Does your church accept credit card donations via your website or a mobile app? Fraudulent use of your donation site can be minimized fairly easily. Here are some recommendations.
Video conferencing offers the appeal of face-to-face interaction while saving time and resources. More and more, churches and ministries are using this tool as well. Here are some of my top tips for effective video conferencing.
Churches have always had data. In the 21st century there is more to it than just being able to put address labels on envelopes or send out yearend giving summaries. Like it or not, churches need to be aware of cyber security issues.
Here is a resource page from the US Department of Homeland Security that you may find helpful:
https://www.dhs.gov/publication/active-shooter-emergency-action-plan-guide
Earlier in the year, I started getting a daily email from the group called Faithbased-ISAO (Information Sharing and Analysis Organization) you can find them one line at faithbased-isao.org. Most...
Google is great for this. In fact it is what is used at the denominational offices for conducting the business of Synod each year. Box.net and Dropbox are a couple of the many others.
When...
God does have a sense of humor.
Never let them see you laugh.
Some preachers are just cooler than others.
Composure--it's a gift.
Cloud computing definitely opens up opportunities for churches.
For readers that may not be certain what cloud computing is I thought it might be helpful to give a quick overview.
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PowerChurch offers an on-line option as do many of church management systems. It may be worth taking a look at PowerChurch On-line rather than waiting on Google to be able to deliver a relational...
Duane,
Selecting software is work.
You aren't the first person to ask the question about the denomination supplying something. The denomination has looked at this on and off since...
