TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Planning Center shares recent updates to its Church Management System. Smart Church Solutions shares an argument for using Computerized Maintenance Management and Event Management software for effective Church facility stewardship. The Pro Church Tools team answers questions regarding Threads, their video podcast setup and AI policies for Churches. Finally, Church Tech Today highlights live streaming services for Facebook Live.

New For You In Planning Center

Planning Center Blog shares “New For You In Planning Center” (15-minute read/watch) announcing recent product updates ranging from integrating its RehearsalPack with Multitracks.com to improve the Worship Team workflow by consolidating access to chord charts, lyrics and audio files to enabling self-service signup for volunteers and scheduling conflict detection.

Facility Stewardship: GPS vs. Paper Roadmap

Smart Church Solutions Blog asserts that using a Computerized Maintenance Management System and Event Management software for facility stewardship is analogous to using a GPS for a road trip in 2023 in “Facility Stewardship: GPS vs Paper Roadmap” (5-minute read).

Threads, Podcast Video Studio & AI Policy for Churches

Brady Shearer and Alexander Mills of Pro Church Tools respond on YouTube “Threads, Podcast Video Studio & AI Policy for Churches“ (35-minute watch) to questions regarding Threads, their podcast studio setup and Churches establishing an AI policy.

Top Live Streaming Software Services for Facebook Live

Church Tech Today shares “14 Top Live Streaming Software Services for Facebook Live [2023]” (5-minute read) providing a high-level summary of popular live streaming services. Note that this article does not include pricing information.

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