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03 Dec 2011 Profiles 0.2.0

Hello, friends. I'm happy to make Church.IO Profiles 0.2.0, aka "Archer" available for download. Head over to the Install page to install for the first time or to upgrade your existing app (scroll down to the Upgrade section). Better email support Non Facebook users can now send/receive email via the...

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25 Oct 2011 Profiles 0.1.0 and a New Website

First Version I'm proud to announce that Profiles 0.1.0 has been tagged1, aka "Allegheny"2. With this version comes the basics: Log in with Facebook. Create a profile with a snazzy background image and your contact info. Search by name. And quite possibly the best feature of all: Profiles can now...

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30 Sep 2011 Something Less Rigid

I wrote in Church Software Continuum that I think software tools for engagement are missing. You could argue that it's more a matter of confusing and/or ambiguous terminology. Regardless, I think current tools do a poor job of helping shepherds to connect with visitors and members. I don't want to...

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08 Sep 2011 Lessons, A Niche, and Our Dev Community

...and, we're back. I feel bad that I started this blog, got people excited, then fizzled out for nearly two months. I'm sorry; I got a new day time job, and it took me a while to settle into a groove. That, and I had some decisions to make with...

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14 Jul 2011 Church Software Continuum

In speaking with Christian software engineers on Hacker News and last week's blog post about better church software, it's clear that the term "church software" is nebulous at best. I need to back up and actually define what I mean by "church software." At this point, the three main categories...

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09 Jul 2011 Better Church Software

I have a head full of ideas for writing better church software, and I don't know really where to start. Though, I know I need to talk through some of it before I just start coding (thus the reason for this blog). First, I think most Church Management Software (ChMS)...

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