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Have (Only One) Database

Sus Schmitt

Have you chosen one database to keep your contact information? If you don’t already, you need one place where you know all your information is up-to-date. With maintaining only one database, you’ll know which information is the most recent and accurate, but you’ll need two habits. First, always update a single database. Second, regularly synchronize this master database with the other “homes” which you use for other ministry purposes Continue reading Have (Only One) Database

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Easy Tool for Translating Ministry Phone Apps

Sus Schmitt

TntMPD started out as a personal hobby for Troy Wolbrink in 1997. He wrote it to meet his own need to stay better organized as a Campus Crusade for Christ staff member. Little did Troy know, but God had some plans for his contact management / database software that included Estonia, Poland, and an evangelistic tool on a mobile app, God Tools.

His TntMPD translation tools were almost exactly what the developers for God Tools needed.

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The Big Picture for the You-Can-Too Series

Sus Schmitt

Today, I’m giving you broad strokes for a big-picture look of where we’re going in 2014. Figure out where you are in these pictures I’m going to paint and then decide what is at least one step you need to do. I strongly encourage you to do as much of the entire series as applies to you. I believe I’ve set a do-able pace for this. I’d love to see hundreds of staff have all the pieces in place by December.

You can do this. Have faith in God and in yourself. You may need skills, but we’re here to help you. Follow my blog or find mentors and other resources. Start small; add a little at a time; be consistent; keep at it. You can master these tools.

You have a story and also people who want to help you get your ministry and that story heard above the noise on the Internet. They want to help you accomplish your ministry. Care about them; build your partners into a team and focus on these tools as a ministry to them (instead of thinking of it as a broadcasting of yourself). Continue reading The Big Picture for the You-Can-Too Series

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Keep your Facebook Engagement High (Guest Post)

Sus Schmitt

Miheret has learned a lot about using Facebook for ministry. He helped with a Facebook page for the “Love Ethiopia Festival with Andrew Palau”. (Read the impact report from the Luis Palau Association to learn what God did.) This post was published in late October with his advice and tips for keeping engagement high on a Facebook page to promote an event. Continue reading Keep your Facebook Engagement High (Guest Post)