Comments on: Simple Ministry http://www.volunteercentered.com/2006/04/27/simple-ministry/ Volunteer leadership, management, and recruiting for church ministries and non-profits Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:56:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Agile Ministry » Selecting a Church Check-in System http://www.volunteercentered.com/2006/04/27/simple-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Agile Ministry » Selecting a Church Check-in System Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:00:20 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/?p=83#comment-292 [...] at you can train your staff without expensive consultants or multi-day seminars - you will get more volunteers that way Avoid data access excess - going into a solution is usuall [...] [...] at you can train your staff without expensive consultants or multi-day seminars – you will get more volunteers that way Avoid data access excess – going into a solution is usuall [...]

]]> By: James http://www.volunteercentered.com/2006/04/27/simple-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-43 James Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:56:06 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/?p=83#comment-43 Thanks for the clarification. I agree that sometimes you need a more complicated solution for some problems. I am also excited that some of these 80/20 solutions are starting to emerge for the simple fact that a wider audience is able to consider using them. And given that they offer a subset of features, they are often far cheaper, allowing churches or ministries to consider packages that were previously out of reach. I see it similar to the introduction of the sub $1000 PC (followed by sub $500 PCs). So, I agree with what you are saying - some consideration should be given to the more complex packages. But by selecting those packages, it could make it harder for church-wide adoption. So, we cannot discount the need to evaluate both features and the trainability of a software package for our target users within the church. Thanks for the clarification. I agree that sometimes you need a more complicated solution for some problems. I am also excited that some of these 80/20 solutions are starting to emerge for the simple fact that a wider audience is able to consider using them. And given that they offer a subset of features, they are often far cheaper, allowing churches or ministries to consider packages that were previously out of reach. I see it similar to the introduction of the sub $1000 PC (followed by sub $500 PCs).

So, I agree with what you are saying – some consideration should be given to the more complex packages. But by selecting those packages, it could make it harder for church-wide adoption. So, we cannot discount the need to evaluate both features and the trainability of a software package for our target users within the church.

]]> By: Brian Glass http://www.volunteercentered.com/2006/04/27/simple-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Brian Glass Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:14:49 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/?p=83#comment-42 I guess what I'm saying is that too often people look at an application and if they can't figure it out in 5 minutes throw it out. If you are going to be using the software for something you do all the time, it may be worth your while to give the more complex software a chance instead of looking for the "simple" solution. It may save you time and effort in the long run. I guess what I’m saying is that too often people look at an application and if they can’t figure it out in 5 minutes throw it out.

If you are going to be using the software for something you do all the time, it may be worth your while to give the more complex software a chance instead of looking for the “simple” solution. It may save you time and effort in the long run.

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