Church technology reviews, buyer's guides and fixes for streaming and AV, security and IT, church management, online giving and communications.https://churchtechmagazine.com/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-tech-emergency-kit-av-booth-essentials/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-tech-emergency-kit-av-booth-essentials/Your church may have thousands of dollars invested in cameras, sound and presentation equipment, but sometimes a $12 cable saves Sunday morning. Here are 25 essential items every church tech booth should keep on hand.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMichael Reynoldshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ai-for-churches-25-uses/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ai-for-churches-25-uses/Discover 25 practical ways churches can use AI for administration, communications, operations, volunteers, planning, marketing, research and productivity without replacing pastoral leadership.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTJordan Ameshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-cybersecurity-checklist/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-cybersecurity-checklist/Use this practical 15-point church cybersecurity checklist to reduce phishing, account takeover, data loss, finance fraud, unauthorized access, and technology disruption.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDerek Vosshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/why-church-wifi-is-slow/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/why-church-wifi-is-slow/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.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDerek Vosshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-livestreaming-any-budget/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-livestreaming-any-budget/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.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Elleryhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-website-builder-comparison/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-website-builder-comparison/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.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTJordan Ameshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/text-messaging-vs-email-church-communication/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/text-messaging-vs-email-church-communication/The real question isn’t which channel is better. It’s which message belongs on which channel — and most churches have that backwards.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTJordan Ameshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/3-church-tech-tools-2026-review/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/3-church-tech-tools-2026-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.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEric Lettisonhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/guest-wifi-network-separation/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/guest-wifi-network-separation/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.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDerek Vosshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/sermoni-sermon-prep-review/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/sermoni-sermon-prep-review/A bi-vocational preacher with eleven tech certifications built Sermoni to handle sermon prep's grunt work — without writing the sermon for you.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThomas Eatonhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/password-manager-for-volunteers/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/password-manager-for-volunteers/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.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDerek Vosshttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/tracking-quiet-departures/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/tracking-quiet-departures/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.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPriya Raghunathanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/chms-switching-checklist/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/chms-switching-checklist/Moving from a free ChMS to a real one is usually the right call eventually — but the migration is where churches lose donor records, giving history, and years of notes. Here’s how to do it clean.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPriya Raghunathanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ach-vs-card-fee-math/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ach-vs-card-fee-math/A lower headline processing rate isn’t always the cheaper platform once you account for how your congregation actually gives. Here’s the math to run before you switch.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPriya Raghunathanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/preaching-generosity-without-the-pitch/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/preaching-generosity-without-the-pitch/Every pastor dreads the annual stewardship series because it’s so easy to sound like you’re selling something. Here’s a framework — and the prep workflow — that keeps it about discipleship instead.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDavid Kestrelhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/live-streaming-gear-under-3000/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/live-streaming-gear-under-3000/We rebuilt a 180-seat sanctuary stream three times to find out what actually matters — and what congregations never notice.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Elleryhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ptz-vs-autotracking-cameras/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/ptz-vs-autotracking-cameras/PTZ cameras and AI auto-tracking cameras solve the same problem — no dedicated camera operator — in almost opposite ways. Here’s how to tell which one your church actually needs.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Elleryhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/teleprompter-workflow-sermon-to-screen/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/teleprompter-workflow-sermon-to-screen/Your teleprompter is only as good as what's feeding it. Here's how to get a clean, well-timed script from your sermon prep onto the confidence monitor without a 7am copy-paste scramble.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Elleryhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/donor-crm-showdown-2026/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/donor-crm-showdown-2026/We migrated the same 4,200-record donor file into five systems and counted every hour it cost.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPriya Raghunathanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/digital-giving-fees-explained/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/digital-giving-fees-explained/A line-by-line breakdown of processor, platform and “cover the fee” economics for congregations.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDeborah Whitfieldhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-wifi-network-security/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/church-wifi-network-security/Guest networks, camera feeds and children’s check-in should never share a switch. A practical remediation plan.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAndre Colemanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/presentation-software-2026/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/presentation-software-2026/Lyrics, lower thirds, stage displays and the mid-service crash test.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Elleryhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/small-team-podcast-setup/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/small-team-podcast-setup/From board feed to published episode in twenty minutes, with the tools we actually kept.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNaomi Fiskhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/childrens-checkin-hardware/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/childrens-checkin-hardware/Label printers, tablet mounts and the failure modes nobody warns you about.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTPriya Raghunathanhttps://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/audio-mixer-buyers-guide/https://churchtechmagazine.com/articles/audio-mixer-buyers-guide/Scene recall, phone control and why sixteen channels is usually plenty.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus Ellery