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Happy 248th Birthday America! God Bless America! 🇺🇸 🧨

We’re thrilled to share our new offering!

‘Church IT,’ authored by our founder Nick Nicholaou, delves into the specialized topic of IT within ministry settings. We’re delighted to reveal that our president, Jonathan Smith, has co-authored the third edition with Nick, and it’s now available for purchase. Here’s a brief overview of this unique guide.

In this updated and expanded edition of ‘Church IT’, authors Nick Nicholaou and Jonathan Smith provide valuable insights from their decades of experience serving churches and ministries. They give practical guidance on careful, strategic approaches for leveraging IT effectively to advance the church’s mission.

The book covers timely, relevant topics, including:

• Staffing strategies such as outsourcing and volunteers
• Processes for selecting hardware and software
• Approaches to Wi-Fi, disaster recovery, monthly maintenance tasks, and security
• Ways AI can strengthen ministry

Whether you lead a church or work as an IT professional in a faith-based organization, ‘Church IT’ will equip you with knowledge and tools to manage your church’s resources well and maximize the impact of fulfilling its God-given mission.

Available from:
Church Law and Tax - https://store.churchlawandtax.com/church-it/
Gloo Marketplace - https://app.gloo.us/marketplace/product/church-it-3rd-edition
Amazon - https://a.co/d/02eqFFG2

Our VoIP service offers an app that allows calling AND texting from your ministry number. Keep your contact info private while text threads stay with the ministry. Starting at $100 a month. https://mbsinc.com/voip

We are thankful for our earthly fathers but especially for our Heavenly Father. Happy Father’s Day!

A word about today from a chaplain in the US Army.

Memorial Day is not for the active duty Soldier now serving, nor the Veteran who served, but for those not returned from, perished in or succumbed later to battle.

The symbolism of the Missing Man Table:
The table is round, to show our everlasting concern for our missing men.

The cloth is white, symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to serve.

The single red rose; displayed in a vase, reminds us of the lives of these Americans and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith while seeking answers.

The red ribbon symbolizes our continued determination to account for our missing.

A slice of lemon reminds us of their bitter fate; captured and missing in a foreign land.

A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears of our missing and their families who long for answers after decades of uncertainty.

The lighted candle reflects our hope for their return, alive or dead.

The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain us and those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God.

The glass is inverted, symbolizing their inability to share a toast.

The chair is empty, the seat that remains unclaimed at the table.

Many people are curious about AI (Artificial Intelligence). Here is an article that addresses some of the questions we’ve encountered about the policies that churches and ministries should have for using AI.

AI Policy for Churches and Ministries - MBS, Inc. Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, and like it or not, everyone is using it. That means those inside and outside of your ministry are probably already using AI. Whether that is good or bad is ultimately a leadership decision every ministry is going to have to make. While the legal system is stru...

We are in the DFW area to visit a few clients and participate in a board meeting.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Enjoying the beauty of creation while serving in the Pacific Northwest this week.

With the increase in phishing and email exploits, the human firewall is our last hope and a sound investment of time and money. Read this article by our president, Jonathan Smith, to learn more.

The Human Firewall: Our Only Hope In war against nefarious uses of the Internet, the human firewall is our only hope. The fate of the Republic is in your hands, literally, in your index finger. What, you think this language is too exalted?

An article by our president, Jonathan Smith, on converging technologies and cost savings.

Converging Technologies – A Mixed Bag of Blessings Converging technologies can often save churches and ministries money but knowing what convergence is and how to apply it is the challenge.

Excited to be partnering with clients in Kingdom impact in SW Florida this week.

We are in the DFW metroplex today visiting clients. We are grateful to get to partner with them in ministry and always excited when we get to visit.

Our team is on-site around the country today. We are on-site in Virginia Beach and our President is teaching at Truett Seminary at Baylor University on technology in the business of ministry class. We are blessed to serve the church in many different ways.

Great to be serving in the Charlotte, NC area.

We provide articles on our website for those interested in church and ministry technology. Our latest is about the need to protect Macs from malware, viruses, and more!

Please Protect Your Macs - MBS, Inc. I know, I know, this can be a controversial topic, but hey, it’s an election year. Apple fans aside, it is important to objectively look at the security of all devices on your network and with access to your ministry data. Whether BYOD or ministry issued, device security matters.…

Thank you for allowing us to partner with you in sharing the good news that the tomb is empty. He is risen; He is risen, indeed!

There can be no Easter without Good Friday.

Serving in the Windy City this week. Our hair is a mess but we love serving churches.

Let us help you with network convergence. When IT and AVL (audio/video/lighting) work together, the mission wins.

Converging Technologies – A Mixed Bag of Blessings Converging technologies can often save churches and ministries money but knowing what convergence is and how to apply it is the challenge.

We are having a great time serving churches in the Pacific Northwest this week.

Serving this week at several churches across the north side of Atlanta. We consider it an honor to get to partner with these exciting ministries.

We look forward to partnering with our clients for greater ministry effectiveness in the new year. Happy New Year!

Thank you for allowing us to partner with you in ministry to share the good news that a Savior is born. Luke 2:1-20

Our President, Jonathan Smith, was recently on a podcast discussing how the Bible can help parents and teens with technology and screen addictions.

Biblical Counseling in Teens & Technology | Faith Ministries Resources Jonathan Smith, Director of Technology at Faith Church and author of ⁠ ⁠, shares insights on technology and parenting. He encourages