Hey there! We wanted to announce a new feature that I know many of you will be very exited about. It’s going to help organizers communicate about service opportunities and upcoming events MUCH more relevant and organized. As you likely know, whenever an event is added to a calendar, the event can be scheduled to automatically send a reminder to ALL the members of the group. One reminder can be… read more →
Are you a church leader that wants to learn about social media? Heck, if you’re a leader at any organization you really MUST consider attending one of the live face-to-face trainings that M2Live is putting on this year. There is one coming up in Chicago on October 8-9 and it’s not too late to register. We have coupon for you too! Use the coupon code MEMBERHUB to get a 10%… read more →
The next M2LIVE webinar will feature Cynthia Ware — A technology and church development consultant, Cynthia also serves as the executive director of the Center for Church Communications. While presenters have opportunity to share their message, the format allows you ample time to ask questions and engage the presenter. To access the webinar, visit http://www.M2LIVE.org/live on August 17th at 11:30 a.m. (EDT).
I had a great conversation this morning with Tony Dye. Tony is a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy. He spends a lot of his time consulting business and churches on technology and his passion for finding new tools is inspiring. It’s evident when you speak with him, visit his blog or do anything Church IT RoundTable related. This morning Tony mentioned that back in the day, everyone was so excited for… read more →
This may seem a little crazy at first, but I wonder, should churches and nonprofits buy Facebook ads? Our business has been running some ads on Facebook and finding some great success. It’s easy, hyper-targeted and based on demographic information in your Facebook profile. So I started to wonder if I should share my experience with creating Facebook Ads..and we will, in another post. But for now, I’m wondering what… read more →
If there is one thing that I’m surprised about as we continue to serve churches, it’s the number of folks that are unhappy with their current technology. Countless times I’ve spoken with customers and church leaders who have a laundry list of complaints with their current “IT” situation. Many times it’s just about one particular piece of outdated membership management software. Other times it’s simply the challenge that comes with… read more →
This week Pastor Geoff Surratt, over on his personal blog started rocking the boat with his multi-part post entitled “Why Small Groups Don’t Work”. Catchy enough title to bring plenty of conversation. Grab a cup a coffee before you settle in. Geoff spent plenty of time framing up and delivering his argument that essentially says that the “missing link in church small groups” is a “driving missional focus”. Cool. Well… read more →
Undoubtedly, the church has always lagged behind the marketplace with regards to technology. Generally speaking, it could be years before a popular new service, product, or widget becomes widely used and implemented by churches. Is this by design or does the church need to “get with it” when it comes to technology? I recently caught up with John Saddington, aka Human3rror, who suggests that the gap between the rate at… read more →
Recently, I caught up with Kevin Joyce of Imagine Fellowship in San Antonio, Texas. I would call him the lead pastor but he actually goes by the title “Lead Life Changer”. And I would call Imagine Fellowship a church, but it’s more like A.A. And that’s what they want to do, duplicate the model that A.A. has leaned on since the 30’s to help people all over the country. A… read more →
