I write mostly about communications and technology on this blog. However, I am first and foremost and United Methodist Pastor. I work with technology because I believe it to be an underused tool in or efforts to do our common work as the Church. It is essential to remember why we are doing what we…
When I talk to churches about creating or updating a website, the first question I ask them to wrestle with is, “Who is this for?” If they can understand the primary audience, the content and style seem to fall right into place. I tell them that I believe the primary audience for their church website…
Will tech proficiency become mandatory for people who work in ministry? Let me give away the answer up front. Probably not. The bigger question is “Will lifelong learning become mandatory for people who work in ministry?” Probably. I have been working on this blog post for far too long. I keep writing and deleting….
This is the final post in my series on group texting options for churches. The first post covered some of the things you need to consider before choosing a provider. The second post reviewed two free options for churches with no money to get started. Today, I will review some of the top players in…
If you are looking for my latest equipment recommendations for sharing sermon audio, check out my page, “Recording Church Sermon Audio.“ Where to Put It So far, I have written about some ways to record the audio from sermons and how to get it edited and prepped for uploading. Now that you have your sermon…
If you are looking for my latest equipment recommendations for sharing sermon audio, check out my page, “Recording Church Sermon Audio.“ In “Sharing Sermon Sermon Audio” Part 1, I wrote about what equipment you will need to record your sermons. Now, we will look at what to do with that audio to get it posted online…
Free Texting Services In Group Texting Options, Part 1, we covered some of the features you might be looking for. Now let’s look at the options. In this post, we will look at two free options. I realize a lot of churches have absolutely no budget allocated for new technology. Both of these services also have…
We interrupt our two-part series on sharing audio to answer a couple of requests from churches that are looking to use text-messaging for various communication needs in the church. Texting or SMS (Short Message Service) has been around since the early 90s making it one of the most durable technologies out there. It can certainly…
If you are looking for my latest equipment recommendations for sharing sermon audio, check out my page, “Recording Church Sermon Audio.” Now that sharing video online has become simple and inexpensive, I encourage churches to look into the possibility of sharing video recordings of their Sunday sermons online. However, some churches, for various reasons, aren’t there…
In response to my last post, “Going All In on Squarespace and Weebly (Sort Of)”, Jim at Berkely United Methodist Church in Austin shared his church’s new site built on Squarespace. They were a church who suffered through a hack on their WordPress site that resulted in a lot of work and downtime. They are…
