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.
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Tapes. That’s what my folks used to hand-deliver to the house-bound church members. It’s no surprising that sharing church sermons continues to be a key function for many church tech teams. But as technology continues to evolve, the way we share sermons has to as well.
WPsermons is a new project from Steve Gliebe, the creator of the popular WordPress themes — Church Themes — seeking to provide the best way to share sermons with a WordPress site.
[Read more…] about WPSermons: A better sermon plug-in for WordPress?Know Your People; Unleash Them For Mission
I’ve been lucky enough to speak at a number conferences. I’ve asked the question “How many of you have databases on your congregation?” Many have something. When you dive a little deeper though, the information they have is, well, small and basic. From the data and relationships you have in your church, can you truly say you really know your people?
[Read more…] about Know Your People; Unleash Them For MissionThe Art of Making Church Admin Disappear
I’m one of the odd ones. I don’t just like admin, but I love admin when it works. When it blends seamlessly into the background. That is how most ministers or people feel about admin — they like it when it disappears. But church admin only disappears into the background when you’ve done it well. When you’ve been intentional about it.
Until then, church administration takes the wind out of ministers’ sails. Just mention the word admin and you are met with a groan. Alas, we all have to do some form of admin to effectively minister to the people God entrusted to us.
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Regardless of the size of your church you don’t have the luxury of debating when and why you should use church management system (ChMS) or software. If anything, this post is helping you clarify the why. I’ll also suggest some self-diagnostic questions. We’ll also explore what should / shouldn’t be happening in churches already using ChMS. So, churches already using ChMS should also find this useful.
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How To Prepare For Upcoming WordPress 5.2 Update
WordPress.org recently announced ETA of WordPress 5.2. I love updates because I like new shiny things. Besides that, they (should) mean better security and better performance. Before we cover things you could do to prepare, here are three things I’m particularly looking forward to in 5.2:
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