A: At its core, LightsTogether is a social network designed for the church (a broader concept of the Body of Christ). Church and ministry websites are traditionally informational, and at best transactional, but LightsTogether allows churches and ministries to do relationship-oriented and transformational ministry on the web. Churches are communities of real people with real connections and relationships, and LightsTogether represents those connections and relationships in an online context. LightsTogether allows churches and ministries to BE churches on the web (WebChurch).
A: For individuals, YES! If you are a church, a ministry, a university, or a Christian company and want to create your LightsTogether WebMinistry, you will pay a monthly fee or have one of our Ministry Partners/Sponsors sponsor your site. Click here to learn more about Ministry Partners/Sponsors.
A: The easiest way to invite a friend into LightsTogether is to log in and click the “Invite People” link on the top menu.
A: The easiest way to invite a church to be a part of LightsTogether is to log in and click the “Tell a Church” link on the top menu. If you believe the church you want to invite would prefer to have a DEMO before joining, please write an e-mail to support@lightstogether.com requesting a DEMO meeting, and include the following information:
Name of the Church/Ministry:
Location of the Church:
Size of the Church:
Person to Contact:
E-mail:
Website:
Telephone #:
A: Sure. Any Christian organization can participate. Anyone that wants to have a real and community-based presence online can become a part of LightsTogether. Whether you are a church, a missionary family, a house church, a company, a school or university or even a band, you are welcome here!
A: A Group can be a church, a ministry of a church, a band, etc. Such organizations can create LightsTogether Groups to facilitate their ministry purposes online by providing communication mechanisms, media infrastructure and other resources to enhance that ministry’s goals. A Project is an activity within a Group.
A: A WebChurch is your church's presence online. It is an extension of the actual church that connects people to people, to groups and to projects. This is conceptually different than most Church websites, because it is a relational and transformational online community, not a "bulletin board" that only displays outdated information.
A: Individuals can create informal groups, which have some limitations. Churches and ministries can create as many groups as they need.
A: Yes. However, Group and Project administrators/leaders have the power to authorize or not authorize anyone from joining their organization.
A: Yes, just click the “Invite People” link in your Group or Project page.
A: We approach content screening from a Christian World View, which naturally cuts down on these type of social network issues. But it also makes us a target for intermittent content problems that are being addressed as follows:
A: To report abuse or any inappropriate content in the site, write an e-mail to content@lightstogether.com, or if you are logged into LightsTogether, you can click the RED FLAG that appears on the top right corner of every LightsTogether page.
A: Please e-mail support@lightstogether.com and we will be happy to answer any of your questions or concerns.
A: Please e-mail contact@lightstogether.com with the following information and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please include:
Name of the Journalist/Editor:
Company/Organization:
In which magazine/newspaper/blog do you wish to write about LightsTogether?
Phone:
Phone 2:
Comments:
A: You can advertise by becoming a Ministry Partner/Sponsor. Click here to learn more about Ministry Partners/Sponsors.
A: To become a light of LightsTogether, go to www.lightstogether.com and click the “Sign Me Up” link.
A: Yes! It is FREE for individuals.
A: The best way to become a part of LightsTogether is to go to www.lightstogether.com and click the “Sign Up” link for a GROUP.
A: It is FREE for individuals. However, churches, ministries and companies will either have to pay a monthly fee or have one of our Ministry Partners/Sponsors sponsor your site. To learn more about Ministry Partners, Click Here.
A: In this first release, you will need to use LightsTogether’s URL and redirect users to your church’s LightsTogether site, which will look like this: www.lightstogether.com/nameofyourchurch. In a subsequent release, you will be able to use your own URL.
A: Web-hosting and e-mail hosting are two distinct things, although many companies have packages that include both. LightsTogether does not provide e-mail hosting yet, so you will keep your current e-mail hosting service.
A: Yes. People will be able to find your site based on whatever information you mark "public" on your page.
A: To learn more about how LightsTogether deals with inappropriate content, Click Here.
A: LightsTogether can be a great replacement for your current website, or it can be an important component of your current page.
A: Anyone can see your webpage if you allow them to. The amount of information people can see depends upon your privacy settings. They will be able to see any information and/or web-part that you classify as public.
A: Nobody can post information on your website unless the church/ministry administrator allows them to.
A: Please e-mail group@lightstogether.com and we will be happy to answer any of your questions or concerns.
A: A ministry partner/sponsor is an organization that is willing to sponsor a ministry/church’s WebChurch. Sponsors provide value-added content to WebChurches. Churches/ministries that choose to have their site sponsored will select from available Ministry Partners/Sponsors.
A: Anyone who is willing to sponsor a church or ministry and provide value-added content to the Website can become a Ministry Partner/Sponsor. Ministry Partners/Sponsors display banner ads on pages of the churches/ministries they sponsor.
A: If you wish to become a Ministry Partner/Sponsor, please e-mail support@lightstogether.com with the following information and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Name:
Name of the Organization:
Estimated Budget:
Estimated Start Date:
A: Please e-mail sponsor@lightstogether.com and we will be happy to answer any of your questions or concerns.
A: You can report it by flagging that picture/video on its page by clicking the RED FLAG that appears on the top right corner of every LightsTogether page. Our content screeners will get on the issue within 24-48 hours.
A: Please e-mail content@lightstogether.com and we will be happy to answer any of your questions or concerns.
How will LightsTogether confront users who are abusing others?
A: LightsTogether will deal with every abuse issue on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the seriousness of the issue, LightsTogether will take action that may range from alerting and/or blocking the user from the system to reporting the user to the proper authorities.
A: To report abuse or any inappropriate content in the site, write an e-mail to content@lightstogether.com or if you are logged into LightsTogether, you can click the RED FLAG that appears on the top right corner of every LightsTogether page.
A: LightsTogether's content screeners work to maintain a clean and safe online environment. If you report abuse, our content screeners will take action according to LightsTogether's Privacy Policy.
A: Please e-mail security@lightstogether.com and we will be happy to answer any of your questions or concerns.
A: No. LightsTogether respects your privacy. We don't distribute your user information to anyone. (You can read more about this in our Privacy Policy)
A: LightsTogether is committed to protecting your information, and we take it very seriously. We have the highest technology security software and SYS over the network and databases. We work and invest heavily in order to protect the security of your data.
A: To report abuse or any inappropriate content in the site, write an e-mail to security@lightstogether.com, or if you are logged into LightsTogether, you can click the RED FLAG that appears on the top right corner of every LightsTogether page. Rest assured we will get to the problem within 48 hours.
A: To report inappropriate content or information in the site, write an e-mail to content@lightstogether.com, or if you are logged into LightsTogether, you can click the RED FLAG that appears on the top right corner of every LightsTogether page.
A: No. Your password does not get stored in our database (Please refer to our Privacy Policy). We advise you to save your password in a document on your computer for future reference.
A: After five unsuccessful attempts to access your account, your account is locked. To unlock it, contact support@lightstogether.com.
A: LightsTogether user information is secured by member-created passwords. We take precautions to ensure that user information is secured and kept private. We use industry-standard means of protecting our network and database systems from unauthorized access from public and internal use.
A: Use the privacy settings to reflect the degree to which you want to share information. When clicking “EDIT THIS PROFILE”, for all information you input, you can choose “VIEWABLE BY” (the drop-down list on the right side) to specify who can see that specific information. You can establish the settings for each of your items separately. This enables you to easily control if you want your information to be viewable by everyone, by your friends, or by yourself only.