TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. This edition’s theme is stewardship. Smart Church Solutions shares insights on deferred facility maintenance. Church Sound shares insights on overspending, underspending and right-sizing Audio/Video/Lighting projects. TechRepublic shares insights on password manager products and best practices. Finally, TechCrunch announces the beta of the ViewStats social media analytics platform.

Deferred Facility Maintenance?

Smart Church Solutions Blog shares “Deferred Maintenance Explained for Facility Stewards” (6-minute read) drilling down on defining and counting the cost of deferred maintenance, keys to defeating deferred maintenance, and tools and services that Smart Church Solutions offers to address deferred maintenance.

Audio/Video/Lighting Spend?

Church Sound shares “RIGHT FOR THE JOB - How much to spend on an AVL project?” (10-minute read) providing experienced-based insights on how churches over and underspend on Audio/Video/Lighting (AVL) projects, and guidance on right-sizing an AVL spend.

Password Managers

TechRepublic shares “Are Password Managers Safe to Use? (Benefits, Risks & Best Practices)” (7-minute read) describing the types of password managers and how they work, and weighs in on the safest password managers and best practices.

New YouTube Analytics Platform in Beta

TechCrunch shares “MrBeast’s analytics platform ViewStats is out in beta” (5-minute read), announcing the ViewStats YouTube analytics platform, co-founded by top-YouTuber, MrBeast.

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