So how do you use this thing? I know if you’ve jumped in to look at it, it
can be pretty daunting. 6,000+ videos,
including kids content, so where do you begin?
First, you got to go get the thing!
Then, get in there and play around a little - at no point will RightNow ever ask you for a credit card or any kind of payment, so jump in there. You can do this on your computer, phone, or if you have a Roku stick or apple tv, you can watch it on your bigger screen. If you are technically challenged, we have our own tech support folks at MPCC (translation - eager to serve teenagers) who will help you!
There is a little spy glass looking thing up in the right
hand corner that will let you search on various topics, authors, or titles –
and is it ever thorough! So, for
example, you like geography and history, and you want to learn more about the
area of the New Testament church – you could type in a search on “geography”. Or maybe you know that Ray VanderLaan has a
lot of good geo-historical material, so you search on his name. Or maybe you know the title of such a study. It’s a lot like using the card catalog in a
library, because, well, that’s what it is.
Maybe you need some help in a sin area like pornography, or
drug or alcohol abuse, or anger, or pride – these are all topical searches you
can do. Maybe your marriage needs some
help. The system is anonymous on purpose
– no one knows what anyone else is viewing or searching on (with the exception
of targeted training posts that we send you).
RightNow is also an outreach – you can add anyone you want
to without raising the cost to the church.
Our hope is that you use this as a missional tool with friends and
family. So maybe you are in a
conversation with someone about one of the video series that has helped
you. They say they would like something
like that. You can give it to them right
on the spot. It is a pretty awesome way
to engage others without feeling like you need to have all the answers.
Finally, it is our hope that our small group leaders will
use this tool to pull their curriculum from.
A couple reasons – first, it is paid for in full, so there would be no
additional expense in bringing new folks in.
Second, if you are in a group, you know how the time flies by, you have
more questions, you’d like to view a part of the video again, etc. By being in a group that uses RightNow Media
for curriculum, you will be able to go back and review what you needed to. And if you miss a session, you won’t have to
chase dvd’s around, you can view it when you can.
If you haven’t jumped in yet, I encourage you to follow the
following link, take advantage of this, and change your viewing habits. What you put in your head is not neutral –
put good stuff in, and you will bear good fruit!
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