church technology

Over the last year, churches have found new ways to communicate with their members. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, texting became an essential aspect of church communications plans. Once considered impersonal, churches text messaging their attendees is now widely used and is an effective and easy way to foster relationships.

Registration is open! In October, the Church IT Network is heading to Atlanta for the 2021 Church IT Conference. 

I began as a full-time online pastor eleven years ago, and I wish I'd known then what I know now. In this article I'll share a couple of things that I wish I'd done differently when I was preparing to start an online church. Hindsight is 20/20, right?

Having a digital discipleship plan gives pastors and church leaders another way to teach their congregations that all of life is discipleship, from their waking and sleeping to their work, the way they spend their time, and the people they know. Digital discipleship is part of an integrated, holistic method to help people grow in their relationship with Jesus.

You might not know it, but there are some things that you're doing (or not doing) on a day-to-day basis that, when combined, can be the reasons for your lack of online ministry effectiveness. It's important to consider three specific factors and implement them into your ministry work online so that people who encounter your church online will become curious, captivated and conversive.

If you’re an avid podcast listener, you know there’s pretty much a podcast for every topic under the sun. Thankfully, if you’re constantly on the go, you can still spend time in the Word with a variety of audio Bible podcasts options. Here, we've curated our top 24 podcasts where hosts read Scripture using different translations, reading plans, and for different lengths of time.

While we all know that reading the Bible is vital to our spiritual growth, finding time to read is often challenging. Thankfully, there are several ways to listen to excellent recordings of Scripture, and we've rounded up our favorite Bible apps with audio for you to listen anywhere. 

There’s a growing trend on YouTube this year for creators to develop and build a one-stand YouTube Studio. This is essentially a rig that contains a main light, key light, a camera, microphone, monitor and even a teleprompter on one single C-stand that is on wheels. In this article, I give you some incentive to create your own single-stand rig, whether you’re an expert or a beginner.