In the past several years, I’ve served as a facilitator to over 45 churches to assist them in either selecting a new church management software package (“ChMS”) or helping them to optimize and get the most out of their existing system. The process I go through with them always involves assisting the church staff in…
Our partners at First Baptist Church in Broken Arrow (“FBCBA”) are guided by a mission “to reach Broken Arrow and beyond by multiplying disciples to follow Jesus.” By faithfully living out this mission for many years, FBCBA has developed Hunger Ministry that was not initially planned and that many did not even realize was needed. …
To the overworked worship pastor, exhausted preacher, and the ministry assistant up to her eyebrows in check-in sheets, this is for you. After spending the past three years in a full-time ministry position, I am aware of the amount of effort it takes to keep a well-oiled ministry department running effectively. Most of us know that…
How Can Church Management Software Mergers Pose a Threat to Your Church? In this article, we identify some of the recent major church management software (“ChMS”) company mergers and sales. We also share four key questions you can ask to analyze whether an individual sale or this pattern of acquisitions, sales, and mergers of ChMS…
During a recent conversation with some of our Enable staff, we discussed three common, nagging computer issues that church staff struggle with regularly. While relatively minor, these issues often cause frustrations and delays that are easily avoided. Below, we provide some quick, simple, and practical ways to help fix these common problems that may…
In part two of this Microsoft 365 Teams mini-series, we have cultivated this list to help you manage your workflow expectations. Click below to find several helpful tips to generate successful productivity within Teams. Find Time Scheduling meetings with multiple people is a snap with this easy-to-use tool. Check out this easy-to-follow demo on Find…
Protect Your Church and Nonprofit From Cyber Criminals Cybercrime is not restricted solely to large corporations and industries as one may think. Often, churches and nonprofits are targeted and fall victim to these cyberattacks. In this webinar, we partnered with Ministry Pacific to discuss the importance of improving your organizations cybersecurity. Also in this video,…
In this Webinar series we have curated a list of Microsoft 365 Essential Features for you to quickly review specific items within Teams. In this mini-series you will find several quick guides to these popular “Essentials” within Teams. Chat Perfect for quick, informal chats between you and one or two other people. Replaces text messages…
There are many things to think about when planning a construction project for a new or renovated church building. Purpose and need, city building codes, emergency exit routes, fire codes, functionality and design, and a myriad of other things must be considered. One especially important thing that often gets pushed to the backburner is the…
While these tips are written in the context of Microsoft Teams, the basic principles can be applied to whichever file sharing & storing platform you use, be it Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, etc. One of the most important aspects of a collaborative work environment is file storing and sharing. Our favorite file management platform…
