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What is a FirstClass System?
A FirstClass System is a private Collaborative Network, connected to the Internet, that connects all clergy, lay leaders and key laity together. In a Diocese it connects them with the Diocesan Office and with each other. It operates on a simple Server, running the FirstClass Server software, usually sited in a Church Office or a Diocesan Office, connected to the Internet. When clergy or others connect to the Internet from any computer anywhere in the world, they are presented with a Desktop containing icons that relate to different concerns in the Church.
For example, a typical FirstClass Desktop presents to each user the following personal items: Mailbox, Calendar, Contacts, Document Folders, and other personal items. The Desktop also presents common Church or Diocesan items like: Church Information, Church Calendar, Committee Minutes, Notes from the Staff, Topical Conferences, other collaborative Conferences, and Utilities. As well, if the user is a Committee member or a Staff member, there will be private Committee conferences that only Committee members or Staff members can see and use.
The FirstClass System runs on FirstClass Server software, produced by the FirstClass Educational Division of Open Text Corporation, Ontario, Canada. FirstClass is the largest producer of educational communication software in the world.
Church Consulting Inc is a licenced Channel Partern for FirstClass, and has adapted the FirstClass Educational software for the Church. It is perfectly adapted for a Church, a Diocese, a Theological College, Distant Learning, or any Church Group.
"Church Consulting Inc." can help a Church or Diocese with Email Communication and Conferencing.
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Church Consulting Inc. is available as a Consultant to come to your Diocese or Church group to help you plan an integrated communication system. CCI is a Licenced Channel Partner with Open Text Inc, specializing in Religious Groups. |
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A Complete System Made to Order:
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CCI will provide everything including Server hardware, Windows 2000 Pro, FirstClass software (v 9.1), FirstClass Licences, and a completely configured system for your Church, installed and ready to operate, in one week. |
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Then for two more weeks, CCI will travel anywhere in your diocese or area to do Training Workshops for clergy and people. For a Church, the Training Workshops are for only one week, meaning the cost is lower for a Church. |
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All together, we would expect to be at your Church for 2 weeks or in your diocese for 3 weeks to complete the installation and the the Training Workshops. When we leave you will have a complete working FirstClass Email system, configured to your needs, and a committee trained to look after the system and continue the Training. |
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The complete cost is much less than you imagine. Your Church or diocese will definitely save money in annual running costs compared to any other Information System. |
All this includes Training Workshops?
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Absolutely Yes! When you invite Church Consulting Inc to come to your diocese or Church, we will provide Training Workshops for the clergy and people in the use of your FirstClass Diocesan System. For a Church, all Training Workshops are done in the Church building --- for a Diocese we will go to locations around your diocese to provide these Workshops. We will train SubAdministrators on these Training Workshops so that they will be trained to do Workshops after we are gone, and train Staff and ordinary users. CCI will guarantee the whole installation, hardware and software, for One Year.
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If you wish, CCI will connect your FirstClass System to other Church Systems. |
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So far, 13 FirstClass Systems have been installed in the following places: Diocese of Yukon Diocese of The Arctic Diocese of Southern Virginia Docese of Texas Diocese of the Virgin Islands Diocese of Barbados Diocese of San Joaquin Diocese of East Michigan Diocese of Arizona Diocese of British Columbia Diocese of New Westminster Diocese of West Missouri Mission to Seafarers, Vancouver |
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For further information, please do not hesitate to email CCI - Church Consulting Inc. ronb@nwnet.org |
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