Pastor's Technology Implementation Guide
- 1. Implementation Guide Zion Baptist Western District Leadership Conference Hosted: 20 January, 2022, Grand Bahama Employing Technology For Greater Influence by: Rev. Conrad Jones (purposeunleashed.org)
- 3. ● Technology is primarily about 3 simple but powerful things: ○ Speed (get it done quicker) ○ Ease (get it done easier) ○ Disruption (mess up the ordinary and create something extraordinary) ■ Zoom/Online Church (Religious Sector) A Simple Understanding Of Technology
- 4. Simple Technology Questions ● 3 Simple Communication Technology Questions ○ Do we have something important to share? (message) ○ Do we need to reach more people? (mission) ○ What is the best way to do it? (ministry)
- 5. Where Should You Begin? ● Where To Begin: ○ Start with what is easiest to implement in your church, based on where you currently are... ■ Get some youths to do Facebook Live Streaming or Youtube Live Streaming of the sermons ● The service is FREE, and most young people have phones or devices that can do it + you can make it a ministry for them
- 6. The ONLY 5 Communication Channels ● Print (newspaper) ● Radio ● Television ● Word of Mouth ● Digital/Online ○ Website/Social Media
- 7. Now, all you need to do is choose ONE to start… ● You look at 3 simple things: ○ what is easiest for us to start with? ○ what available resources do we have to give towards this? (each channel requires time, energy, money) ○ where are we in your ministry communication strategy at this time?
- 8. 2 Very Easy Place To Start
- 9. There Are Only 3 Things Your Church Needs For Live-streaming
- 12. If You’re Ready For Online Giving ● Register with Givelify ○ Step 1. Go to signup.givelify.com/organization-add and sign up as an organization to receive donations …it’s free! ○ Step 2. For zipcode use 5 zeros (00000) which represent The Bahamas
- 13. If You’re Ready For Online Giving ● Register with Givelify ○ Step 3. Type in your city “Freeport” Step 4. For state, use AA ○ Step 5. Have Givelify complete your set-up for you; have your bank’s routing information and your local account number handy
- 14. Commonwealth Bank’s Routing Looks Like This
- 15. Membership Management/Budget Software ● Churchtrac.com ○ Start a FREE trial to test if the software will be suitable for your church
- 16. Need Help? Contact Me Hi, I’m Conrad L. Jones CEO, Purpose Unleashed Publishing & Marketing Depending on your needs, you can reach me: ● KenJones.cc ● PurposeUnleashed.org