Assignment Title: Issues and Disadvantages with Technology in the Church
Course: CHMN 699 - Internship
Student: Kristine Sage
Date: January 29, 2022
Professor: Dr. Mary Smith
Liberty University
What Is Church Software?
Church software, or ChMS, is software that helps you manage the various aspects of your church. Some
software is an all-in-one package, while other software solves specific problems like finances,
volunteering, or worship service.
Your church may need an all-in-one solution. It might not. Lucky for you, we at TheLeadPastor.com have
written several articles detailing so many different software solutions.
Some common types of church software include:
Church management software
Church presentation software
Technology In The Church: Is It Right For You?
Maybe your church uses more technology or it might need a little less, but technology, especially in the
area of computers and finance, can be the difference between your church surviving a down year or
closing altogether.
Church Technology Resources
1. Ministry Tech’s Magazine
Ministry Tech Magazine has monthly publications.
Ministry Tech Magazine helps church leaders and administrative pastors solve technological challenges.
This magazine also covers:
Church management software (CHMS)
Electronic bible study
Electronic tithe collection (e-giving)
Internet security
Ministry Tech Magazine is a free publication. Church leaders can subscribe to have monthly releases
delivered in their email inboxes.
2. Resource UMC’s Communications & Marketing Blog
Get help with email communication and marketing.
Resource UMC is the ultimate church leader’s guide for all forms of communication, modern marketing,
and church messaging.
Other than being a great outreach and communication resource, Resource UMC also offers:
Tips on growing email audience and getting people to open your emails
Church logo branding services
Digital ministry ideas
Outreach and marketing tools
Basics for sending urgent ministry updates via email
3. Technologies For Worship Magazine
Technologies for Worship homepage.
Technologies for Worship Magazine is a practical publication offering training on how worship leaders
can make the best use of technology in churches.
Other benefits include:
Ministry Tech lessons.
Monthly magazines on developing technological trends.
Access to the best church audio App in the world-Turn It Up.
4. ChurchTechToday
ChurchTechToday offers content on chuch management software.
ChurchTechToday is a website dedicated to helping church leaders, pastors, and church communicators
gain insight into topics like:
Social media and worship
Websites
Software usage
Mobile phones
ChurchTechToday’s main aim is to shed light on empowering and positioning churches for growth
through church technology.
5. The Church Juice Blog eBook
ChurchJuice Technology Guide Resources for the Church.
ChurchJuice knows the importance of social media in how congregations, churches, and communities
interact.
It offers:
Tips and strategies on how your church can benefit from Facebook
5 things to include in your church website
A list of 25 best church websites and their values.
This eBook is free and church leaders can get it delivered to their email inbox once they subscribe. The
resource is also downloadable from the Church Juice website.
6. Behind the Mixer Church Audio Artistry
Church audio
equipment.
Behind the Mixer is a church technology resource dedicated to teaching churches about enhancing their
sound systems.
The team of engineers will:
Guide you on buying the best equipment
Teach you the basics of audio productions
Offer free question and answer sessions on church tech
Behind the Mixer has a lot of useful, free resources and church podcasts on their website.
7. Church Magazine
An example Churchmag post from 2020.
Church magazine documents all the occurrences in the church. For example, 2020 being a year of
COVID-19 pandemic, reflections posts include:
Church life through pandemic
Tools used during the pandemic by leaders to take their church online
Church response to COVID-19 pandemic
Effects of the pandemic on Christian faith
This non-profit magazine may cover many topics on church activities that church leaders can use to take
the ministry to the next level.
8. Discplr Children Ministry Magazine
Children Bible Story Books.
Discplr magazine contains beneficial lessons church leaders can use to train and prepare kids for
ministry from a young age.
Key teachings included are:
Free Sunday school lessons
How to organize kids ministry
Ministry empowerment tools for parents and teachers
Children’s’ Bible stories and lessons
The Discplr magazine also includes adult teachings discussing methods to stick to the mission of the
church and maximize your potential in the ministry lessons are discussed.
9. Church Motion Graphics
How church leaders can use CMG.
Church Motion Graphics is a technology resource meant to help church leaders:
Learn how to improve live streaming
Set up video calls
Virtually engage their audiences
Organize church media
10. Pushpay and Church Management
Church leader
using a church software.
Pushpay is a template that offers various important church technology resources for church leaders
including:
On-demand Pushpay University lessons for church leaders
Tips on planning and managing church budget
Church management software
Custom-branded church Apps.
