Sunday Appy Hour: The Collection

Here are the Sunday Appy Hour apps of the week. For you to enjoy! Use the comment section below to let us know what you think!

Pocket: a way store what you want to read till later, works with many apps! The concept that you can store things that you want to view later has been used all over. However Pocket claims theirs is the best, check it out for yourself and see! I personally claim that the saving videos for later is a really good and simple to use feature. Check it out and tell me what you think.

 

 

 

 

Hootsuite: A smooth social media management tool that for small account holders is free! if you have five or under accounts to manage for social media this tool is free and easy. Some features are only for paid however so be sure to compare this to the actual social media tool as well. The best feature is how you can post once and it spreads to all of your accounts.

 

 

 

 

Cardmunch: a simple and easy way to save business cards into your phone and works in accordance with Linkedin as well! Try it out, can’t hurt! You may not get many business cards but when you do it is a fantastic storage method.

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook Pages: An easy way manage your Facebook pages and post photos and statuses. This app simply allows you to take care of your church’s Facebook page on the go. It is nice to have it separate from your personal Facebook as well.

 

 

 

GContactlite: A free group contact app! Great for contacting mass groups of people via text. If you have ever looked for a group contact method for Iphone you know it is difficult to find, but here it is. YES! Even though it says lite it has the majority of the group contact features included. Enjoy and let me know if it works as well for you as it does for me!

Church Tech Tool of the Day: The Policy Tool

Is your church in need of social media  and brand control? 

The Policy Tool offers a great custom built easy made policy. The policy created will make it easy to guard your church against unwanted personnel attacks. It will created a defense system and allow you to tailor the end product to your specific needs by giving you a PDF or Word Document.

I recommend this specific tool  for print to your staff and or volunteers. It will guide the way they produce social media for your church. And it will show them some simple do’s and don’ts of the trade.

One last benefit of having a policy for social media is that it gives a guideline to showing your staff how to show your members and attenders your brand. Having a focused guide lets everyone know what your church’s mission and vision are through every route of communication. Enjoy and utilize the tool to its fullest!

Church Tech Tool of the Day: Podbean

If you work for a church as a technology or media director you are going to have to jump into the Podcasting world eventually.

Podbean is a fantastic ,fast and simple Podcasting website. It was my first initial jump into the pool of podcasting and it was easy and fast to learn. My pastor desired for the podcasts to be up very soon and the turn-around time on Podbean was little to none. I started learning and we were up and running in three days and on Itunes in five days. Podbean offers various paid accounts but still offers a free account for maybe a very small church. Our church of 600 weekly attendance pays $4.95 a month for hosting and have all our needs met. We will soon start archival and bolstering our past sermon series onto the web because of the gracious incremental space growth offered by any paid plan on Podbean. Overall Podbean offers a fantastic service at a low cos. This service is particularly good for churches who will need space growth and ease of use.

Church Tech Tool of the Day(Thanksgiving Day Edition): Sprout Social

As a Church Tech Tool Sprout Social is extremely valuable. The first thing people will say is , “it isn’t free”. You are correct it isn’t free but it is good in a couple scenarios and will save churches hourly money over time. If your church social media is managed by one person, Sprout Social is great! If your church wants to consolidate their social media to one central location, Sprout Social is great! Check out this tool and manage your social media better. This will better equip your church to market your brand better. Some of the great features include detailed analytics, apps, and the ability to publish and schedule your social media interactions! With plans starting from $39.00 a month this is a great opportunity to better manage your social media presence.