Collaborative Technology for Churches

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Creatively using technology to make disciples who transform the world

Presented by: Carmen Williams

EASY TECH TOOLS WE CAN USE


Let’s Create Paperless Systems

No More Emails….

Create a form so people can automatically

register or purchase

tickets

WUFOO


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LOG-‐IN TO THE PAGE

CREATE FORM: FIELDS: NAME EMAIL CONTACT PHONE NUMBER CHECKLIST BOX: VOLUNTEER 9AM – 11AM 12-‐PM – 2PM 2PM-‐4PM

SAVE THE FORM. SET THE FORM TO COME TO YOUR INBOX OR A DESIGNATED INBOX

SET NOTIFICATION

GOOGLE DOCS Cloud computing


Tools to Use / collaboration

“It allows you to share/edit live spreadsheets, presentaSons, etc. We use it for our stats, our new believer follow up, our events planning teams, prayer chain sign ups, etc. The Google Calendar is also an incredible tool that allows your whole team to have

easy access to each other's calendars. You can also create specific shared calendars for "prinSng schedule", "sermon series", "church leaders

calendars", etc.”

HOW I USE EACH WEEK: •  Track Sunday

Communications •  Weekly Script •  Easy to collaborate,

especially with volunteers


Upload Documents that need to be shared with a lot of people Create a form Create spreadsheets (track something) Create a regular word document Create a calendar to be used in planning

What can you do?

Tip: Use a link shortner like bit.ly to make your long links easier to

manage and remember. You can also customize the short link: i.e. bitly/

fcbcapp


Create a simple text document

Download the document as a pdf and word document

Quick Exercise: Create a Form

1)  Go to Create, Click Form 2)  Name your form 3)  Create 2 Entries

1)  What is your name using text 2)  MulSple choice entry

How to get the results? 1)  View Live Form 2)  View Responses 3)  Set-‐Up to new Spreadsheet in tab 4)  Results go to its own spreadsheet

STORE DOCUMENTS: STOP EMAILING BACK AND

FORTH


WHY? Things that are requested frequently

Biographies Headshots Logos I use for: Bulle<n Video

DROPBOX

Centralize your most frequently accessed informa<on

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION

GROUPME


Create a group • Can be accessed on the web, via their app or text message • Similar to group text, but centralized in its own app

EVENT INVITATIONS Splashthat Eventbrite


Event PromoSons a markeSng mix

Personal + Engagement Not so personal Social + Engagement

Rarely effecSve by itself

What does our community respond to?

Rela<onship to message

Case Study: Team Creative Recruitment

MECHANISM RESULTS

InteracSve Announcement & Call to AcSon 60+ sign-‐ups

BulleSn 2-‐3 sign-‐ups to volunteer

The Voice 0-‐3 sign-‐ups to volunteer

Promo Video 2-‐10 sign-‐ups to volunteer

What would happen if the elements were combined?

What about over saturaSon? How many Smes should you say it? Test, test, test

What is Splash that? • Very ajracSve way to create an e-‐invitaSon • Can send out to email list • Can link to calendar on FCBC website • Can use flier already created

Splashthat vs. Eventbrite

• Good for look • Good for SckeSng purposes • USE THEM!!!

MAKE ALL OF THIS SHARE-ABLE EASILY


BIT.LY PUT LINK IN SHORTNER CUSTOMIZE IT TO MAKE IT PERSONAL AND EASY TO REMEMBER


ASSIGNMENTS CREATE A WUFOO

CREATE A GOOGLE DOC CREATE A LINK SHORTNER


Questions
