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Archives for March 2015

NueBible: A Design Centric iOS Bible App


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We’ve covered a lot of Bible apps here at ChurchMag and too often we focus heavily on the functionality built into these tools. Features like Bible reading plans, the ability to add notes, export notes, commentaries, sharing verses and so on. These are all great and we’ve seen some huge steps forward there, but sometimes I wonder if this has lead to a neglect of the design of these tools. Well NeuBible is a new (pun not intended) Bible app from a small indie development team that takes a ... Read More

[FREE DOWNLOAD] Easter Social Media Kit


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Some would argue that if your church hasn't done anything to promote this Sunday's Easter service via social media, you've already failed. While I would agree that you won't receive nearly the payoff that those who started a month ago will receive, better late than never...am I right? To lend a hand to those of you who find yourself between a rock and a hard place, we are giving away the Easter Social Media Kit from Big Click Syndicate on ChurchMag Press. Here's what you'll get: ... Read More

Amazing Video without the Amazing Price Tag


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It’s not hard to spend millions of dollars on equipment. In fact, there’s a whole convention dedicated to video equipment and its usage. It’s called NAB and it happens every spring in Las Vegas. I’ve never been, but I think it’s just a matter of time. I’m afraid that I better only go once I have a permanent studio set up and tons of paying clients. I bet I could spend $100,000 in the first 5 minutes. What most people don’t know is that you don’t need millions, hundreds of thousands, or even ... Read More

Bootstrap Church Themes


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Most of us would want a framework with a solid foundation, that has prebuilt elements that most websites would require and offer a good level of customization, and this is exactly what Bootstrap does. Bootstrap is one of the most popular front-end development framework that has won over many a designers and developers. There are a lot of Bootstrap themes and Bootstrap skins with custom CSS that gives you the ability to quickly put together a custom responsive website. With a growing community ... Read More

Social Media Posting Frequency [Infographic]


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The rules of social media are still being written, but that's not to minimize any of the great content that's being pumped out on the blogosphere. The trick, of course, is to take in the various streams of information and data, sift out rank conjecture, identify common trends, and then decide what makes the most sense for your church/company's social media strategy. Or find a sweet infographic. ... Read More

Minecraft Theology: 01 Taking Inventory


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Check out more Minecraft Theology episodes on our table of contents page. We started up a new Minecraft server and decide to give it a church tech twist by mixing Christianity and gaming. The concept is certainly not new, but we hope to take it to a new level and start a whole community on here. In this series, we are going to start off with individual “let's plays” and begin to integrate a more community aspect. The question is: Would any of you like to join us? ... Read More

Will You Use the New YouVersion Verse Images? [Podcast #47]


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Have you seen YouVersion's new feature from a few weeks ago? Now you can share your favorite scripture verses with your friends via social media by adding it to a nice image provided by YouVersion. Have you tried this new feature? Do you like it? Should you use it? Here's some more thoughts on this new feature and whether or not you or your church should be using it. ... Read More

‘The Woven Whisper’ by Sarah Brusco [Saturday Morning Review]


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It’s been a while since I listened to a new record from Vineyard Music. So I was excited to get this review request—I am a big fan of their worship leaders you see (the old ones at least)! ‘The Woven Whisper’ is the debut project of Vineyard worship leader Sarah Brusco. Apparently, she used to intern with the great Kathryn Scott. Featuring folks like Sharon Gerber (Imogen Heap's Cellist) and Casey Corum (Who doesn’t like “Dwell”, right!), Sarah’s music belongs to the Dream Pop genre. ... Read More

LOTR: The One Ring Explained [Video]


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I love the Lord of the Rings and all the stories surrounding it, but when I see stuff like this, I feel like I need to turn in my Lord of the Rings fan club card. Seriously, this video is legit. The video below explains everything you could ever want to know about the Ring in typical C.G.P. Grey fashion. It also happens to be part two of this video. Enjoy: ... Read More

TextBlade: The Awesome Mobile Keyboard


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I've always liked the idea of a portable keyboard that could accompany a portable device like a smartphone or tablet. However, most portable keyboard solutions are anything but portable. But the TextBlade by WayTools? Oh, this is something to behold... ... Read More