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How do you feel when a friend or colleague tells you they just bought the same product you did for considerably less?  If you're like me, you probably feel kind of crummy, but then justify why you still got a better deal than your friend. How do you buy technology for less?  Are there ways to save?  Are there times when spending more is better?  Let's talk about it.

Churches have three types of calendaring needs:  resource calendaring (rooms and equipment), publication calendaring (printed flyers), and personal / team calendaring.  Surprisingly, each of these needs is so different that they require separate programs!

One of the lessons we learned from recent disasters is how important it is to have a copy of your church database and accounting system backed up to an off-site location.

It’s not a matter of if a computer will crash, but when.  Thus it’s important to protect computer systems from problems that will arise.

Some church offices are more often a collective progression of necessary solutions than a well-executed plan.  Additional work areas are often carved out of classrooms, basements, and closets as ministries grow, but an efficient office suite is rarely the result.  Churches that analyze and strategize their office needs can come up with some surprising solutions.

In a unique way, we in ministry are stewards of the resources of God’s kingdom.  This demands our best efforts at making every dollar count.  One way church leaders can spend ministry dollars with confidence— especially in the area of computers and technology— is by adopting a carefully formulated purchasing strategy.