This is the first of a series of blog entries I want to write related to choosing church software. Whether your church is a small church with less than 100 members or a big church with over 1000 members selecting a data base is necessary and the right choice will bless your ministry in many [...]
Archive for October, 2006
How to Choose Church Management Software
31Oct06by Bart
How Creative Are You?
31Oct06by Brandon Gross
Have you ever tried to be creative when the creative juices just were not flowing? I’ve been there. I work in youth ministry, church software, blogging, and a whole world of other things that require me to be creative. I am on the side that if you are going to do something… do it to [...]
Cancel Church for Service
27Oct06by Brandon Gross
I found a really interesting article today on www.churchmarketingsucks.com about Gateway Community Church in South Riding Va. Apparently they decided one day to cancel church service to volunteer at 61 area homes in their community. You can read about it at Pete’s blog who is a member at the church. I love this idea. Think [...]
How Rich Are You?
27Oct06by Brandon Gross
Well, I was just looking at Bart’s blog The Older Brother and saw a post about knowing how rich we are. Now if we all get honest, there have been times when we just do not think what we have is good enough. Our salaries are not good enough, our cars are not good enough, [...]
Questions about Blogging?
26Oct06by Brandon Gross
Are you a Pastor? Ministry Worker? Ecstatic Techno Church Geek? and looking to start a blog? If so you may want to check out this blog at Church Communications Pro. They have started a post called "Blogging 101 for Pastors (or Pasture’s if you have seen the skitguys video). This is a great [...]
Pastors: Get a Free Book!
25Oct06by Brandon Gross
I just ran across this promotion twice today. Get Craig Groeschel’s book "Confessions of a Pastor" for free from Mpbooks.com I heard about this through a magazine first but then saw it again on www.churchvideoideas.com (which by the way is a great church "techie" blog). One last note, they are only giving the book away to [...]
The Church Called To Action!!!
24Oct06by Brandon Gross
So, I went to a conference yesterday afternoon where I heard Ron Luce of Teenmania speak. He is traveling the U.S. telling church leaders about the state of our youth generation. Now, we all could probably agree that media has somewhat of an effect on our kids (Everyone could agree to this, if not go [...]
Creative way to reach out to Visitors!!!
18Oct06by Brandon Gross
Well, this week I wanted to let you know about a really creative idea I have heard about, a few times, to reach out to visitors. I have a friend, who is one of our customers, that has organized a team of volunteers that every night after service drive out to all the visitors house’s and they [...]
Carried on Eagles’ Wings
15Oct06by Bart Hardison
Another work week. People to see, calls to make, errands to run, and to-do lists to complete. My hectic life tends to keep me focused on the urgent and not on the important things in life. Sometimes things seem to get so frantic that I completely forget about who and where I am.
God wanted the [...]
The Good Old Days
12Oct06by Bart Hardison
I don’t know about you but I am sensitive to the old phrase, "Just like the good old days." I use it and I know you do too. I am always thinking about some time in the past that I think was better than today.
I know you understand…
Back in grade school on the playground. [...]
