There’s a lot of data we store, process and use in church. We don’t always realise just how much we’re working with. And once we realise this, it can be overwhelming making sense of it so that we can serve our church and community more effectively. In this episode Blessing Mpofu has a conversation with Jono Hesp, who has extensive experience working data, church management systems. They talk about getting started with data management in your church. Moving from not having data or database systems to understanding your church’s trends.
[Read more…] about Getting Started With Data Management [Podcast #329]Sharing and Privacy; Delayed Reaction [Podcast #328]
Yes, we know, we know. Apple’s WWDC 2021 happened a while ago. But guess what? Somewhere in the mine conversation post that event there were some gems we just had to share. In this episode Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson unpack two big themes––sharing and privacy, that came out of the event.
How do they impact evangelism and discipleship? They also contextualise them for churches and organisations, as they explore what they could mean for media, content creation and communication.
Book Review: Apatheism by Kyle Beshears
When I was in youth group, I was told that the best way to share my faith was to wait for “God conversations,” which occurred when my friends started talking about God, the meaning of life, nature of the afterlife, etc.
And that sort of worked, but as time has gone on and I have aged, those conversations happen less and less. Why? According to Kyle Beshears, it’s because more and more people are becoming apathetic regarding faith. A combination of factors, some ideological such as society’s shift toward secularism and others more practical such as the relative peace, prosperity, and technological progress we in the West readily benefit from.
People like this are sort of a new breed. They aren’t necessarily atheists, disbelieving in God. They are not agnostics who believe in something but lack certainty. Instead, they are apatheists who do not care if God exists or not.
[Read more…] about Book Review: Apatheism by Kyle BeshearsCreating Useful Guides And Documentation [Podcast #327]
In this podcast episode Blessing Mpofu has a conversation with Chris Wilson about creating useful guides and documentation. This insightful conversation has many principles and ideas that can be used in church and organizational life. Oh! we’ve also got the-yet-to-be-named segment with two noteworthy items.
[Read more…] about Creating Useful Guides And Documentation [Podcast #327]Collaboration Platforms [Podcast #326]
Chris Wilson and Blessing Mpofu are back in the episode, talking about collaboration platforms and solutions. They talk about ones they’ve used or are using––what they’ve liked or not liked about them. Don’t think that that it’s all about the platforms or tools. Gems of wisdom on teamwork, communication and productivity abound and are there for the taking. Level up your collaboration, productivity and teamwork.
[Read more…] about Collaboration Platforms [Podcast #326]Decked Out! A ChurchMag Minecraft Community Project
The ChurchMag Minecraft community has come together on a huge community project. And we want to tell you about it. We are building our own mini-game called Decked Out in survival Minecraft. What is Decked Out you may ask? Well according to Tango Tek a Minecraft YouTuber who originated the idea it is a “Deck Building, Dungeon Crawling, Treasure Hunting, Collect-em-all, Trading Game!”
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