So you have made it this far. Good Job! Now let’s pick up where we left off.
Step 4: Do Not Use Questionable Media
Ok, if you have been using that CD-ROM as a Frisbee or it has just been conveniently following you around in your backpack unprotected, you might want to reconsider using that CD as [...]
Archive for September, 2006
Remember to Backup Part - 2
29Sep06by Brandon Gross
Remember to Backup Part - 1
28Sep06by Brandon Gross
I am amazed at how many churches I come in contact with that do not have a backup plan for their database’s and other critical computer information. We had a tech support call a while back where a church had completely corrupted their data file for their member information. Whether by virus or not, the [...]
MySpace Attracting More than Youth???
26Sep06by Brandon Gross
I was reading an article from www.churchmarketingstinks.com yesterday about myspace and the age of the user’s. To my surprise, and apparently many others like our friend over at microexplosion, the most common age groups are, well… older.
It turns out that 52% of the users are 35 or older, 87% are 18 or older [...]
Church Video’s
25Sep06by Brandon Gross
For all of you looking for a great resource that is in video format, check out Nooma
Nooma’s are short spiritual teachings that work into all kinds of situations. Previews are available on their website. I have used these for a while in all kinds of situations, including general service and small group settings. If you [...]
Success and the Church???
22Sep06by Brandon Gross
Success and Church… what is it? What does it look like? What does is smell like, feel like, make you and me like? I wonder about these things… I dream about these things… but do we always understand this combination?
I Wonder….
I posted a blog a while back titled "My Church Group Attendance is Decreasing" where I found [...]
What’s their Name?
21Sep06by Brandon Gross
Well, if you have served in ministry for any period of time, you realize the importance of knowing people’s name and being able to recognize them. I work in youth ministry, been doing it for many, many years… but the value of knowing someone’s name has never gotten any less important. Now, I can honestly [...]
Keeping Our Promises
20Sep06by Bart Hardison
Following my post from yesturday is a comment from Seth Godin’s blog about Success.
How’s this: success is largely about keeping your promises.
Seth’s Blog: Successful?
We all want to be successful, first, biggest, MEGA. So often we are willing to do anything it takes including sacrifice our integrity.
Whether you are the CEO of a company, the [...]
Our Spiritual act of Worship
19Sep06by Bart Hardison
I am often asked what I do for a living. Well I could say I write software or I am the Director of TCS Software. What always follows is, "What kind of software do you write?" The answer: We write data base software for Churches. It usually gets a nod or two. Not that most [...]
A Personal Touch
18Sep06by Bart Hardison
My hope is ministers use Nspire to do ministry. I really love to hear stories from our Ministers who are doing interesting things with our software.
At a recent Youth Ministry conference, I spoke with a Youth Minister who explained how he was using Nspire’s Outreach feature and a little personal flair to reach out to [...]
My Church Group Attendance is Decreasing???
15Sep06by Brandon Gross
I was reading a blog entry today from churchBlast.com that was written by a guy who was having problems with his youth group dying out. You can read the blog discussion here. It’s interesting how many ministers and church workers find themselves one day wondering, "Where did everyone Go?" and "How do I fix this?" There are [...]
