Using Technology for Your Church: A Guide for Pastors and Church Leaders - Softcover

Woods, Jeremy G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6069444701 ISBN 13: 9786069444702

Publisher: FaithVenture Media, 2017

Synopsis

Are you a pastor or church leader who has to use technology for growing your church but isn't comfortable doing it on your own? Use this step-by-step guide that will help you use technology for your church without violating your own Biblical principles.

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About the Author

Jeremy G. Woods was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from Grissom High School and from the University of North Alabama with a major in marketing and a minor in French. He has taken seminary classes (including a class on Christian preaching). He was an interim preacher at a church in Huntsville, Alabama, for several months and has preached in several churches. He currently lives in Targu Mures, Romania, with his wife, Magda, who is from Romania. Jeremy and Magda were missionaries in Romania (Jeremy moved overseas and met Magda while on the mission field), and they both currently write books and run a new company, FaithVenture Media. Jeremy and Magda are expecting their first child. Jeremy has a background in making websites as well as running several pages and groups on Facebook. The website for this book is: www.helpingchurchesgrow.org/churchtechbook. “Helping Churches Grow” is his new website/blog to help small or struggling churches grow Spiritually and in number. Jeremy and Magda have co-founded and co-own a new company called FaithVenture Media, a company that publishes Christian books, creates promo videos and websites for churches, ministries, and companies, and produces Christian music in Romanian, French, and English.

Review

"In 'Using Technology for Your Church,' Jeremy G. Woods provides a one-stop-shop for church leaders interested in creating an internet/social media presence. Woods correctly maintains that such technology use can greatly glorify God by drawing more worshippers to Christ. An easy read with a conversational tone, this is a good introduction to the topic."
Cameron D. Armstrong
Missionary, International Mission Board
Bucharest Romania

"Jeremy G. Woods has put together a very clear and easy to read presentation on the church's use of computer technology. His work will be very helpful to those who are new to the web and all of the media sources available. An easy, beneficial how-to read. I recommend this work by a bright young man."
Dr. Eddy Garner
Director of Missions
Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association

"'Using Technology for Your Church' should be a mandatory course in online presence for churches and church leaders that haven't yet taken the step towards reaching people through the online medium. It's clear, methodical and thorough. Jeremy G. Woods has created a reliable resource for anyone or any church that wants to develop an online presence. Through this almost step-by-step guide, Jeremy G. Woods carves the path for leaders to walk outside the church walls and engage with Christians and Non-Christians through social media."
Mircea Țara,
MSc Online Marketing and Award Winning Senior Copywriter at Jazz Communications

"I first became acquainted with Jeremy G. Woods in 2013-2014 as he developed and maintained the website for our Associational four-night, city-wide evangelistic event in Huntsville, Alabama. There were many times, including quite a few late evenings, when I called or emailed Jeremy with updates to our website and I was amazed at how quickly he made the changes. So it doesn't surprise me that he would author a book about technology that would benefit churches and the work of God's kingdom, for the use of technology is his expertise.
    
From creating a church logo to developing a good church website, which is "the most essential thing for a church in terms of technology," or the use of such social media as Facebook and Instagram, this book explains how such tools can be utilized to convey information and promote church ministry and activities. I particularly like Jeremy's emphasis throughout the book on using technology for the spiritual edification of your church and others. I wish I had this book five years ago when I served as pastor of a local church. I plan to let the eighty-eight churches in my Association know about it."
Dr. Charlie Howell
Executive Director of Missions
Madison Baptist Association
Huntsville, Alabama

"Technology is a powerful tool. If your church or ministry is looking to reach its community, you need to be leveraging technology. This book will help you get started in using technology to reach people inside and outside your church!"
Tim Milner
Lead Pastor
Essential Church

Edition details

• Publisher: FaithVenture Media
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 6069444701
• ISBN 13: 9786069444702
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112