40 Days and 40 Bytes: Making Computers Work for Your Congregation

Aaron Spiegel; Nancy Armstrong; Brent Bill

doi:10.5771/9781566994538

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Copyright Year: 2004
ISBN-Print: 978-1-56699-298-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-56699-453-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 146
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
3. The Microchip Church No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
01 A Tale of Two Congregations–and Technology No access Pages 1 - 6
02 If an iMac Was Good Enough for Moses: A Brief History of Congregational Computing No access Pages 9 - 12
03 Of Heilsgeschicte and Harddrives: Learning Basic Computer Lingo No access Pages 15 - 22
04 Technology Goes to Church: A Software Review No access Pages 23 - 30
05 What Has Bill Gates Done for Us Lately?: General Business Software and Congregations No access Pages 31 - 38
06 Managing Your Congregation: Congregational Management Software No access Pages 39 - 50
07 Preaching and Teaching: Worship and Education Software No access Pages 51 - 56
08 Tending the Nets: Networks and the Internet No access Pages 59 - 64
09 Disciples of the Disk: Creating a Technology Team No access Pages 65 - 74
10 Finding the RAM in the Thicket: Designing Your Hardware No access Pages 77 - 84
11 Building the Tower–or Two: Assembling Your Hardware and Software No access Pages 87 - 94
12 Eternal Security: Protecting Your Congregation's Systems No access Pages 95 - 102
13 I've Got a PC in Glory Land that Outshines the Sun: The Future of Congregational Computing No access Pages 103 - 108
Appendix A: Technology Assessment No access Pages 111 - 114
Appendix B: Congregational Culture Questions No access Pages 115 - 118
Appendix C: What Do You Want to Do that a CMS Can Do? No access Pages 119 - 124
Appendix D: Things You Can Do No access Pages 125 - 128
Appendix E: Sample Technology Plan Budget No access Pages 129 - 130
Appendix F: Creating a Technology Plan: Summary Sheet No access Pages 131 - 132
Appendix G: Sample Church: Technology Acceptable Use Policy No access Pages 133 - 136
Glossary No access Pages 137 - 146