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Introduction
The growth of technology have been continuously posing great impact in
many aspects of human life, one of them is in the religious community and
practice. For the last few years, the adoption of information and technology for
communication in church is also growing. More and more people all around the
world are turning to the internet and social media to find personal, social, and
also religious information. The Ecclesiastical institution is devoting more and
more resources to improve their presence on the web [4 referrence].
But the current problems are gathering, recording and storage of data on
the church still done manually by utilizing the resources of different applications
such as paper or a program such as Word and Excel. This weakness resulted in
data storage separated and not centralized and complicate the administration of
the church employees in acquiring and managing information that requires a long
time to present a specific report. This weakness also increases the risk of data
loss, either intentionally or unintentionally.
CONGREGATIONS
that
are
self-propagating,
self-governing,
and
self-
The advent of the computer and the other attendant compliment like
internet has led congregations using computer technologies to enhance and
promote traditional ministries: worship, fellowship, pastoral care, education,
mission and community outreach, evangelism and communications. Its
significant benefits make it fitting for ministry. Pautler (2010) noted that
technology has played a huge part in the spread of Christianity through-out
history. The first pews were introduced to churches in the 13th century. The first
organ was installed in 1361. In 1436, Gutenberg invented the printing press,
revolutionizing the spread of the Bible. Microphones, electricity and speakers
were all introduced in the 18th to 20 th centuries. Only in the last 100 or so years
were radios and TVs invented. John Brust cited by Paulter (2000) said, the
Church needs to keep up with what is going on; the church needs to be as
current as anything else out there; otherwise you will not reach the new
generation. Allen (2008) article title counselor: Digital age poses pastoral
challenges to church says it all. He pointed out that, three different
communication eras now exist in the same church community, posing a myriad of
leadership issues for today's "five-generation" church because of technological
and digital divides. One of the main reasons churches is losing young adults and
youth is because these generations cannot relate to the church. A better way to
change this is the use of information and communication technology. In this day
and age, relationships and communication within those relationships are
changing at a rapidly increasing rate. Therefore, since churches are part of the
information
community, it is necessary to
Pastor of one satellite congregation and one of the member of the Pastors
Council, strongly proposed the development of the said Web Portal.
(training
materials),
vii. Information on matters of doctrine
viii. Information on other denominations and faiths.
ix. Information on matters of faith.
x. Information of locations/vicinity map of congregations
xi. Information of missions and evangelistic outreaches
b. Sign-up feature for new members, classes and programs,
c. Space for prayer requests,
d. Discussion space for study or prayer groups,
e. Discussion space for inquiries and questions (Ask Your Pastor),
f. Podcasts (audio and video)
g. Blogs and forum and,
h. Chat
2. Develop the web portal as designed utilizing the following open source
web technologies:
a. PHP as the web programming language,
b. HTML, CSS and JavaScript for web development and design,
web
browser
9126
functionality,
software
reliability,
quality
standard
usability,
characteristics,
efficiency,
namely:
maintainability
and
portability.
administrator,
the
content
administrator,
the
congregations
representative, who is usually the senior pastor, the congregations member and
the guest/visitor. They must initially log in or provide their log-in credentials,
except the guest/visitor, to gain full or controlled access to LOWCC-Phils Web
Portal.
The website administrator has the highest privilege in maintaining the web
portal. The administrator can access the source code and has the capability to
modify and improve the looks and operations of the LOWCC-Phils Web Portal,
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The system is only capable of adding new users for the congregation
representative level. Generating further system accounts under the higher
administrative levels is not provided for security purposes. By default, LOWCCPHILS Web portal has one website administrator account and one content
administrator account.
Also, in the process of membership, an individual must first seek approval
of their request from their respective congregations and cell groups before
proceeding to the portal.
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Christian Center (LOWCC) - Phils. Inc Web Portal. These are LOWCC
Database information, web development and design, database management
system and content management system.
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revision. The third box contains the Output indicating the developed LOWCCPhils Web Portal. After the development stage, the system underwent preliminary
and final evaluation based on ISO 9126 software quality standard. Results of the
evaluation provided room for technical improvements of Reservio.
The Pastors
This study will benefit the Pastors with updated information, prompt
communication, easy access information, and timely information.
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Congregation-Members
This undertaking is of great significance to the whole community of
LOWCC. They will enjoy continues pastoral care through the web portal and the
relationship of the whole body of believers. Fresh news, and bulletins from other
congregations will no more be a problem.
The Researcher
The researcher benefited from this study as it gave him an in-depth
knowledge on system development and an opportunity to enhance his technical
skills. Finally, this study is the application of the theories she has learned
throughout her stay in the School of Continuing Professional Education of the
University of Makati. It enriched her experience as an instructor/Trainor in the
College of Computer Science.
Future Researchers
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