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Welcome to the Concordia Technology Solutions Resources Center. Here you will find a collection of articles, ebooks, webinars, and other tools to help you leverage technology in your ministry.
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Technology & Your Ministry
At Concordia Technology Solutions, we believe that technology can help you accomplish the management side of church work, so that you have more time for the real tasks of ministry.
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21:35Watch VideoThe Value of a Church Logo and Why You Should Protect Yours
When we just put a cross on the front of our building or website, it tells who we believe in, but it doesn’t tell anything about the people inside. If we all decided to use the same cross, how would s
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Read ArticleThe Value of a Church Logo and Why You Should Protect Yours
When it comes to logos, branding, and name recognition, it seems the world understands why it’s so important for their favorite pair of shoes or beverage to have these things, but not...
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19:54Watch VideoRemembering 149 Years of Technology at CPH
Though the way content is created, delivered, consumed, and applied looks different in many ways, one thing will always remain constant: “the word of the Lord endures forever” (1 Peter 1:25).
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Read ArticleRemembering 149 Years of Technology at CPH
Happy 149th birthday, Concordia Publishing House! Of course, there’s a bunch of excitement about the big one-five-zero happening a year from now (and rightfully so!), but you only turn...
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23:14Watch VideoWhy Your Church Should Have a Blog
Get insights from freelance writer and web strategist Lora Horn about the benefits of having a church blog and how your church can start one.
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Read ArticleWhy Your Church Should Have a Blog
When you saw the title of this post, what went through your mind? I’m already too busy. What would I write about? Who would read it? I have no idea where to start. You’ve got...
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14:52Watch VideoDelegating to Trusted Volunteers to Give Yourself More Time
Many of us working in the church have a hard time letting go of tasks, but delegating work to volunteers can benefit both you and the church's members. Hear more from Andrew Osborne, director of worsh
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Read ArticleDelegating to Trusted Volunteers to Give Yourself More Time
If you’re a church worker, you never have a shortage of ways to stay busy. It seems like as soon as you finish your Sunday services, you’re already running out of time to get everything...
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31:56Watch VideoFollowing Up with Visitors without Seeming Creepy
Get insights from Rev. Bill Johnson about how your church can reach out to visitors while still respecting their privacy.
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Read ArticleFollowing Up with Visitors without Seeming Creepy
Read any number of books on church organization and evangelism, and you’ll hear some common goals. Visitors should feel at home. They should be comfortable finding their way around....
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19:46Watch VideoThe Passionate Volunteer & the Communicator: Seeing Eye to Eye
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Read ArticleThe Passionate Volunteer & the Communicator: Seeing Eye to Eye
In my last post I touched on how I ditched a well-thought-out communication request form for more personal interactions with our ministry leaders. I think this idea of relationship...
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19:49Watch VideoIdeas for Saying Thank You to Donors and Volunteers
Ideas for Saying Thank You to Donors and Volunteers with Jenn Eickman
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Read ArticleIdeas for Saying Thank You to Donors and Volunteers
My eyes have been opened over the last two years about showing appreciation. Not that I wasn’t appreciative before, but now that I’m in development, appreciation has become a large part...
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25:33Watch VideoEstablishing Planning Rhythms in Your Church Office
Ben Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Hear from church communicator Katy Munson as she talks about how her church uses planning rhythms.
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Read ArticleEstablishing Planning Rhythms in Your Church Office
Ben Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Although I’m one who loves a well thought out plan, I have a lot of growing to do when it comes to having a...
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15:23Watch VideoStaying Connected with Your Church's College Students
As our summer intern, Audrey, leaves CTS to go back to school, she has a few tips for churches on how to stay connected with college students who are away
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Read ArticleStaying Connected with Your Church’s College Students
As college students are packing their bags to go back to school at the end of the summer, there are a few steps that churches can take to make sure their college students are feeling...
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21:26Watch VideoSegmenting Internal Audiences (or How to Get Emails Read)
Rarely is the same effort expended on communicating with internal audiences as with external ones. This leads to mounting frustrations and stress, but you can mitigate these feelings by simply segment
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Read ArticleSegmenting Internal Audiences (or How to Get Emails Read)
“Why haven’t they replied to the email? I sent it over a week ago.”—A pastor who shall remain anonymous That is a true complaint I have heard from another pastor. And I have heard...
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