Software Training for Successful Change
Hear from Rev. Bill Johnson, director of educational technology at Concordia Theological Seminary, about how church workers can implement software training for successful change.
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3 Things Every Church Should Do to Keep Its Data More Secure
In the digital age, it can be overwhelming to hear about data breaches, compromised credit card information, and scams that seemingly run rampant. Unfortunately, churches are not immune...
What Is Church Management Software?
One of the biggest challenges churches often face is organizing their members’ information, communications, and giving. While there are many free solutions out there, utilizing a church...
39:32Introducing Church360° Members: The Communication Module
Church 360° Members recently launched its Communication Module, a suite of text, email, and voice messaging tools designed to help churches coordinate messages to visitors and congregants. The new too
How to Pick the Right Church Management Software
There’s a good chance that “How to Pick the Right Church Management Software” wasn’t a class you or your pastor took in college or seminary. Every church has its own unique needs, so every...
Showing Appreciation for Volunteers in Your Church
When our twin boys were first beginning to eat solid food, we introduced three simple signs to help them communicate with us: more please, all done, and thank you. While I could probably...
Finding Rest during and after Busy Seasons
Through certain seasons in the Church Year, church workers often find themselves burning the (Advent) candle at both ends. Coming in early, working through meals, staying late — they’re...
Technology in Ministry with Rev. Jason Christ
With training and background as a Director of Christian Education (DCE), now ordained and associate pastor at First Trinity Lutheran Church in Tonawanda, New York, Rev. Jason Christ has...
Creating a Can-Do Culture in Your Church
We’ve all heard about those congregations that just seem to have a toxic culture. Perhaps it’s a tight-knit community that has a hard time welcoming in strangers. Maybe it’s a church whose...
Investing in People Skills over Marketing
I recently reread Kem Meyer’s book, Less Chaos. Less Noise. As I did, Meyer’s words hit me right between the eyes, as they often do. This time, however, it wasn’t about written...
Digital Well-Being: Sabbath as a Circuit Breaker
About six weeks into my DCE internship, I was planning to leave town on my day off for the first time. There was an event taking place at the church while I would be gone, and though I had...
Going a Step beyond Skill Sets: Training Current Staff Rather Than Hiring
His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.”—Matthew 25:21
Protecting Your Church Members’ Privacy
If you’ve purchased anything in the last twenty or so years, you’ve almost certainly experienced it: that moment when you get to the register to purchase an inconsequential item,...
29:015 Ways to Implement Agile Methodology in Churches
Sometimes churches move at the speed of committees. So there’s a lot we can learn from the software development world’s use of agile methodology, in which prototypes are created quickly, tested early,
5 Ways to Implement Agile Methodology in Churches
Have you ever worked on a project for a church committee where you’ve spent weeks meeting, planning, studying, and preparing to make a decision, then a few more weeks double-checking...
Software Training for Successful Change
Perhaps you’ve heard this story before: a congregation invests a great deal of money in a new church management software, rolls it out to pastors, secretaries, and other users....
14:52Delegating 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
Delegating 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...
15:23Staying 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
Staying 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...
Communicating with Your Staff at a Multi-Site Church
For any organization, big or small, one of the biggest hurdles to overcome is the employees learning to communicate with one another. Most problems that occur within a church staff...