2. Today’s congregations are changing. The media has made our society more tech savvy and the church in many cases has lagged behind in technology.

3. Tablets and smart phones have all but taken over how we communicate today.

4. Social media is also a big part of how we stay in touch.

5. Providing Wi-Fi, and having a webpage and Facebook page are standard in most churches today.

6. Technology should help make us more efficient, effective, and save us time and money in the long term.

8. Society in general has made people more sight and sound oriented

9. Being able to a more media friendly environment to assist in viewing and participating in service is a must.

10. Live Streaming your services over the internet allows not only for another avenue to reach larger audiences but can also provides an addition income stream.

11. Being able to provide CD’s and DVD’s in a timely matter is important to getting the gospel out. Media Duplication

12. CD ad DVD duplication can be expensive and very time consuming. Media Duplication

13. By archiving your messages online on your website you have the opportunity to keep visitors on your site longer.

14. Digital Media (ebook downloads, messages on mp3, videos posted to the web, etc.)is by far the best and most cost efficient way to deliver your messages.

15. Using Technology for better communication.

16. Utilize group texting and group emails for targeted communication.

17. Post all your events to your Facebook page and have your members share the post.

18. Embed the flyers for your events into the emails you send out to members.

19. Train the tech savvy people in your congregation to utilize the technology available.