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Church Tech Seen Through the Eyes of a Church Visitor


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In the last month, my family and I have picked up and moved from Colorado to Ohio after having lived in Colorado Springs for eight years. Because we are returning to the state where my wife and I were born and raised, but now with three little ones to also incorporate into life and what we need with a church, we have begun to look for a new church. As we look at what gifts we have to offer and what ministries churches have decided to make a focus, it amazes me to see church tech from a visitor's ... Read More

The Google Sunday School Classroom?


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Many of you know that I work as a public school teacher at a school with a 1:1 computer program. This had provided me with a number of technological insights, and one of them has been the value a digital classroom/learning space. In my school, we use a platform called "Schoology," and I have to say that it's quite useful. Of course, other platforms have been floated as possible replacements, as we are continually looking for the best platform to aid us in educating our students. The more recent ... Read More

How the Internet Works [Infographic]


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When I was fifteen, I remember a classmate of mine tried to convince me that the entire internet was housed in a facility in London. I don't know if this kid was full of it or if he didn't understand the redundant, decentralized nature of the internet or some mixture of the two, but I know he was wrong. But most folks get the internet wrong, some even epically so: ... Read More

Best Practices for Protecting Your Passwords [Video]


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You may think you have a strong password, but that won't matter if the database gets hacked. How do companies keep passwords safe? Here are a couple ideas: Use a password manager. Don't use the same password twice, ever. (Hence, a password manager. Use the password generator. Yes, it makes it more difficult, but is that worth getting seriously hacked across everything? Here is a video that goes further into how to make it hard to hack your account. What do you do to protect your ... Read More

Making Sure Everyone Is Included


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We often hear phrases like, "The church exists for people who are not yet in it" when the empty seats don't bother us. One of the things expressed in such instances is that we must not forget about 'reaching out to others'. This clarion call to being warm and welcoming should not only be about inviting people to church. It must be about making sure everyone is included. I dare say, that in our thinking, 'making sure everyone is included' tends to be limited. We think about things like welcome, ... Read More

Motivational Monday: The Costs of Everything


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Sometimes motivation looks at the philosophical understanding of goals, other times we need to get practical. This article is going to be the latter. We are going to look at the cost of everything from budgets to emotions, to lost opportunities, and if we had never made a change. We are stuck in a life where bills are weighing us down at home and carrying over into work, employee cuts are really hurting work culture, or someone in your congregation just hit a personal point for you as they ... Read More

Avoid Burnout Before You Burn Out [Podcast #161]


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This week we kick-off our summertime fun with the not-so-fun topic of burnout. Burnout is real. It can sneak up on you. So taking a pro-active approach to avoiding it is the best way to approach it. Take a listen as we discuss burnout this week, and you'll find some helpful links below... ... Read More