Implementing a strategic end of year giving plan can accelerate the growth and forward movement of your church or ministry. Guiding your congregation to understand the heart of giving not only helps your ministry, but it’s an essential part of their personal spiritual journey.
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Pastors and church leaders, this is a really uncomfortable topic, but it's vital to the spiritual health of your church. This will be awkward, uncomfortable, and difficult to say: Your church is looking at porn. The problem of porn in the Church is a big one.
Church Base, a leader in custom church software, recently released a completely free full-featured new church management software (ChMS), Church Base Community, to complete the “three pillars of church management; engagement, financial, and community...”, as Church Base’ mission states.
Much thought goes into choosing a church app. Comparing features and pricing is important as churches go through the process of making a wise decision. It's also important to investigate details such as integration, security, and customization. After pulling together all the choices, churches should work with their teams to weigh each option carefully.
Fall is here along with the various events that come along with this season. From kids heading back to school to gearing up for the holidays, fall is the on-ramp to the busiest time of year for churches.
Faithlife Sermons is a new sermon editing, publishing, and podcast hosting service for pastors that aims at making Sunday morning preparations more fluid. With the addition of Faithlife Sermons to its repertoire, Faithlife now offers an end-to-end solution for sermon production.
Technology plays a vital role in the modern church, and "smart" technology is starting to transform how church buildings and facilities are managed. Smart church building technology also supports and provides new levels of church security which is a welcome benefit.