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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Community portal}}__NOTOC__<div style="max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.55;color:#263238;"> <div style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#173f35 0%,#286553 58%,#b58a3b 100%);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:2.2em 2em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;box-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.16);overflow:hidden;"><div style="float:right;width:190px;margin:-.35em 0 .75em 1.5em;text-align:center;">[[File:Wooden cross.jpg|180px|alt=A wooden cross, symbolizing the Christian faith|link=Christianity]]</div><div style="font-size:95%;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f4dfaf;font-weight:bold;">Welcome to the WikiChristian community</div><div style="font-size:250%;font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;margin:.18em 0;">Community portal</div><div style="font-size:116%;max-width:760px;">A gathering place for readers, editors, ministry workers, students and Christian contributors who want to build a free, useful and Christ-centred resource for the world.</div><div style="margin-top:1.25em;"><span style="display:inline-block;background:#fff;color:#173f35;border-radius:5px;padding:.58em 1em;margin:.2em .35em .2em 0;font-weight:bold;">[[WikiChristian:Become an editor|Become an editor]]</span><span style="display:inline-block;background:#f2d895;color:#3c2e0f;border-radius:5px;padding:.58em 1em;margin:.2em .35em .2em 0;font-weight:bold;">[[WikiChristian:Tutorial|Learn how to edit]]</span><span style="display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75);color:#fff;border-radius:5px;padding:.52em 1em;margin:.2em 0;font-weight:bold;">[[Special:RecentChanges|See recent changes]]</span></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div> <div style="background:#fff8e5;border-left:5px solid #b58a3b;border-radius:6px;padding:1em 1.2em;margin-bottom:1.25em;">'''Our shared purpose:''' WikiChristian is a free [[Christian encyclopedia]], textbook, library and community. We seek to explain the [[Christian faith]], preserve useful Christian writings, make the [[Bible]] easier to study, and help people know more about [[Jesus Christ]]. Before contributing, please read the [[WikiChristian:Statement of Faith|Statement of Faith]] and [[WikiChristian:Page Layout|Page Layout and Writing Guide]].</div> <div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.1em;align-items:stretch;margin-bottom:1.25em;"><div style="flex:1 1 330px;border:1px solid #cfded9;border-radius:9px;background:#f7fbf9;padding:1.25em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;border-bottom:2px solid #8ab8aa;padding-bottom:.35em;">Start here</div>Whether you have five minutes or can serve regularly, there is a place for you.* '''New to WikiChristian?''' Read [[WikiChristian:About|About WikiChristian]] and explore the [[Main Page]].* '''Want to contribute?''' Visit [[WikiChristian:Become an editor|Become an editor]] and create or improve your [[Special:MyPage|user page]].* '''New to wiki editing?''' Work through the [[WikiChristian:Tutorial|editing tutorial]] and practise in the [[WikiChristian:Sandbox|sandbox]].* '''Need guidance?''' Follow the [[WikiChristian:Page Layout|writing guide]] and ask on the [[Talk:Community portal|community portal talk page]].* '''Ready to help?''' Choose a task below, make a focused improvement, explain your edit and cite reliable sources.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 330px;border:1px solid #ddd4bd;border-radius:9px;background:#fffdf7;padding:1.25em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;border-bottom:2px solid #d3b66e;padding-bottom:.35em;">Quick links</div>{| style="width:100%;background:transparent;"| style="width:50%;vertical-align:top;padding:.4em .6em .2em 0;" |* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]* [[Special:NewPages|New pages]]* [[Special:Random|Random article]]* [[Special:Statistics|Site statistics]]| style="width:50%;vertical-align:top;padding:.4em 0 .2em .6em;" |* [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]* [[Special:ShortPages|Short pages]]* [[Special:LonelyPages|Orphaned pages]]* [[Special:SpecialPages|All special pages]]|}<div style="background:#f1eee5;border-radius:5px;padding:.7em .85em;margin-top:.55em;">'''Community conversation:''' Use [[Talk:Community portal|this portal's talk page]] for general questions, proposals and requests for help. Use an article's own talk page for discussion about that article.