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		<title>Church Management System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Churches need to be well managed. Many Churches these days have a Church Administrator, a staff member dedicated to management tasks. This used to be the prerogative of the Senior Pastor; but larger Churches have discovered that they really want the Senior Pastor to be a visionary, not an administrator. And having an administrator means [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/09/01/church-management-system/</link>
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		<title>Web Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Power of the Web is no where more felt than on social networking websites. These sites allow you to express yourself, sharing photos, videos, opinions and ideas. At their best, they are a wonderful way to build communities. At their worst, they are openings for those who prey on others. How can the Church [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/08/14/web-power/</link>
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		<title>Power of Images</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Images have power. They can convey the equivalent of a thousand words. They can convey emotion, as in a picture of a young child looking lost. Then can convey love, as in the mother who has just found that lost child. They have this power because they evoke a response within us. That is perhaps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/08/01/power-of-images/</link>
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		<title>Technological Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ours is a world filled with Technological Power. We see it everywhere, use it in our daily lives, and applaud the latest developments of Tech. However, we need to remember that the source of that power lies not within ourselves; all knowledge comes from God. So we don&#8217;t need to worship technology; we worship the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/07/30/technological-power/</link>
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		<title>Audio Feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you get just a little bit of audio feedback in a large sanctuary with a complex audio system. What do you do when this happens during a worship service? You can&#8217;t stop the service and fix the problem; you have to do something on the fly. The best recourse is to make adjustments that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/07/05/audio-feedback/</link>
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		<title>High Reliability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How reliable are your technical systems in the Church? Before you laugh, consider the embarrassment your senior pastor would feel if everything went off during the middle of a sermon. (I&#8217;ve seen this happen, and at the early service, too!) Perhaps we need to think a bit about reliability after all. In the commercial realm, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/06/12/high-reliability/</link>
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		<title>Fair Use and Copyright</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Copyright is always an issue when a Church reuses media not created in house. The Copyright laws exist to protect the legal and financial rights of the creators of the work. Fair Use is often cited as a reason, but it was originally intended so that schools could do research. The best practice is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/06/04/fair-use-and-copyright/</link>
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		<title>How Many Screens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many screens do you use in your worship space? Can you have too many? Remember the reason for the screens or IMAG is to enable people to worship more effectively. For the person on the last row of the balcony, this may be the only way that they can get a clear view of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/05/04/how-many-screens/</link>
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		<title>Easter Tomb Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember that the tomb where they laid Jesus&#8217; body was a borrowed one. Specifically, it was the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, who had obviously come to believe in Jesus. He provided his own tomb, which was available. Have you ever wondered about this tomb? What was the technology involved; we might call it primitive. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/04/04/easter-tomb-technology/</link>
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		<title>IT is Needed in the Church</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some might ask, &#8220;Why do we need IT in the Church?&#8221; Isn&#8217;t the Church about people, not information technology? Yes, the focus of the Church is on the salvation of people&#8217;s souls. But in order to believe, they have to first hear the Gospel message (&#82;&#79;&#77;&#32;&#49;&#48;&#58;&#49;&#52;). In the Apostle Paul&#8217;s day, the Pax Romana sped [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/03/09/it-is-needed-in-the-church/</link>
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		<title>Higher Purpose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the larger Churches have come to recognize that they need IT (i.e. Information Technology.) Indeed, I would assert that there is a correlation between the size of a Church and this need. Megachurches are thus the most needy, but they also reach thousands of people. But is there a higher purpose for IT? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/03/01/higher-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Biblical Knowledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christians are blessed with knowledge about the Bible. In a sense, we have never known more about the Bible. We live in an unprecedented era of access to great Biblical research. Millions of books have been written about the Bible &#8211; which was the first major book printed on the Gutenberg press in 1455. There [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/02/14/biblical-research/</link>
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		<title>Movement On Screen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Which is better for the video projection of lyrics, a moving background or a beautiful color? There is a technical challenge with producing an image of the lyrics that has movement on the screen. While many video switchers have the capability to key an image over a specific color &#8211; e.g. dark blue &#8211; it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/02/01/movement-on-screen/</link>
