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Cloud-based software frees your computer and your conscience from managing content, allowing you to focus your time online moving forward instead of looking backward.

If your computer crashed right now how much data would you lose? 

This may be a familiar story for you…

Cloud-computing is internet-based computing whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like the electricity grid. –wikipedia

Here are some examples of cloud-based complements to software that many ministry leaders use:

  • Microsoft Office = Google Docs
  • iPhoto =Flickr
  • iTunes =Pandora, Spotify
  • Outlook = Gmail

Here are a few compelling reasons to consider switching:

  • Your data is SAFER if it’s stored somewhere other than your hard drive. This is counter-intuitive at first but just think for a minute about how much more vested these companies are than you at keeping their data safe–the future of their company depends on it. The future of your life does not depend on keeping y...

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Here’s a screencast that shows you how to integrate blog posts from your campus website with your Facebook Fan page so that you can maximize your visibility with your students.

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With so many things fighting for the attention of the average college and high school student, it can be a struggle getting students to show up for anything, including class. The social media landscape, however, can make it a lot easier for your ministry to cut through the noise by greatly increasing the number of people you reach, and making it easier to promote and organize an event.

Here’s a tutorial from Mashable.com about how to organize an event with Facebook. Facebook Events Guide

Social media, and Facebook specifically, give your ministry the opportunity to:

  • Go Viral With Every Event and Outreach

People you invite through Facebook can invite their network of friends. Your ministry’s event also shows up in their news feeds, all of which serves to increase the visibility of your ministry. Not only is your ministry gaining visibility to a much larger audience this way, but each Facebook invite is much more effective than a random flier because it’s a personal invite from a friend.

  • See Whoâ€...

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Livestream can be a great tool to use for virtual meetings, allowing you to broadcast your meeting, and chat live with your viewers. Here’s a screencast that shows you how to login & adjust your initial audio & video settings of livestream.

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Google Calendars are a great tool for any ministry. Multiple people can have access to updating them, and they can be easily installed onto your blog so that everyone who visits your site can be kept up to date on your ministry’s schedule of events. Managing the calendar is extremely easy since you only have to update it in one place. Every time you make a change to the calendar in Google, your blog is automatically updated.

Here’s a quick tutorial to get you started. This tutorial assumes you’ve got a self-hosted WordPress blog and are using version 2.9.

1. Go to www.google.com/calendar

2. Click on the Create an account button, or if you already have a Google Account, enter your email and password to login.


3. Enter all of the required information and agree to the terms and conditions
4. Once completed, you should see your new calendar

5. Click on the arrow by My Calendars, and select Calendar Settings

6. Select Customize the color, size, and other options from the Embed This Calendar section.

7. Use...

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