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Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software solutions for churches, announced today the launch of a new mobile application, MinistryOne. This new app for Apple and Android platforms will offer pastors and church administrators an affordable way to connect their ministry with their members.

Christmas is often the busiest time of the year for churches. By building a church holiday social media strategy, these organizations can harness social media tools to encourage the life of their congregation. Overall, an effective holiday social media strategy can help churches make that happen with a little planning and effort.

It is no secret that embracing technology is something that many churches still struggle with. Forty-six percent of churches believe services are becoming too focused on technology, even though 'going digital' is vital to church growth and reaching more people with the Gospel in this modern age.

Facebook's free live streaming services have opened up a world of opportunity for churches to reach out to their audience through live video content. Churches love the number of people who are able to watch their Facebook live videos, however, there are problems with accurately tracking the number of attendees. Often these numbers are even inflated and may rarely include new people which can be bad news for churches. So what is this service actually providing and is it worth it? 

Administrative and professional staffs play a vital role in the success of any business, especially in churches. Technology is changing business practices around the world and the emergence of a virtual workforce is creating new opportunities.

Every church communicator, administrator, and pastor spends countless hours each week creating and designing communications materials, social media posts, and presentations. Churches want to create a professional look but may struggle with graphic design and might not have the budget to purchase expensive software or hire professional designers.

The church I serve as pastor, Brushy Creek Baptist in Taylors, South Carolina, recently began testing the idea of Facebook Groups. We began with...

Where once photos lived merely in albums or frames, digital cameras ushered in the era of portable photos that lived on devices that could travel with us. Photographers quickly made the jump from taking digital photos on cameras to taking photos on cell phones. Church communication directors now rely on photography to tell the stories of their churches.