{"id":466,"date":"2014-09-01T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T08:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2014\/09\/01\/redesigned-adventist-org-set-for-launch-in-october\/"},"modified":"2014-09-01T08:52:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T08:52:01","slug":"redesigned-adventist-org-set-for-launch-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/redesigned-adventist-org-set-for-launch-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Redesigned adventist.org set for launch in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>20 May 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Libna Stevens\/IAD\/ANN\/\u00a0ted<\/em>NEWS]\u00a0<\/span>The redesign of the Seventh-day Adventist world church\u2019s website, adventist.org \u2013 scheduled for launch in October \u2013 will offer major enhancements in style and information architecture, say church Communication leaders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The overhaul of the homepage will also include an improved design framework, creating an opportunity for better integration of the hundreds of websites throughout the world church. Church leaders say the move will deliver stronger and more consistent branding across the denomination, which has a decentralized structure throughout the world.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis will allow the church to define its brand, to clarify its voice and move from a place of multiple different sites to becoming a network of sites,\u201d said Garrett Caldwell, assistant Communication director for public relations at the Adventist world church headquarters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Caldwell and other Communication department leaders from the Adventist Church headquarters announced the website revamp last week at the Global Adventist Internet Network summit, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference brought together 230 participants \u2013 top church administrators and technology and communication professionals \u2013 to network on unified efforts in sharing the gospel in a clearer way around the world via the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new website will be offered in four languages \u2013 English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. The site is a key starting point for journalists, researchers and those seeking a spiritual community, Caldwell said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to take each online visitor through a journey where they can see who we are as Seventh-day Adventists, what we believe, where they can feel our vitality, spirituality, and what moves us to service,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new homepage will have a simple, clear design that will complement its content database and interactive technical features, said Andrew King, the Communication department\u2019s Web manager.
\u201cWe\u2019re not just creating a new website, but a design framework for mobile, desktop and television,\u201d King said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Communication directors from across the church\u2019s division offices agreed that unity and diversity are crucial to achieve successful website integration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Church leaders from regions such as East Asia, Latin America and Africa are eager to integrate their websites with the new platform. Others, many of whom recently revamped their sites, will work toward adapting to the integration.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>South Pacific Division\u2019s Communication Director James Standish is open to seeing what the new website will offer for his territory. \u201cI\u2019m interested in universal excellence while allowing for customized design options,\u201d Standish said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams Costa Jr., the Adventist Church\u2019s Communication director and organizer of the GAIN conference, stressed the importance of a unified digital presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand the diversity around the world, the different tastes, colors, cultures and the need to have something that binds us, but people need to see us as a family and with clear content and visibility,\u201d Costa said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offering greater unity of content and design was a need that prompted Corrado Cozzi, Communication director for the Inter-European Division, based in Berne, Switzerland, to attempt to integrate diverse and multi-language territory websites for branding more than a year ago. Cozzi and a team led by Klaus Popa of the Adventist Media Center in Germany have coordinated efforts with the Adventist world church\u2019s new website project in the integration of microsites.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Following the launch of the new adventist.org in October, Communication leaders will hold a series of meetings to discuss options for integration.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the netAdventist platform for church websites will also be integrated into the new look and framework of the new website, said John Beckett, who oversees the platform as director of the church\u2019s Office of Global Software and Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a Sabbath sermon, Adventist world church President Ted N. C. Wilson addressed meeting participants and local church members at the Ras Al Khaimah Seventh-day Adventist Church, urging them to continue using all means possible to spread the gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cShare God\u2019s love, share the Three Angel\u2019s Message as to how God is preparing people for His soon coming,\u201d Wilson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilson challenged technologists to explore ways to use in a comprehensive integrated media approach to reach the hearts of people through various outreach initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants were also shown the new “Creation: The Earth Is a Witness” film project, which will be completed and distributed worldwide later this year. Wilson appealed to conference participants to collaborate in innovative ways to showcase the film in churches and other venues in every community possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

GAIN\u2019s 2014 meeting is scheduled to be held in India. The forum is held in different world regions each year to give local church administrators and members the opportunity of participating.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three representatives from Trans-European Division (TED) were at the conference: Miroslav Pujic, Communication & Media Director, who had a presentation on Social Media Discipleship, Mirjana Kicusic Social Media Marketing Director, and Sasa Ciric, Web developer.\u00a0 There were also a number of participants were from the British Union, Norwegian Union and the Netherlands Union.<\/span><\/p>\n

To see more photos from GAiN 2013, please click here<\/a>. [ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/div>\n
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