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Ten Critical Trends

Take a look at these ten major trends carefully, and see how God would have your church respond. The audio revolution. The e-book has not proved to be nearly as popular as we thought it would be. Many blog writers are reporting declines in readership. But audio books are rising in popularity. Listeners are moving to […]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Shelby!

We’d like to take a moment during this busy holiday season to thank you for being a valuable part of the Shelby family. It’s been our pleasure to play a part in the success of your ministries throughout 2017 and we look forward to serving you and your staff during 2018. From our family to […]

Increase Your Giving This Christmas With Two Little Words

You may have guessed it from the title, but the words that are key to increasing generosity and giving in your church are very simple: “Thank you.” Two Completely Different Giving Experiences The instructor from a ministry event recently spoke about the differences in the experience of giving to her church versus giving to her […]

Reading God’s Word in 2018

Bible engagement is at an all-time low. That might be true, but technology provides numerous tools to help us engage with the Bible more deeply. With a new year just around the corner, we would like to encourage your ministry to challenge everyone to go through God’s Word in the coming year. One of […]

New Resource for Church Finances

(Financials Product Owner, Alfred Johnson, leading the What’s New breakout session at HQ 2017 in Memphis) If you wrestle with the complexities of financials in a church environment, then you’ll want to check out Alfred Johnson’s blog at alfredjohnson.net. Alfred is the Financials Product Owner and recognized financials authority at Shelby Systems. During his 21-year career […]

Simplify Your Year-End Reporting with Nelco

How often do you think about year-end reporting? Probably as rarely as possible! Sure, you’re forced into filing those W-2’s, 1099’s, and maybe 1095’s every January, but most people dread it. It’s a process requiring you to be up to date on your data, government regulations, and software; and you have less than a month […]

Turning Faithful Givers into Recurring Givers

Wouldn’t it be wonderful for your church to have a steady, growing income that you could depend on—even during the summer months? Can you imagine how things would change if even sporadic givers became steady contributors? Recurring giving can make that happen! You can encourage recurring giving sign-ups in places like: ◦ Bulletins ◦ […]

Four Simple Steps to a More Stress-Free Christmas Season

Christmas is the busiest time of the year for people in ministry. For most of you, it takes up the entire month of December. There are added services of Christmas Eve, concerts, and other various festive events. But you wouldn’t do this if you didn’t love it, right? Call in a pro There is […]

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