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The New Logos 5 [Product Review] | ChurchMag
Recently Logos Bible Software unleashed the hotly anticipated version 5 of their critically-acclaimed Bible study software. And of course, it’s just in time for the holidays! Whether you’re a pastor, Bible study teacher/leader, or a dedicated Christian, Logos Bible Software deserves a second look. Considered by many to be the Cadillac of electronic Bible study [...]
The Changing Nature of Theological Education, Part 2 | ChurchMag
[Editorial Note: Chris Ruddell is a member of the Board of Trustees for Saint Paul School of Theology] A few months back I posted an article on the Changing Nature of Theological Education, in which I talked about the move of seminaries to be more technologically relevant in the 21st Century. It’s time for part [...]
How Pearltrees Is Changing Church Ministry | ChurchMag
If you haven’t kept up with the cross-platform app, Pearltrees, now’s the time. Think of Pearltrees like Facebook for bookmarks … on steroids. It allows you to graphically organize your web bookmarks into trees and share them with the world. And just recently they announced the new iPhone app has arrived, and apps for other [...]
The Changing Nature of Theological Education
As Christians living in the 21st Century, many of us have started to become accustomed to hearing about the changing nature of our faith traditions. Numbers are declining across Christendom. Local churches are closing at alarming numbers. Technology has changed the way we think about worship, fellowship, and study of Scripture. Church of the 1950′s [...]
Use Series Engine to Enhance Your Church Website
More and more churches today are switching to WordPress for their website hosting needs. It may originally have been designed with bloggers in mind, but the vast pool of plug-ins and templates now available makes it an attractive choice for full organization websites. Recently, it just got better. Series Engine In July, developer/blogger/church-communications-director Eric Murrell [...]
Bart Ehrman Blurs the Line Between Author and Blogger | ChurchMag
For the most part, a chasm exists between authors of books and bloggers. Many in the former group have moved to blogging as a way of promoting their books, but their content comes in the form of something needing to be purchased at a bookstore. Conversely, professional bloggers tend to get their compensation via advertising, [...]
The Economy and Charitable Giving [ChurchMag Infographic] | ChurchMag
Recently the Barna Group revealed yet another disturbing study for Christians. This time, they looked at the perception of the economy among Protestant Christians, Catholic Christians, and Americans in general. Then they looked at the trends in charitable giving – both to non-profits in general and to churches specifically. Continue reading on ChurchMag
Do You Suffer from Social Media FOMO? Find Out! [Infographic]
If you read this blog, you probably have found yourself checking Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks a bit more than you should. If so, perhaps you suffer from Social Media FOMO! Check out the infographic below to see how your symptoms match up. Continue reading at ChurchMag
MindMixer: How to Become a Couch Activist!
Are you involved in community activism? I didn’t think so. But if you’re like most people, you’d like to be able to tell others that you’re a good civic-minded person. In an ideal world you would go to all the town-hall meetings and voice your opinion on how things could be done better. But it [...]
Be Careful What You Tweet
It happens to all of us – we allow our emotions to get the better of us, we let go of rationality, and we post something we shouldn’t to Facebook or Twitter. Since social media began, people have been getting themselves into trouble with their friends and family by posting the wrong remarks at the [...]
