This is to let you know that the Church Transformation Survey is now available on line.  It is running on the same server that runs the Salary Sheet application, but there is a different logon screen to gain access.  

     This application is designed to handle multiple information gathering tasks for the Texas Annual Conference, so you will see a “Switchboard” screen after you logon to the system that has buttons to take you to the specific task you want to accomplish.

     The church Level logon screen can be found by going to the conference web site and clicking on the “Login Area”.  Below the link to EZRA is a new choice titled:

Vital Signs, Church Transformation Survey, and other local church information

     which takes you to the actual web page address of: 

http://www.logicalchurchsolutions.com/Equitable/CTSLogin.aspx 

     That login is like EZRA, churches use their GCFA number with the generic password.  On the first logon they are asked to set their own password.  If they make it the same as EZRA, both systems will take the same logon.  The logon screen looks like:

     After the logon, they are taken to the “Switching Center” where they can pick the task they want to perform.  Note that this has Vital Signs and Church Transformation Survey access.  Vital Signs reporting is not completely functional yet, but will be by January 1, 2012 so it can take the place of Dove as our Vital Signs reporting system at the end of this month.

     The main thing for December is to tell your pastors that they can access the Church Transformation Survey now on-line and begin their work on it.

     The system only has year 2010 historical data in place, but more will be added as time permits.  Nothing is pre-filled in, so all boxes will have to have the data typed into the form.  The Switching center looks like the following:

     You can play with it yourself if you borrow one of the churches GCFA numbers, but please pick a church that is providing you with one of your auditors and please coordinate with that person since you will be setting a new password on the GCFA Number username and the church should always know that that is. 

     Please be sure to advise everyone that this is all brand new software and ask them not to be disturbed if they find a few things that will need to be corrected.  Just report them as soon as possible and they will be resolved quickly.

     There will be a new Training Video on how to access this system added to the “Training Videos” area under “Resources” on the conference web site added before Friday.  Target is tomorrow, but if it is not there, it will be by Thursday.

     Our biggest challenge will be to get people who are in remote and poor internet areas able to view the Training Videos.  If we have to put them on DVD’s and mail them to some people we can do that if necessary.