Category: Software

  • Are You Listening?

    There is a lot of chatter on social media – are you listening for mentions of your church plant? What’s the Problem? Social media is designed to be just that: social. Too many churches use it as just another media outlet to push communication in one direction. It’s OK to get information out there, but […]

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday – WiseStamp

      You’re hampering your own church plant communications. That is, if you haven’t taken care to develop an email signature that gives people easy ways to interact with you. Few things vex me more than having an important email conversation going that needs to turn in to a phone call, but the other party hasn’t […]

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday – ToneCheck

      Ever typed up an email when you were really emotionally charged about the subject and immediately regretted pressing the ‘send’ button? Ever send what you thought was a mild-mannered email that was completely misconstrued by the recipient? Enter ToneCheck These guys have written code that detects your tone of voice and throws a red […]

  • Church Planters – Is Your Smart Phone Filtered?

    Church Planters, you should make sure that your smart phone is filtered. Until recently, internet pulled through your smart phone was a loop-hole in the fight for accountability against pornography. XXXChurch and Church Mag both remind us that pornography is more addictive that crack cocaine and will suck you in before you know it. The […]

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday – Online Church Platform

      Well, almost FREE Church Plant Resource Friday… this freebee launches Jan 9, 2012. Another great free resource from our friends at LifeChurch, this latest will help you create online events “focused on relationships and prayer.” Sign up for updates and more information:

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday – DropBox.com

      I absolutely live by this free app: Why Do I Need File Syncing? Dropbox gives you 2 major benefits: accessing the same files from any device and keeping those files backed up. Syncing I can get to the same original source files from my Mac at the office, my Android phone on the road, […]

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday – MailChimp.com

    So you want an easy way to send classy-looking emails to your Prayer Team, Outside Supporters and/or Launch Team? For years Constant Contact has been the big kid on the block, but my new favorite is MailChimp. Why Do I Need a Newsletter Service? You need one for several reasons, and they all come back […]

  • FREE Church Plant Resource Friday: Prezi & Projeqt

    Storytelling is enjoying a resurgence in the Church in the US these days. There are some great software solutions out there that are aiding & abetting this movement. Not necessarily designed with churches in mind, these presentation/storytelling tools are still great ways to communicate the Most Important Story ever: Prezi [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCr8Cmroxw]   Projeqt [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/15333659 […]

  • Free Church Plant Resource Friday: Podcasting Your Sermons

    If you don’t pay big bucks for one of those church websites that has a turnkey podcast solution, you can do it yourself for free. If you know how. Short of having a techno-geek on your launch team, here is a 4-part blog series on just how to get your podcasting done: Podcasting Sermons part […]