Getting Started
The TBCS Community is a feature packed social networking website. Our goal is to provide our members with features found on major social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace so that they may more effectively share their faith with others on the Web.
Review some of the major features below to help you “Get Started”. It’s FREE to sign up, so become a member TODAY, and share in the TBCS Experience!
Review some of the major features below to help you “Get Started”. It’s FREE to sign up, so become a member TODAY, and share in the TBCS Experience!
Dashboard
The dashboard puts you at the helm of your Community page. You can access just about any page in the Community from your dashboard.
Members Profiles
The member profile is you personal page on our social network, and contains all the information you’ll want to share with your friends in the Community.
Activity Feed
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The activity feed keeps you up-to-date with what your friends are doing, and works similarly to Facebook’s News Feed.
Events
Post Christian events for FREE on our National Events Calendar and keep track of all the events you plan on attending.
Church Directory
Create a FREE church listing in our National Church Directory. The Directory hosts a broad range of features from church profiles (bio), photo and document uploads, news, reviews and much more. You can enter a new church or follow and claim an existing one.
Blogs
Share your thoughts and insights by writing blogs to share with the Community.
Photos
Upload photos to a public gallery or to your own set of photo albums. You decide the privacy level of who can view your photos online.
Forum
The forum is where you can share your thoughts on important or select topics and receive threaded feedback from other members.
Polls
Create polls for the entire Community or for a few of your select friends.
Shoutbox
There are times when you may want to share something quickly with the Community…The TBCS Shoutbox gives you that opportunity.
Bulletins
Bulletins are notes shared between you and you friends to keep them up-to-date with what is going on with you.
Friends
Allows you to “friend” other members you may or may not know allowing for a true social network.
Mail
Keep in touch with you friends and other members on a more personal level. Messages go directly to the recipient.
Groups
Create public or private groups that create a community within the TBCS Community. Start Christian book club, a “First Ladies” group, a deacon’s club...The list goes on…
Videos
Upload videos direct from your computer or quickly share videos from sites like YouTube, MySpace, Break or MetaCafe.
Quizzes
Allows you the ability to create tests for other members or just your friends.
Music
Music ministers, choir directors and musicians can upload their music and create albums, providing a showcase for their songs. Community members can listen to these songs/albums and add them to their own profiles.
Marketplace
Create a listing in our Marketplace to sell, donate or give away items.
Live Chat (Video Enabled)
Chat live with other members individually, or as a group in our video-enabled chat room. Enter an existing chat room or create your own private room. The chat room is where we host our “Prayer Power” session every other Monday.
Instant Messenger
Our instant messenger is located in the bottom right-hand corner of the Community screen, and provides the ability to instantly chat with friends when you’re both online.
Emoticons
Use emoticons throughout the site to express how you feel. We support common emoticon expressions used over the web.
Announcements
We keep you current on important information via the announcements on your dashboard or by visiting the announcement section in the Community.
Account & Privacy Management
Privacy and account settings are grouped in a convenient location and can be easily updated whenever you require a change.
Favorites
Keep track of content you like on the site by easily adding items to your favorites list for easy access. You can even share them with the public.
Gifts
Send other members virtual gifts based on the number of credits you have available.
E-Cards
Send other members e-Cards based on the number of credits they have available. e-Cards can be sent to friends within the Community or via e-mail to anyone outside of the TBCS Community.
YouTube
View the latest faith-based videos on YouTube right from within the Community by viewing the video feed on your dashboard, or by going to the YouTube area and searching videos.
Invite
The Invite friends feature makes easy for members to invite their others to come and enjoy this great Community.
RSS & Social Sharing
Sharing information with others is vital in today’s society, and we provide RSS and social sharing so that you can spread TBCS’s content across many other sites.
And More...
The TBCS Community offers many more great features than covered in the &Getting Started" section...Please…JOIN, LOGIN & EXPLORE!!!