</div></div></div> <div style="font-size:175%;font-weight:bold;color:#173f35;margin:.95em 0 .55em;border-bottom:3px solid #b58a3b;padding-bottom:.25em;">Ways to contribute</div><div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1em;align-items:stretch;"> <div style="flex:1 1 245px;border-top:5px solid #286553;background:#f6faf8;border-radius:8px;padding:1.05em;box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;">Write and improve</div>Expand [[Special:ShortPages|short articles]], create carefully researched [[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]], clarify difficult language, add helpful headings, and connect related subjects with meaningful [[Help:Link|internal links]]. Begin with the core subject tree at [[Christianity]].</div> <div style="flex:1 1 245px;border-top:5px solid #876b2d;background:#fffaf0;border-radius:8px;padding:1.05em;box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;">Study the Bible</div>Improve introductions to [[Books of the Bible|Bible books]], summaries of chapters, pages about [[Characters of the Bible|Bible characters]], [[Parables of Jesus|parables]], biblical places and themes. Learn how WikiChristian stores and displays Scripture at [[WikiChristian:Bible]].</div> <div style="flex:1 1 245px;border-top:5px solid #526d82;background:#f5f9fc;border-radius:8px;padding:1.05em;box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#38536a;">Share Christian resources</div>Help organize [[Christian music]], [[Christian literature]], [[Sermons|sermons]], [[Testimonies|testimonies]], biographies of [[Famous Christians|Christians]], church history and public-domain texts. Respect [[copyright]] and identify the source and licence of every contribution.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 245px;border-top:5px solid #7d587c;background:#fbf7fb;border-radius:8px;padding:1.05em;box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#624261;">Welcome and collaborate</div>Welcome good-faith newcomers, answer questions, discuss disagreements graciously and help editors learn wiki conventions. If a topic is disputed, describe major Christian views accurately and without hostile or dismissive language.</div></div> <div style="font-size:175%;font-weight:bold;color:#173f35;margin:1.25em 0 .55em;border-bottom:3px solid #b58a3b;padding-bottom:.25em;">Choose a task</div>{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"! style="background:#214f43;color:white;width:17%;" | Time available! style="background:#214f43;color:white;width:33%;" | Suggested task! style="background:#214f43;color:white;" | Good starting points|-| '''5 minutes'''| Correct spelling, grammar, a broken link or unclear wording. Add a useful category to an uncategorized page.| [[Special:Random|Random page]] · [[Special:UncategorizedPages|Uncategorized pages]] · [[Special:BrokenRedirects|Broken redirects]]|-| '''15–30 minutes'''| Improve a lead section, organize headings, add internal links or verify one factual claim with a reliable source.| [[Special:ShortPages|Short pages]] · [[Special:DeadendPages|Dead-end pages]] · [[Special:LonelyPages|Orphaned pages]]|-| '''About an hour'''| Expand an important stub, summarize a Bible chapter, improve a biography or add balanced coverage of a doctrinal question.| [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]] · [[Bible]] · [[Christian doctrine and debates]] · [[Famous Christians]]|-| '''Ongoing service'''| Adopt a subject area, review recent changes, welcome contributors, maintain templates or help with technical and policy work.| [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] · [[Special:NewPages|New pages]] · [[WikiChristian:Administrators|Administrators]]|} <div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.1em;align-items:flex-start;margin-top:1.25em;"><div style="flex:1 1 350px;border:1px solid #cfded9;border-radius:9px;padding:1.2em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;border-bottom:2px solid #8ab8aa;padding-bottom:.35em;">Editorial essentials</div># '''Write for readers.''' Explain theological terms and make articles useful to newcomers as well as students and ministry workers.# '''Be faithful and fair.''' Work within WikiChristian's [[WikiChristian:Statement of Faith|Statement of Faith]]. Where Christians disagree, identify the views and represent each carefully.# '''Support factual claims.''' Prefer reliable published sources. Add citations with <code><ref>Source details</ref></code> and place <code><references /></code> near the end of an article.# '''Use your own words.''' Do not copy copyrighted books, websites, sermons, lyrics or images without permission and a compatible licence.