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Real-World Discussion of Google Apps vs. ChMS
Feb 14th
We recently received this question in our comments on a previously posted article: Is Google Apps Church Management Software? They were great questions, and we hope others can chime in on this discussion: More >
theVault 006: Social Media & Church Tech
Oct 18th
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Social Media and Church Tech
This week’s podcast includes a round table discussion about Agapage.com, Social Media, ChMS, and church tech blunders. Patrick Bradley, Lantz Day, Tim Stark, & Brook Drumm. Brought to you by PortableSermons.com.
Top 5 Ministry Vault Sponsorship Cold Calls (We Won’t Be Making)
Oct 10th
Top 5 Ministry Vault Sponsorship Cold Calls We Aren’t Going to Make
5. Joel Osteen’s Barber’s Neighbor’s Accountancy Firm
(from what we understand, the senior partners might be troubled by our ‘you-name-it-we-claim-it’ approach to itemized business expense deductions)
4. Dan Brown
(there’s no mysterious document hidden in a cryptex which explains why either …)
3. Scientology
(we want to be absolutely ‘clear’ about that, okay?)
2. Two Words: Ashton Kutcher
(he drops his Twitter account just about the time I sign up for one … coincidence? I don’t thi- … um, yeah … actually, it is.)
… And the Number One Ministry Vault Sponsorship Cold Call We Aren’t Going to Make:
“Who Will We Send (Online), and Who Will Go (Do Tech) for Us?”
Sep 28th
While we are busy deciding what technologies to use as ministry tools, it’s important to remember that we need people (both staff and volunteers) to supervise, implement, and develop the technology to productive effect in the Kingdom.
We might have the best (or most expensive) programs and systems that money can “buy,” but they won’t work unless we have people to use them and make the most of them.
A recent listing for an online magazine position prompts another round of discussion in the Google-Apps-are-Church-Management-tools discussion which Brook Drumm (fearless leader here at M’Vault and at portablesermons.com) started.
It appears that, increasingly, the question of whether “to cloud or not to cloud” is already be a moot point. If the business world adapts (much of it already has) to web-based applications– leaving on-site network systems behind– then they will be seeking employees with cloud-based information management talents and training. Schools will meet that market demand by supplying a prospect-pool of graduates– adepts– comfortable and familiar with these tools as a matter of course. This is the new basic skill-set.
Not only are the tools of data management shifting to the cloud, the workforce must necessarily follow. This workforce includes the brothers and sisters in Christ who minister alongside us by means of technology. And Google Apps is the leaps-and-bounds-ahead leader in the field.
Is Google Apps Church Management Software?
Aug 21st
During the last MinistryVault.com podcast recording (coming soon to an itunes near you), we got into a discussion of the tech that pastors use everyday to be more efficient. We – ok, I – talked at length about All-In-One church management systems versus Google Applications. For those who missed it or want a brief, “ICanHazLinks2ShareW/MyChurchTreasurer” summary, here’s a quick recap of what is out there and how Google measures up.
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