Posts Tagged ‘Church Administration’
On Making Difficult Decisions
Sometimes we’re faced with having to make a difficult decision, where every option has a significant downside. How should we process those? And how do we handle the aftermath?
Read MoreDisaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Most in IT recognize the importance of data backups, but there’s more to a good disaster recovery and business continuity strategy than having backups. What are those additional elements, and how do you set an appropriate budget to accomplish them?
Read MoreFreedom!
Many who serve in church IT are frustrated because they don’t feel the support of their church leadership. This is more common than one might believe, and there are reasons for it!
Read MoreA Surprising Discussion on Email to Staff in their Off-Hours
Ministry staff is mobile, and most on the team feel called to their role. It makes sense, then, to make ministry email available to staff on their mobile devices so they can access it when not at work, right? Well, surprisingly, not always!
Read MoreAre Your Credit/Debit Card Readers Putting You At Risk?
Churches with debit/ credit card readers need to know what I recently learned. Not knowing can bring some heavy penalties.
Read MoreProtection from Ransomware
Malware has taken a new direction recently that, if you’re not protected, could cost you all of your data and a bit of money. And it doesn’t matter if you’re on a Windows or Mac computer. How can you protect your and your organization’s data?
Read MoreProtecting Your Data– Is It Really Worth the Hassle?
The value of some church assets is difficult to assess. Personnel, congregational goodwill, and data are just a few examples of assets whose value is usually understood only once it’s gone. None of us would say our data has no value to the organization, but trying to figure out what it’s worth so we can adequately protect it is challenging.
Data is one of the most valuable assets a church has. Protecting it isn’t difficult, but must be approached as deliberately and strategically as fire and security protection.
Read MoreNewer Software Charity Licensing Includes Social Engineering
Some new software charity licensing agreements include social engineering non-discrimination requirements. Which are they? What do they require churches and nonprofits to agree to? And are you safe to just accept them?
Read MoreCommon Church IT Mistakes, Part 1
This series will cover some of the most common mistakes churches make in this vital area based on many years of church IT consulting.
Read MoreTechnologically Taking Attendance in Churches
While at a meeting of church business administrators of very large churches recently the topic of taking attendance came up. This common topic challenges most in church management. In this particular meeting, however, someone shared a technological solution they’re using that is bringing good results!
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