# '''Link and categorize.''' Add useful internal links, relevant categories and navigation to related topics without over-linking every occurrence.# '''Collaborate graciously.''' Explain substantial changes in the edit summary and use talk pages when consensus is needed.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 350px;border:1px solid #ddd4bd;border-radius:9px;padding:1.2em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;border-bottom:2px solid #d3b66e;padding-bottom:.35em;">Build the Christian knowledge library</div>{| style="width:100%;background:transparent;"| style="width:50%;vertical-align:top;" |'''Scripture and theology'''* [[Bible]]* [[Jesus Christ]]* [[Christianity]]* [[Christian doctrine and debates]]* [[Apologetics]]| style="width:50%;vertical-align:top;" |'''Church and Christian life'''* [[Church]]* [[Denominations]]* [[Christian history]]* [[Living as a Christian]]* [[Prayer]]|-| style="vertical-align:top;" |'''People and culture'''* [[Characters of the Bible]]* [[Famous Christians]]* [[Christian music]]* [[Christian literature]]| style="vertical-align:top;" |'''Reference projects'''* [[Bible Dictionary]]* [[Church directory]]* [[Christianity and the Internet]]* [[Special:AllPages|All pages]]|}</div></div> <div style="font-size:175%;font-weight:bold;color:#173f35;margin:1.25em 0 .55em;border-bottom:3px solid #b58a3b;padding-bottom:.25em;">Community noticeboard</div><div style="background:#f7fbf9;border:1px solid #REDIRECT bdd4cc;border-radius:8px;padding:1.1em 1.25em;">Use this section for brief, current announcements. Add the newest item at the top and sign discussion comments with <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. Move detailed discussion to [[Talk:Community portal|the talk page]]. <!-- Add short, dated community announcements below this line. -->* '''Community renewal:''' Editors are invited to help review foundational pages, repair outdated links and identify priority articles for expansion. Please share suggestions on the [[Talk:Community portal|talk page]].</div> <div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.1em;align-items:stretch;margin-top:1.25em;"><div style="flex:1 1 320px;background:#eef6f3;border-radius:9px;padding:1.2em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:135%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;">Need help?</div>* Review the [[WikiChristian:Tutorial|WikiChristian tutorial]].* Experiment safely in the [[WikiChristian:Sandbox|sandbox]].* Ask a question on [[Talk:Community portal|the community talk page]].* For sensitive or site-wide issues, contact a [[WikiChristian:Administrators|WikiChristian administrator]].</div><div style="flex:1 1 320px;background:#fff6df;border-radius:9px;padding:1.2em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:135%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;">Before you publish</div><div style="font-size:105%;">☐ Is the title clear and correctly capitalized?<br />☐ Is the opening understandable on its own?<br />☐ Are quotations and claims sourced?<br />☐ Are differing Christian views represented fairly?<br />☐ Did you preview the page and add an edit summary?</div></div></div> <div style="background:#173f35;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:1.5em 1.6em;margin-top:1.35em;text-align:center;"><div style="font-size:155%;font-weight:bold;">Help build a resource that serves the Church and points readers to Christ.</div><div style="margin:.55em 0 1em;color:#d9ebe5;">Every careful correction, useful citation, gracious discussion and well-written article strengthens WikiChristian.</div><span style="display:inline-block;background:#f2d895;color:#34270d;border-radius:5px;padding:.58em 1.1em;margin:.2em;font-weight:bold;">[[WikiChristian:Become an editor|Join the editing community]]</span><span style="display:inline-block;background:#fff;color:#173f35;border-radius:5px;padding:.58em 1.1em;margin:.2em;font-weight:bold;">[[Special:WantedPages|Find a page to create]]</span></div> <div style="font-size:90%;color:#586461;margin-top:1.2em;padding-top:.8em;border-top:1px solid #ccd5d2;">'''See also:''' [[WikiChristian:About|About WikiChristian]] · [[WikiChristian:Statement of Faith|Statement of Faith]] · [[WikiChristian:Page Layout|Page Layout and Writing Guide]] · [[WikiChristian:Bible|Bible project guide]] · [[WikiChristian:Administrators|Administrators]] · [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]]</div> </div> [[Category:WikiChristian]][[Category:WikiChristian community]][[Category:WikiChristian help]]
