church technology

Making sure your church management software provider or church app developer has good customer service is important. Unfortunately, sometimes you can't tell whether it will be adequate until you're fully committed, and in too deep to get out. Checking with current users and reviewing software sites such as Capterra can be very helpful to weed out companies with less than adequate support. Here is a helpful infographic to help decipher support jargon--it's the least we can do to help. 

There are obvious benefits to having a church app. Ministries can benefit from improved engagement if their church app is done well. When church members are able to stay better connected, communities can thrive. The statistics tell us that people spend three times longer on apps than mobile websites. Your church can and will benefit from a church app that provides tools to increase community, give, watch sermons, and share prayer requests. 

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.

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 communication gets an upgrade with messaging services like Text In Church. Recipients read most text messages within a few minutes after receiving them, and a large percentage of members, attendees, and guests in your church services use SMS text messaging.

If you want to do simple Bible study on the go or on your computer, we've got the top 10 best simple Bible study apps available today. This round-up of apps work on iPhone, iPad, Android, and in some cases the Kindle Fire. Many of them also offer Windows, macOS or Linux versions, and a few have online websites dedicated to studying the Bible.

Many churches struggle with how to present sermon material to their congregation so that ideas "stick" and make a difference. You can improve the stickiness of your preaching by understanding learning styles and using technology to deliver information that matches how people best learn.

Everywhere you look, churches are ditching projectors for either TVs or LED walls to use for their church displays. These share one important advantage over projectors that make them attractive to churches: They are bright and they don’t require regular lamp changes, which often cost hundreds of dollars or more.