The community covenant
Every member agrees to this before the doors open. It is four promises about how we treat each other, not a statement of belief. The room is open to anyone serving a Christian ministry, whatever their tradition.
What I agree to
Honesty in what I share
The numbers I put in are the numbers I have. If a system disappointed us, I say so plainly rather than protecting a vendor relationship or my own decision. A directory of tactful half-truths would be worse than no directory.
Generosity with what I know
What my ministry learned the hard way, I pass on. Somebody spent months and money finding it out, and the Kingdom is not a competition. What cost us a year can save the next ministry a quarter.
Confidentiality with what is entrusted
What I read here stays here. Pricing, contracts, staffing troubles and the things people admit about their own systems do not leave with me. Not to a vendor, not to a conference stage, not to a colleague who is not a member.
No prospecting
I will not pitch in the community, use the directory as a lead list, or take a commission for a referral. Answering a question because I know the answer is the point; answering it to open a sales conversation is not. If my commercial position changes, I will say so before I post again.
A note from Marc
I run IronSharp Technologies, a consultancy for ministry IT. Some of you will end up as clients, and that's part of how this community stays free. So here's the line I hold myself to: I do sell, just not in here. Nothing anyone shares in this community decides who I approach, and I don't pitch inside it.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.Proverbs 27:17
The next step
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