Can youth involvement in a church pay off in the future for the church and help the youth realize their full potential? I’m not talking about the typical things that the youth do like youth ministry, Friday night movie night, weekly Sunday school, high-school retreats, summer camps, etc. All of these are good things, but… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Bolster Your Outreach With QR Codes
Quick response codes (QR codes), those two-dimensional black-and-white squares you scan with your smartphone, are a powerful marketing tool for your ministry. Think of a QR code as a paper-based hyperlink that connects the physical world with the online world. The ability to connect printed materials and the mobile web adds a whole new dimension… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Choosing a Church Software Solution
Choosing a church software solution can be a daunting task for the church to work through, especially for its leaders. You may find yourself asking questions such as: Do we need the software? Can any church software work? Would software that works in a large church work in our smaller church, or vice versa? Who… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Build a Church Membership Map – No Skills Required!
If you have ever wished you could create a map of your entire church membership, then we have news for you. We came across a site that is helping churches map their membership. BatchGeo allows you to map up to 250 records for free*. Keep reading for step-by-step instructions. Export Your Address Information from IconCMO… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Updates to the Church Management Email System
For churches, communicating well with members is crucial, so our member and group emailing features are an important part of our service. Our recent changes to the CMO emailing system will give a big boost to the performance of our email features, helping your church communicate and stay connected. Your emails are now processed on… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Trust and Terabytes in Church Software Servers
At Icon Systems we value our clients’ trust. Churches trust us to ensure their data is secure, reliable, and always accessible. We wanted to inform our clients that in 2013, we have replaced every server that the IconCMO application runs on for our clients. We have also replaced the servers for the blog and website.… ⪼ Continue Reading…