Ministry Technology

Lifeway will “discontinue lifewayworship.com, a website providing arrangements, charts, sheet music and other music resources for church worship.” - BPNews

“Having sunset its church management products marketed under the Faithlife brand, including Equip, Live Stream, Giving and Sites, Logos will now move into the spotlight as the company’s primary public-facing brand encompassing the Logos Bible Study App, Proclaim, Lexham Press and other products.” - RNS

“nearly 2 in 5 Protestant churchgoers (39%) say they have watched a livestream service instead of attending a church service in person on more than five occasions over the past year.” - Lifeway

“How things have changed: I can think of several ways in which the digital revolution, accelerated by COVID lockdowns, is still with us.” - Word by Word

“About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online; 21% use apps or websites to help with reading scripture” - Pew

“Artificial Intelligence content creators such as ChatGPT will certainly revolutionize almost every kind of work that relies on writing of some sort…. But how could AI be used lawfully and helpfully in ministry?” - P&D

“One-third (32%) would be ‘disappointed’ if their congregation moved online, and 27 percent would feel ‘disconnected.’ This disconnection, they assume, would manifest in the loss of members (44%) and the loss of relationships (32%).” - Barna

“OK, Logos is great. It is also expensive. …In this section, I will offer a few tips on how to reduce the cost.” - Don Johnson

“On a typical Sunday morning, we are now making outlines available in Romanian, Arabic, Russian, and Spanish.” - Kevin Schaal