Comments on: Google: A Free Solution for Small Budgets http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chad http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-59 chad Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:28:58 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-59 I lead the worship design team at Asbury Seminary, and we use google docs to coordinate all of our Orders of Worship (we have 3 services a week). Everyone having access to the OW makes it really easy for us. I lead the worship design team at Asbury Seminary, and we use google docs to coordinate all of our Orders of Worship (we have 3 services a week). Everyone having access to the OW makes it really easy for us.

]]> By: Ryan Egan http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-58 Ryan Egan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-58 Bobby - Writeboard is a bit more limited than some things - but for something quick and free with comments and rss updates - you really can't go wrong if the task works with it! Bobby – Writeboard is a bit more limited than some things – but for something quick and free with comments and rss updates – you really can’t go wrong if the task works with it!

]]> By: Bobby Gilles http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-57 Bobby Gilles Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:14:29 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-57 Ryan, I agree about Writeboard for songwriting collaboration and things like that. My co-writer and I are using Writeboard for the children's worship book we've started working on. Russ, great article. We use The Planning Center Online at Sojourn and it works out well for us, but realistically, not every church has the budget for something like that. As you say, Google works nicely and it's free. Thanks for presenting your case so well. Ryan, I agree about Writeboard for songwriting collaboration and things like that. My co-writer and I are using Writeboard for the children’s worship book we’ve started working on.

Russ, great article. We use The Planning Center Online at Sojourn and it works out well for us, but realistically, not every church has the budget for something like that. As you say, Google works nicely and it’s free. Thanks for presenting your case so well.

]]> By: Russ http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-50 Russ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:41:06 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-50 Thanks, everyone, for the great comments. We've been using the google groups option for almost a year now and it is definitely an easy-to-use and money saving option for churches with small or no worship planning budgets at all. Thanks, everyone, for the great comments.

We’ve been using the google groups option for almost a year now and it is definitely an easy-to-use and money saving option for churches with small or no worship planning budgets at all.

]]> By: G Victor http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-47 G Victor Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:51:37 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-47 This is a really useful post, many thanks!! This is a really useful post, many thanks!!

]]> By: David May http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-35 David May Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:22:33 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-35 Wow! Thanks for this post. I had been looking for a free solution that had some features of Planning Center Online for a while. I ended up just posting my practice tracks and chord sheets to a free web hosting service called Fileave. With the Google groups account, there are so many more features for interaction and collaboration, on top of it having more storage, actually being secure, and being easier to upload and share my files. Wow! Thanks for this post. I had been looking for a free solution that had some features of Planning Center Online for a while. I ended up just posting my practice tracks and chord sheets to a free web hosting service called Fileave. With the Google groups account, there are so many more features for interaction and collaboration, on top of it having more storage, actually being secure, and being easier to upload and share my files.

]]> By: Alastair http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-27 Alastair Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:52:24 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-27 Sounds like a great alternative to planning center for those on a low budget. Sounds like a great alternative to planning center for those on a low budget.

]]> By: Chris from Canada http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-18 Chris from Canada Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:06:06 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-18 That's great, Russ. Lots of helpful info. I can definitely see how using Google groups (and Gmail, Google calendar, Google docs, etc etc) would be super helpful in a worship ministry. That’s great, Russ. Lots of helpful info. I can definitely see how using Google groups (and Gmail, Google calendar, Google docs, etc etc) would be super helpful in a worship ministry.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-4 Ryan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:45:59 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-4 Another good resource is writeboard (writeboard.com) from 37signals. It's a scaled down version of backpack (their subscription service.) It doesn't have any file sharing or email reminder capabilities, but it's quick and easy. It also has the ability to subscribe by RSS to see any revisions to something that was created. This site would probably be more useful for songwriting collaboration. We've found it very helpful for worship planning. Might switch over to Google groups, though, after reading this article! Another good resource is writeboard (writeboard.com) from 37signals. It’s a scaled down version of backpack (their subscription service.) It doesn’t have any file sharing or email reminder capabilities, but it’s quick and easy. It also has the ability to subscribe by RSS to see any revisions to something that was created. This site would probably be more useful for songwriting collaboration. We’ve found it very helpful for worship planning. Might switch over to Google groups, though, after reading this article!

]]> By: billychia http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/google-for-small-budgets/#comment-2 billychia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:51:21 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=22#comment-2 Russ, Great thoughts. My church has used Google and yahoo groups to coordinate ministry efforts. It's also cool to see a post up for the zero budget and low budget guys. Russ,
Great thoughts. My church has used Google and yahoo groups to coordinate ministry efforts.

It’s also cool to see a post up for the zero budget and low budget guys.

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