to
contact them. Be accessible and friendly. Remember you are a representative
of Christ. Jesus welcomed everyone with open arms?and so should your site.

While our most effective witness is still through personal interactions with
others, the Internet provides a great platform for sharing God's message of
hope! Recently a family visited our church and they told us it was because
of our church website that they decided to attend our services. A well
executed website is a 24/7 advertisement for your church, school,
conference, or ministry that can pay eternal dividends.

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

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*Web Casting: Using Video to Share Christ*

Lately there has been a surge of interest in videos on the Web. Your site
can use this medium to share Christ with others and attract people to your
organization. Our newsletter archives contain many valuable articles on how
to do it. Click
here<http://www.netadventist.org/index.php?option=com_na_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=63>to
read them.

To help you get started, you may find it helpful to see what other
organizations are doing with online video. For example, the Columbia Union
communication office regularly posts news videos about things happening
around their union. It has become an effective way to show how God is using
people in their own backyard.

Listed below are some examples of Web sites who are using video to share
Christ.
 Columbia Union <http://www.columbiaunion.org/>
Praise Vision <http://www.praizevision.com/>
Spirit Flash <http://www.spiritflash.org/>
Every Student <http://www.everystudent.com/videoroom.php>

*Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or articles
you'd like to see.*

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     *I want to put videos on my site. What equipment do I need to get
started?*

 Due to the technology available today, it is rather inexpensive and easy to
create videos to put on your Web site. Here is a basic list of equipment you
will need:

   1. Video camera

   2. Microphone

   3. Microphone cables

   4. Computer

   5. Video editing software

 For more on available free editing software and formatting your video for
Web viewing, click
here.<http://www.netadventist.org/index.php?option=com_na_content&task=view&id=148>

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
To submit a change of email address for your own subscription to the
newsletter, click here <newsletter-owner at netadventist.org>. *
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