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SHOULD YOUR CHURCH PRINT WEEKLY BULLETINS?

The bulletin. Worship guide. Or whatever your church calls those Bible stuffers that leak fluorescent pink sign-up cards all over the foyer. What’s the purpose? Does your church really need a bulletin? Many churches have been printing and distributing hundreds of bulletins each week for years without ever considering why. It’s just what they’ve always […]

4 TECH TOOLS EVERY STAFF NEEDS

As your church grows, you’ll need the tech tools to help you manage your team, finances, and service elements. You’ll be amazed at how the right tools can launch your communication and productivity into the stratosphere! Here are eight incredibly helpful tools: SONGSELECT This platform from CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) gives you legal access […]

THE ULTIMATE ONLINE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY FOR SMALLER CHURCHES

Smaller churches are sometimes reluctant to embrace technology and take their churches online. However, having an online technology strategy helps boost member engagement and new church visitors. Odds are, at least part of your church family uses social media and mobile devices often. This means that part of your potential visitors are online too. Connect […]

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. […]

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 […]

YOUR WIRELESS MICROPHONES MIGHT BE ILLEGAL SOON

Wireless microphones and in-ear systems that use the 600 MHz band, in the United States, will soon be doing so illegally. In some cases, they will stop working altogether. Originally, the FCC said we had until 2020 to replace our gear and stop using the equipment. But then, buried in fine print, it said UNLESS […]

Passwords: Security is More Important Than Ever

With all of the eye opening news surrounding the Heartbleed security flaw last month, there is no better time than right now to do some digital spring cleaning. And while it may be easier and provide a level of routine to simply hold on to your existing passwords, we strongly encourage you to fight that […]

EIGHT REASONS YOUR CHURCH SHOULD HAVE AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER

In addition to a weekly bulletin, churches have often used weekly, monthly, or quarterly newsletters to better communicate with guests and members. As costs to produce newsletters have increased and budget funds designated for them have decreased, they have all but vanished from churches. Instead of replacing them with digital versions, many churches abandoned the […]

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