Talk:Network Purpose

The following outline of these guidelines is offered to aid you in fully understanding the terms of participation and membership on these network groups in fulfillment of their purpose. These are permission only groups for a purpose.

1. Announce yourself upon entering the group:
   1. Sharing some information about yourself is encouraged.
   2. Your values, hopes, ideas tells us who you are.
2. DON'Ts! Practices to be avoided on these private Network groups:
   1. Posting diatribes, news items, or dictating or debating dogmas:
      1. Long, dictating or argumentative posts or diatribes about personal doctrinal conclusions, religious philosophies, or learned eschatology and dogmas is often the road to division not the kingdom of God which is built on the righteous service and love for one another, forgiveness and giving.
   2. Information or positions contrary to the teachings expressed in the HHC information.
   3. There are other discussion groups. and on health and general preparing your family
      1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theekklesiachurch/
      2. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/theekklesiahealth/
      3. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theekklesiaprep/
   4. Soliciting, arguing, debating, farming emails or promoting personal beliefs.
      1. Except in the introduction of who you are.
   5. Forwarding news items or stories... to the group if not directly pertinent to the purpose of the group and getting to know you.
   6. There are software limitations built into the system
      1. Minimize the length to each messages to respect others and protect the archives
      2. Trim and condense messages,
      3. no photos or attachments.
      4. Use a URL rather than post long cut and paste
      5. No implicit or cross posting to others outside the group.
      6. Every post to the group should be to that group only
   7. No Abuse of one another is allowed!
3. DO's Everyone must participate at some level.
   1. Every Post should have the expansion or improvement of the network as its purpose.
   2. These groups require some level of participation.
   3. You may not just sit on the "sidelines" indefinitely.
      1. If people just want to maintain some contact but do not want to participate just join the Kingdom Newsletter.
4. Choose a Personal Contact Manager/Minister PCM.
   1. By electing a PCM you will be subscribed to the The Living Network Newsletter.
   2. You may alter that choice of your PCM at anytime through the personal details link in The Living Network Newsletter.
      1. If there is no one in your area, please be patient with your chosen PCM as we work to change that.
      2. If you want the network to grow faster then you have to volunteer to help make that happen.
5. Things to DO
   1. Conversations on the phone and in person are encouraged.
   2. Set up local meetings and meeting through out your area as often as you can.
   3. Establish as many Personal Contact Manager/Minister and their Assistance in your local group as practical.
   4. Form CORE by choosing local Minister.
   5. When traveling outside your area you should make an effort to meet people in other parts of the Living Network.
   6. Projects of charity and mutual care.
6. Things NOT to DO
   1. Do not sit on the groups waiting for someone else to make it all happen
   2. Do not use these groups just to gather people around yourself
   3. Do not farm emails and information
   4. Do not "lurk", participate