As IT professionals, it’s not enough to support our ministries and non-profits, we also have to exercise a degree of leadership. In fact, I believe that support, a fancy word for service, is really a form of leadership at its core: “The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve the [...]

If you’ve worked in IT then you know exactly what I’m talking about here: One of the easiest and yet most-obvious fixes for tons of computer issues is simply a hard restart of the actual computer. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve simply recommended: Have you tried restarting your computer? Hah. And, it [...]

Not to put too much pressure on the IT guy you’re trying to hire, but here are 10 MORE things your IT guy needs to know how to do. You can check out the first 10 here. Ready to hire right? Check out our list after the jump…

In Part 1 of this Series we covered the pros and cons of having a PC-only IT infrastructure for your church. You’re ready to make a decision now, right? Of course not! Today in part 2 of this 3 part series we’ll look at the primary reasons why you should choose a Mac-only IT environment [...]

Your job is hard enough, right? You’ve got networks, servers, hardware, and software of all types to keep in check, not to mention managing successfully your relationships with everyone who can’t login to their email. So having to deal with your needs with increasing the budget for IT resources and investments with a pastor or [...]

Most typical startup ministries and churches don’t have a dedicated IT professional as part of the core makeup of the plant. Generally speaking, this hire comes much later in the growth of the ministry. And, the senior leader is typically not the IT guy. So how do you hire right? The range of skills is [...]

Growing in your career in any particular field can be tough. I know that even for myself I can get way too comfortable with where I am; just doing what I need to do to get through the day. I knew this temptation at no greater point in my career then when I was working [...]