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		<title>Web Site Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to know how you can improve your Church&#8217;s web site? Obviously, you can start surveying members and visitors alike to identify ways to improve. And you should always be listening to what people in the congregation are saying about the site. Do they find it helpful in finding a particular event? Can they identify [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/01/15/web-site-review/</link>
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		<title>Resolution or Resolve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you make a New Year&#8217;s Resolution, you should ask yourself whether you really are resolved to change. It is all too easy to intend to change, but not really commit to the process of change. And change is a process that takes hard work. Can technology help us change? Yes, if we&#8217;re serious about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2010/01/03/resolution-or-resolve/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating Advent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you celebrate the Advent season? It is always a special time in the life of any Church. Advent reminds us to prepare for the coming of the Christ child. And every Church has a rich tradition of Christmas programs and events. But how do you truly prepare for the Christ? The technology can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/12/14/celebrating-advent/</link>
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		<title>Facilities Use</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your Church have a policy for outside groups to come in and use the facilities? If so, then does it include clear guidelines for the use of all technical equipment, or do you require them to bring their own? It seems logical to expect that a group that rents a room at the Church [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/11/12/facilities-use/</link>
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		<title>All Saints Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those outside the Roman Catholic denomination probably have little appreciation for November 1st &#8211; i.e. All Saints Day. Yet it is a Church tradition dating back to the writing of Hebrews 11. It has been celebrated on November 1st since the time of Charlemagne. At it&#8217;s best, it recognizes the Christians that have gone before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/11/01/all-saints-day/</link>
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		<title>Degree of Assimilation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having someone on staff in charge of the assimilation of new members is not enough. Although they may work hard to develop an effective process, and they may bring together the resources needed for that process, some people will only go so far with it. The new member may have ideas of their own as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/10/03/degree-of-assimilation/</link>
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		<title>Multiple Bible Translations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are multiple Bible translations in use, and that&#8217;s just in english. Which one do you display on your worship screens? All of them are valid translations. The preacher should get to choose, and he can choose different translations for the same sermon. Often times there is a subtle emphasis in one translation versus another. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/09/15/multiple-bible-translations/</link>
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		<title>Video Projector Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As worship spaces have grown, so has the need for powerful video projectors. Various technologies exist, depending on whether you want to use front projection or rear projection. You can use LCD, DLP, or LCoS technology to provide video quality images using a front projector in the worship space. For more information, see the &#8220;Projector [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/08/24/video-projector-technology/</link>
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		<title>Mentoring Technicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The people who come to serve the ministry through technology are a diverse group. Some have great technical skills, but they lack spiritual depth. Others are spiritually mature Christians, but they aren&#8217;t always knowledgeable about the technology we use. Seems like there ought to be a happy medium case, where these servants are great at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/08/01/mentoring-technicians/</link>
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		<title>Music Lyrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where are the lyrics to your congregational music? It used to be that the music director simply announced the page number, and everyone turned in their hymnals to the matching hymn. Everyone read the lyrics at their own reading pace, looking down at their hymn book. Today, in most worship in large Churches, the lyrics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/07/19/music-lyrics/</link>
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		<title>Water in Nigeria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a cup of water makes all the difference. In many African villages, children walk several miles to bring home water for domestic uses. The water often comes from a polluted river, erosion ditch, gully, or muddy stream, and brings illness. This impacts the general health of the people in the village, and is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/07/07/water-in-nigeria/</link>
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		<title>Family Ware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most commercial software is geared around individuals. We need software that is FamilyWare &#8211; i.e. specifically designed to support families. This means handling multiple last names, multiple addresses, and multiple phone numbers. It means having a host of email addresses. And all of that information, in whatever structure it takes, must be treated as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mintech.org/2009/07/01/family-ware/</link>
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