I had a great time at a local social media meetup group (Social Media Shepherds). The talk was around 10 really easy things you could do at a church. We had a lot of fun, and there were several ideas. Take these ideas and run with them. Update: The great…
Leaving the Windows XP Era
In under a month the ongoing support for Windows XP will be coming to an end (April 8, 2014). Microsoft has finally stopped supporting a product that came out in October 2001. While no new computer has come with XP in years, there is a strong chance somewhere in your…
Church Planting Strategies
Church Central has an interesting article on church planting strategies. Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, offers a number of different strategies and techniques that have been proven to work. One example is a pastor that successfully used an online strategy including a blog, Facebook and Twitter. 500 people came to…
Presenting Fresh Vine to over 700 Tech Leaders
Earlier this summer we had the opportunity to showcase our church software to over 700 tech leaders in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. It was a great privilege as the event – MinneDemo – only allows 7 presenters 7 minutes to showcase their technology. The audience gave us a…
Improving your Data Security
This past summer has brought to light information that was widely assumed within the technology community. Disclosures by Snowden and the Guardian revealed the scope and specific details around a massive data collection apparatus that exists. While the stated abilities of their network only bring about 1.5% of the internet…