How Targeting Men Can Grow Your Church

If you ever skim through a Christian magazine, you’re likely to find a church ad that’s targeting men and asking them to come visit. A lot of these ads promote hunting trips, barbecue cook offs or other venues of interest. It might seem strange at first to try and target men specifically, but promoting activities […]

Read More…

Have You Checked Out Shelby’s Store?

That’s right. Our online store. Here, you can purchase items ranging from training to kiosks to webinars to our add-on software. It was just revamped in June, so if you haven’t checked it out in a while, we encourage you to take another look. We’ve simplified the buying process so you can log in, find any […]

Read More…

Churches Fighting Obesity

Some churches around the country are pushing new efforts to fight obesity in their communities. From an article in today’s NACBA newsletter titled, “Churches pair faith with fat-fighting to curb obesity”, Colleen Jenkins (I like her first name, by the way) talks about various churches who are banning foods like fried chicken and promoting things […]

Read More…

Conforming to Please Society

“Be who you are and stop caring what other people think.” “Go with the crowd and try to fit in.” Have you ever stopped to think about these phrases and what they mean to you? Most people either want to fit in or they want to stand out and show their individualism. Either way, when it […]

Read More…

Learning & Connecting at the Int’l Shelby Conference

A Recap of ISC 2011 and Plans for ISC 2012 in Memphis, TN Shelby Systems held its annual International Shelby Conference (ISC) in San Antonio, TX this past June. The conference brings together current and potential customers who want to learn more about using our software at their churches and share ideas with Shelby staff […]

Read More…

Shelby’s Podcast With CCMAG’s Steve Hewitt

Take a look at our Skype video interview with Steve Hewitt, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, of Christian Computing Magazine. Steve will share what he taught in his very popular “What’s Hot and What’s Coming” class at ISC 2011. Discover the latest trends in mobile computing, why the tablet is so hot right now, the hidden dangers of cell phone […]

Read More…

Great Deals for Church Staff!

I was slow to catch up on my blog reading last week and when I finally got into a few of the posts from the Stuff Christians Like blog, I was really intrigued. The writer of the blog, Jon Acuff, was doing a giveaway for one lucky church staff member who wanted to win $600 worth […]

Read More…