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Choosing the right Church Management Software is a big decision. Your ChMS (or CMS) will cost money. It will house all of your church’s vital information, determine how you administer data, track giving, manage event sign ups and who has access to reports. Whether you are looking at ChMS options for the first time or you are considering moving away from your current ChMS, it’s important that you choose the right software for your church. Having used several different church management systems myself, I’d like to share three tips when comparing and choosing a ChMS. * Do A “User Friendliness” Survey – Ask ministry colleagues who use or have used the products you’re considering and ask them how simple the software is to use. Then lean toward the most user-friendly software. Why? A ChMS that is simpler to operate, is a product that is much more likely to be used. Non-intuitive software doesn’t get used as much. An unused church management soft...

With the increased interest in Blogging (web Logging), many web hosting providers now provide an assortment of free usage, open source blogging software packages. Among the most popular of these blogging tools are B2evolution, WordPress and Nucleus. Each of these programs offer similar basic features, so the question arises as to which one is easiest to use and would be appropriate for the requirements of your particular website. The answer lies in the true purpose of your blog website. If your primary goal is to share your opinions and ideas with the general public, you would want to utilize a different blogging tool than a user who was creating product blogs as a commercial sales effort. A blog for search engine promotion would have entirely different requirements. All of these uses are viable reasons to create a blog, however each requires different features to be successful. WordPress Blogging Software Available for free download at: http://wordpress.org/ It is hard to beat WordPr...