Q & A: I need a resource for bargain software—is Consistent Computer Bargains still in business?
QUESTION: Yvon, A number of years ago (app. 2004 or earlier) I attended one of your seminars. You handed out a book with a couple of resource pages in the back. I’m interested in one particular resource, Consistent Computer Bargains (www.ccbministries.com). In 2004 when we purchased a new computer we were able to order software [...]
Planning forms, ready-to-print PDFs & editable MS Publisher Files
This set of forms is an invaluable help in planning and tracking your church communications. These are the forms that are shown in the videos and books on Planning. The Forms are FREE for ECC MEMBERS (click link at the bottom of this article) or for sale for anyone in an immediately downloadable ZIP format [...]
ebook: 9 Reasons why MS Publisher is a great program for churches to use for print and graphic creation
When I first encountered MS Publisher in the early days of creating communications with the computer, I would have never imaged I’d be recommending it as the program of choice for churches. At that time, if you wanted to create professional-looking publications, you chose Aldus Pagemaker. Pagemaker gave you layout options and type-setting control, necessary [...]
The Two Levels of Church Communications & how to equip and train church communication teams, a Webinar On-Demand
To get all the church communications done that you need to do outreach, grow your church and your people, it takes more than one person. However, because of the budget limitations of many churches that means using volunteers and church staffs often worry that volunteers will not be able to create the quality of communications [...]
How to create a booklet and an ebook for Easter and all-year, a short Webinar
If you want to get church guests to come back to your church after a visit at Easter or anytime, one of the best ways to do that is to create a booklet that gives visitors an overview of your church. This is especially important for holidays because churches seldom do the same things on [...]
How to create Custom Headers for websites with MS Publisher, Webinar On-Demand
Creating a custom header for a website can be an expensive and difficult process, but it can be a very simple process if you do it with MS Publisher. This video does not teach you how to do websites, but if you already have one, for example with WordPress, this will show you how to [...]
How to create resizable graphics with MS Publisher, Webinar, On-Demand
Wouldn’t it be great to have graphic images you could resize and use both on the web and in print? Wouldn’t it be great to use something like that for a unified graphics look for holidays or ministry campaigns? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to create something like that inexpensively without using an [...]
The place of technology in Effective Church Communication
When desktop publishing was new and I was trying to inspire people with the potential we had with this new tool, I would often remind them in my seminars that church offices now had more powerful computers than NASA had when they put a man on the moon. We’ve had over twenty years now to [...]
