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Join Us for the National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It is a privately funded organization […]

Introducing the New Ad Hoc Report Tool (Coming Soon)

This financial news is brought to you via the Alfred Johnson blog. We hope you find it useful. The upcoming Spring release contains several new features, one of which is the Phase 1 Ad Hoc Report tool. Our hosted financial users have been requesting a replacement for v.5 ShelbyQUERY for some time. So, we have […]

3 SMART ASSISTANTS FOR CHURCH PRODUCTIVITY

With the emergence of smart assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, how can these AI platforms assist pastors and church tech staff with productivity? Smart assistants, devices, and speakers do have features that could help with church administrative planning and personal organization tasks like calendaring, as well as providing conferencing features for small meetings. […]

ELLIE HOLCOMB Uses God’s ‘Marvelous Light’ to Escape Internal Darkness

Ellie Holcomb will be leading us in praise and worship at this year’s International Shelby Conference in Memphis, TN. Here’s the story behind her hit song “Marvelous Light.” The single is drawn from a character in “The Wingfeather Saga.” The character is always trying to hide his past from people he loves. “There’s a scene […]

Growing the Church: Safety with Cloud Financials – WEBINAR

Here is an overview of this webinar: Review Permissions/Security Functionality Navigation and Special Features Applications Overview General Ledger Accounts Payable Purchasing Management Bank Account Management Payroll Accounts Receivable Fixed Assets HQ Applications Please click the image (above) to watch this Ministry Development webinar. Shelby Systems has decades of experience helping churches in all aspects of ministry, for assistance […]

WHAT IS DROPCAM AND HOW CAN IT BE USED TO HELP CHURCHES?

Nest, the connected home company acquired by Google for $3.2 Billion, now owns Dropcam. Apparently, Google sees value in people installing video streaming cameras in their homes. Is there an opportunity for such devices in our churches? Or are there dangers that should give us pause? What is Dropcam? The company sells a WiFi connected […]

DON’T MISS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF ISC

Have you signed up to attend International Shelby Conference 2018 in Memphis? This is the 30th anniversary for our annual meeting, and we have something very special prepared for you. Just click the image (above) to discover what you can expect at ISC 2018 in Memphis on June 6th-8th. Highlights from the video (less than […]

Growing the Church: Reaching Out to Visitors – WEBINAR

By the time Easter has passed, dozens of visitors will have come through your door. Unfortunately, history tells us that most of them will not receive adequate follow up that leads them back to your church in the future. How can a software solution help you to keep in touch with them and draw them […]

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