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Church IT, 3rd Edition

Name: Church IT, 3rd Edition
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$21.95

In this updated and expanded edition of Church IT, authors Nick Nicholaou and Jonathan Smith provide valuable insights from their decades of experience serving churches and ministries. They give practical guidance on careful, strategic approaches for leveraging IT effectively to advance the church’s mission.

The book covers timely, relevant topics, including:

Staffing strategies such as outsourcing and volunteers
Processes for selecting hardware and software
Approaches to WiFi, disaster recovery, monthly maintenance tasks, and security
Ways AI can strengthen ministry

Whether you lead a church or work as an IT professional in a faith-based organization, Church IT will equip you with knowledge and tools to manage your church’s resources well and maximize the impact of fulfilling its God-given mission.

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