{"id":2633,"date":"2021-01-04T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2021\/01\/04\/new-year-new-way-to-connect-introducing-the-new-england-icoc-app\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T05:02:27","slug":"new-year-new-way-to-connect-introducing-the-new-england-icoc-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/new-year-new-way-to-connect-introducing-the-new-england-icoc-app\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Way to Connect: Introducing the New England ICOC App!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> We all learned a lot in 2020, didn\u2019t we? One of the things I believe we all learned (or maybe just felt) is that connection is so important to our spiritual well-being. It is easy right now to feel alone and isolated. We know there are so many great things God is doing all around us and we wanted to make sure everyone has quick access to these things! <\/p><div> Introducing our ICOC New England App (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/a3a.me\/ICOCNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICOC NE<\/a>\u201d) app! You can download it by clicking the image below: <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/a3a.me\/ICOCNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ICOCNewEnglandapp.png?resize=800%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ICOCNewEnglandapp.png 800w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ICOCNewEnglandapp-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ICOCNewEnglandapp-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a> <p><br>Although this app was created with the members of ICOC New England churches in mind, the resources are pulled from all around the ICOC, and anyone will be able to benefit from it. <\/p><div> If you have any issues with downloading, you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icocne.org\/icoc-ne-app-set-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this guide<\/a>. <p><\/p>\n<p> This app was designed with the following three goals: <\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/p><ol>\n    <li> Streamline communication (1 Corinthians 4:17) <\/li>\n    <li> Foster unity and vision (John 17:21) <\/li>\n    <li> Access to the amazing resources throughout the Kingdom (Ephesians 4:11-13) <\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> One of the features we are very excited about in the app is called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icocne.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pulse<\/a>\u201d that pulls together social media from all over New England and puts it in one place. You don\u2019t need a social media account to access this, and it is safe for teens! You can see this feature here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icocne.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.icocne.org<\/a>. \n<\/p><p> Other features include: <\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/p><ul>\n    <li> Teen Spotify Playlist <\/li>\n    <li> Parent Resources <\/li>\n    <li> ICOC Church Locator <\/li>\n    <li> Podcast Library <\/li>\n    <li> Worship Videos <\/li>\n    <li> Life Stages Resources <\/li>\n    <li> Local Church Hub <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/495018048?h=992ac19fe8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to launch a new app for the ICOC New England churches. Our goal is to streamline communication, foster&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[54],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-2633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-north-america"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ICOCNewEnglandapp.png?fit=800%2C419&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-Gt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3309,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/introducing-the-regional-communications-directors\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":0},"title":"Introducing the Regional Communications Directors","author":"dtadmin","date":"March 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"During the ICOC 3.0 process, in 2017 the ICOC Delegates voted to significantly improve communications across the ICOC. 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