Parish Technology

Push Notifications & How to Use Them

Push notifications for a parish app can be hugely beneficial when you’re trying to build an intentional community of believers … but only if you do it right. The times you send out notifications, and the kind of content you send to which group, can have a big impact on the success of what you’re promoting.

The Mobile Church App

We are called to engage people with catechesis and reengage those who have lost a sense of the importance of faith in daily life. Daily life in the modern world, for most, is filled with technology. Mobile apps, whether used on a smartphone or a tablet, have changed how we think about and use mobile technology. Read about this new technology, and how to use it to engage and catechize future generations of the Catholic Church.

Phishing Scams & How Not to Get Caught

Email phishing scams are getting more sophisticated every day, using familiar sender names and other information to lower their targets’ defenses and make them more likely to become victims. How can we keep our computers, networks, and personal identities safe online? By remaining vigilant — think before you click!

5 Reasons to Store Things Online

In our increasingly digitalized society, more work is being done online — even in your vibrant parish. While some information may still need to be stored on-site in local hard drives, cloud storage provides some clear benefits for your parish office.

Smartphone Technology and the Church

Most of the apps present in the Church either rest silently on phones and app stores due to under-utilization, or they are useless. Hundreds of poor-quality apps that exemplify the definition of redundancy, yet created in the name of Jesus, reside in app stores.

Any parish can have an app, but that doesn’t mean they should – especially if they are not actually going to use it. Four things to remember when considering an app for your parish.