Round One: Why Are You A Christian?

I’m trying out a quick three-post series, starting with this one. So, here it goes… Have you ever been asked the question, “Why Are You A Christian”? If you work in a church, chances are, you have. Did you answer the way you wanted to? Had you thought it out before? In my 25 years […]

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The Strange Dynamics of Grace

I was recently talking to a co-worker about one of my former high school classmates and how he made one really bad decision one night and killed someone while he was drinking and driving. We were discussing how people’s lives can change so quickly and how people that you knew when you were younger can […]

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Pinterest for Churches?

This might not be the first article that you’ve seen about Pinterest being the new social media site for companies and churches who want to reach out to their customers and church members, but for those of you who haven’t heard about this new trend, here I go… Pinterest is a website that has become […]

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Podcast with Michael Hyatt On ISC 2012!

Michael Hyatt is a bestselling author, popular blogger and the Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers, which is the largest Christian publishing company in the world. Shelby’s Don Alsup sat down to talk to Mr. Hyatt about his background, what Thomas Nelson does, his most popular blog topics, ePublishing, his upcoming book “Platform”,  his #1 tip for […]

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Shelby Financials In the Church Accounting Software Guide

We recently worked with Nate Waddoups of ChurchAccountingSoftwareGuide.com to answer some of his questions about our software products. The goal of the interview was to provide as much useful information to anyone who is looking for financial software that includes support, built-in reporting, payroll, general ledger, accounts payable & receivable, and more. The interview discusses […]

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Shelby Customers Out On the Range

One of our customers, High Desert Church, has added a new feature to their “parking lot” in Phelan, CA. A hitching post has been built for Sunday morning worshipers who are up early and want to ride their horses to church. Many of the members at the Phelan campus own horses, and some have been known to […]

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Debit Card Only Transactions Now Available for Shelby Customers

Many of our customers have inquired about limiting their online transactions with their members to Debit Cards only. That capability is now available through our payment processing partner, Payment Data Systems (PDS). For any Shelby customer (Shelby Arena included), you can now contact PDS and set your online giving, registrations, etc. pages to accept debit […]

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