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With the emergence of smart speakers like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, how can these AI platforms assist pastors and church tech staff with productivity? Smart assistants, devices, and speakers do have features that could help with church administrative planning and personal organization tasks like calendaring, as well as providing conferencing features for small meetings.

It's no news flash that many churches struggle with keeping consistent in their church communication efforts. Often, emails are sent out to the church irregularly, even social networks go without being updated daily or weekly. Emergencies do happen and small churches do struggle more without a huge staff or entire department to make things happen. But more than anything, being consistent in your church communication can be one of the best uses of church resources.

It’s tradition to make new plans and set new goals at the start of a new year. From home to work to church, pastors and church leaders are asking themselves: "What do I want to do to make this year better than last year?

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.

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.

The importance of the world wide web cannot be downplayed in today’s world. It has revolutionized almost every aspect of life. From how we socialize to how we perform business transactions, almost everything can now be done online.

Church communication can feel daunting at times even for the most experienced church communicators and pastors. Thriving churches communicate in ways that simplify this process and focus on getting the message to their audience with ease.