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Prayer is a vital—can we say most vital?—element of the Christian life, and yet so many of us would probably confess that we’re not as consistent in our prayer life as we should be/would like to be. That’s why, for the past year, I’ve been using a great app to help me organize my prayer time, and it actually helped!
And then my lead pastor showed me Echo.
I love all smartphones.
Money and time aside, I’d collect smartphones for a living if I could. I just love seeing how these pocket computer do what they do, and how they compare to each other.
While I tend to dabble in Android the most, I am truly intrigued by every mobile platform out there. I enjoy seeing what’s out there, what may or may not be on the horizon, and all in between. I’m the guy that cheers on Tizen and still whines about the demise of WebOS. The more the merrier, and competition tends to breed excellence. Consumers win.
I have never been so excited to review an app in my life. “Why are you so excited, Phil?” you ask.
Because I can finally deleted this stupid app.
Strong words, I know, but certainly deserved. I’m not sure what Zuckerberg’s strategy is exactly, but he’s continually taking up more of my phone’s real estate with frustratingly mediocre apps.
A pastor rarely has one job in a church and often has to wear many hats at different times. Sometimes it’s mentoring people, other times it’s preaching, and sometimes it’s plain old organizing members of the staff. Obviously, this can require a wide range of tools to make sure you can get everything done.
Although this is not a complete list of apps, you may need something very specific, it is a good starting point.
Here are 13 essential iOS apps for pastors:
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This past Black Friday revealed some interesting statistics about mobile Internet use and the effects it had on the giant retailer, Walmart.
Again, we see the case for church’s to leverage mobile technology .
At the very least, your church website needs to be mobile ready, and you should strongly consider setting up mobile donations. When it comes to a dedicated app, while I would only recommend this for larger churches, the time may come sooner than later when this will be as vital as having a mobile ready website.
Here are the findings regarding Walmart’s past Black Friday and Cyber Monday:
It feels like every time you turn around a new version of something is being released. And to make matters worse, sometimes apps and devices fail to operate well when they become impossible to update.
When I was stuck on iOS 6, it was frustrating to find common apps—like Evernote—that could not be installed because their were optimized for a newer OS.
It’s starting to feel like our hands are getting forced—into our wallets—more and more often.
Setting this soapbox aside, what exactly is new with iOS 8?
