CAUTION: HARD HATS REQUIRED!

As you read this construction is taking place on the Blue Valley Christian Church website.  Heavy machinery may not be involved but there is still ongoing work.  We are upgrading the website to make it a more effective communication and outreach tool.  A considerable amount of thought and planning have gone into the website upgrade and this blog post is an attempt to unveil some of that.  But first an explanation of why this upgrade is needed.

The biggest reason is to make the process of updating the website easier.  Instead of having to know HTML formatting, the new website will allow non technical users the ability to change and add content much more easily.  The second reason is to give us a more flexible and dynamic website that will allow us to change the look and add different types of content and features more easily.  All of this will help us deliver a website that is more engaging, informative, and connecting.

So now that you know why, let me tell you how we are going to do this.  We have identified three phases to the upgrade of our website.  Here is a summary of those phases along with where we are and where there might be opportunities for you to pitch in.

We've Gone Wireless!!

It's true, Blue Valley Christian Church is now offering FREE WiFi service throughout the building! This will give guests and members easy access to the Internet while visiting BVCC.  It's our vision that this could be used to enhance Adult Formation Classes, expand upon the capabilities and uses of handheld devices, and add to our hospitality when we have guests using our building.  The signal strength is strong throughout the main level of the building so it should be very useful to guests and visitors.  For those "techies" out there we are broadcasting 802.11g (2.4 GHz) as well as the older 802.11b so people should have no problem connecting.  We hope that  guests, visitors, and members alike will enjoy this new offering.  So tell all your friends, BVCC is the latest WiFi Hotspot!

Sneak Peek of Projection System

On October 28th we finally got our video projection system installed at Blue Valley Christian Church.  Here are a couple pictures of me testing it out.....

This has been a long road of planning and talking with several audio/video professionals.  Our hope is that the system will enhance our current worship service and help us find new ways of experiencing God.  We plan to unveil the projection system on Sunday, October 24th during our regular morning worship.  

Other upcoming technology projects for BVCC will be a website upgrade, guest Wifi network, and video recording system among others.  I will be posting more information on these projects in the coming weeks.