Church leaders are constantly looking for the best software to manage their church databases and communications. The question many face is whether to pay for a commercial church management software (ChMS or CMS) or to use open source software. The open source software movement kicked off in the 1980s and paved the way for operating systems like GNU/Linux and internet
Think of your church management software like leasing a car. Imagine leasing your first luxury car. What an exciting day! You would be so excited about the plush seats, the amazing sound system, the astonishingly quiet engine, the brilliant use of technology and the sleek appearance of the vehicle. You’d be so excited that you’d have to tell your friends
Fellowship One -F1, Community Church Builder – CCB, People Driven Software – PDS, Church Windows – CW, and Logos CMS all have one thing in common! What is that? I have worked with each of these Church Management Software Solutions during the past quarter century as Lead Pastor of New Hope Community Church. And one of the reasons we worked
At Sunago we get this question every week! I wish there was a simple clear-cut answer I could response with. But here are a few observations to consider: Church communities do NOT compete with social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. Member demographics matter: A church on-line community in itself will not provide the incentive for a non-internet user to
What Makes Sense? My beliefs on how church software can help have changed since joining the Sunago team a little over two years ago. Initially, I felt the newer community/social features would grab people’s attention and sway speedier adoption. That was not the case! Fundamentally churches (with member sizes of 50-500) really need an integrated membership, children check-in, and giving
