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Security & IT · Field Report

Why Your Church Wi-Fi Is Slow: Fixing Dead Zones, Coverage and Sunday Congestion

Church Wi-Fi slow on Sundays? Learn how to diagnose dead zones, poor access-point placement, congestion, interference, and backhaul problems without confusing speed with security.

Derek VossAug 15, 2026 · 12 min
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Streaming & AV · Buyer's Guide

Church Livestreaming on Any Budget: From Smartphone to $10K+

Build a church livestream at any budget. See what to prioritize at $0 to $500, $500 to $1,500, $1,500 to $3,000, and $10K+, plus where churches waste money.

Marcus ElleryAug 14, 2026 · 9 min
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Communications · Buyer's Guide

Church Website Builders in 2026: What Actually Matters Beyond the Template

Every website builder roundup compares templates and pricing. The decision that actually determines whether your site is still current in a year is a different question entirely.

Jordan AmesAug 2, 2026 · 8 min
Person in a white shirt typing a text message on a smartphone
Communications · Guide

Text or Email? Why Your Church Should Stop Choosing and Start Segmenting

The real question isn’t which channel is better. It’s which message belongs on which channel — and most churches have that backwards.

Jordan AmesAug 2, 2026 · 6 min
Church staff team gathered around a computer reviewing software together
Communications · Buyer's Guide

3 Church Tech Tools Worth Your Budget in 2026: An Honest Review

A hands-on look at three category leaders in sermon prep, church management, and online giving — rated on features, pricing, and whether they deliver.

Eric LettisonAug 1, 2026 · 9 min
Two security cameras mounted on a striped wall
Security & IT · Guide

Your Guest Wi-Fi Is Sitting on the Same Network as Your Donor Database. Here’s the Fix.

If a Sunday visitor’s phone can technically reach the same network as your giving software and staff computers, you have a segmentation problem — and it’s a lot cheaper to fix than most churches assume.

Derek VossAug 1, 2026 · 7 min
Man working on sermon notes at a computer with two monitors
Communications · Sponsored

The Pastor Who Built the Tool He Wished He Had

A bi-vocational preacher with eleven tech certifications built Sermoni to handle sermon prep's grunt work — without writing the sermon for you.

Thomas EatonJul 31, 2026 · 7 min
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Security & IT · Guide

Your Church Needs a Password Manager, Not a Shared Spreadsheet

If your church’s logins live in a shared Google Doc or a sticky note on the office monitor, you’re one departed volunteer away from a real problem. Here’s how to fix it without hiring an IT person.

Derek VossJul 30, 2026 · 6 min
Empty wooden church pews in black and white
Church Management · Guide

The Members Your ChMS Isn’t Warning You About: Tracking Quiet Departures Before They Happen

Attendance drops off. Giving slows. Nobody says anything until they’re gone. Here’s how to build a simple early-warning system out of the data your ChMS already has.

Priya RaghunathanJul 29, 2026 · 7 min

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