I would take this as a compliment Joe.  They may be able to steal your idea, but they can't have us!

The original 'idea' of the Church of Jesus Christ connecting & communicating might date back more than a few centuries **wink**... with variations on the theme appearing all along the way including many efforts to use social-networking software toward this end.

But MyChurch's ability to EXECUTE the 'idea' effectively... is the reason I'm here.  Good job, Joe & the team!

Drupal's a great platform and there have long been efforts there to do social networking among the Church... and that's bound to happen too.  But who wins?  The Church.

Let me venture a guess that the next successful variation on the theme will be those social-networks which create an ability to interact easily.  RSS is already a ubiquitous component -- Now how about attaching 'friends' from other systems... like MySpace, Linked-In, etc.?

And let me keep a Neighborhood suggestion on the table.... ie, a new MyChurch capability to map (voluntarily participating) individuals down to their neighborhood level.  [See FatDoor.com, the recent neighborhood social-networking announcement.]  And after doing so, create a 'Community' Tab for geo-clustering... say IndyChristians.

The ability to know what needs to be done, innovate it into being, and executing the plan... will keep MyChurch at the fore for years to come.