Posts Tagged ‘Managing IT’
Travel-Related Security Safeguards – For When We Start Venturing Out Again
© 2020 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
Most of us are looking forward to the day when we can venture out with as much relative ease as we previously enjoyed.
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Read MoreSo You Want to Use Zoom Anyway
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
Most organizations were a bit unprepared for the increased remote work forced on us by the current pandemic. Churches and ministries are communication-focused,
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Read MoreVideo Calls – They’re Pandemic!
© 2020 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved Ministry Business Services, Inc. President Reprinted from XPastor.org
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has many staff working from home, and there are a number of things worth considering as you manage the ‘brand’ of your church in a distributed work environment.
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Read MoremacOS Catalina – What You Need to Know
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
Apple released the next version of its Mac operating system, called Catalina, last week. It has features and enhanced security many will want.
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Read MoreEmail Scams Targeting Churches
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from XPastor.org
There are two email scams occurring with increasing frequency. These scams hurt churches in two ways, by stealing finances and by breaking congregational trust.
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The Newest Technology Isn’t Always the Best Technology
Before your next tech purchase, use these three tips.
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from ChurchLawandTax.com
Years ago, my firm researched the current tech directions and strategies in play at the time and decided to buy what looked like a very promising technology platform.
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Could Your Church Face an ADA Noncompliance Lawsuit for Its Website or App?
What to know about this rising trend in litigation.
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from ChurchLawandTax.com
Our webhost recently brought to my attention a trend in lawsuits targeting websites and apps for their failures to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
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Read MoreHow to Keep IT Staff in the Local Church!
© 2019 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved Ministry Business Services, Inc. President Adopted from Church IT: Using Information Technology for the Mission of The Church
Personnel salaries and benefits are usually the largest expense category for churches and ministries.
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Read MoreCan You Trust Your Leadership?
I received an interesting question this weekend that really was about whether one can trust their church’s leadership and, ultimately, the Lord. The ramifications go much further than the original question– even to church IT.
Read MoreGDPR and the Golden Rule
Since GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018, I’ve been amazed at the number of questions folks are asking about it and the astonishing lack of information there is about it, especially as GDPR relates to churches and ministries.
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