Shelby Systems Blog

I always love hearing about a church that is thinking of new ways to reach out to their members and their community. The NACBA Multibrief “Weekly Update” highlighted a story from the LA Times last week about Parkcrest Christian Church in Long Beach, CA. Parkcrest held wedding ceremonies and reception for couples who were living together, but not married.

Pastor Mike Goldsworthy announced one Sunday that he and two other ministers would perform the ceremonies for couples living together who were waiting to get married, but hadn’t yet, due to financial or timing issues. The church’s members came together to provide the funds and to make it possible for these weddings to happen. Each ceremony was held individually, but all took place on the same day.

A couple of weeks ago, we held a training session for a few of our local National Association of Church Business Administration (NACBA) clients, and the general consensus is that it went quite swimmingly. We appreciate everyone who came for taking the time out of their busy schedules to get a better look at us as a company and to learn more about our products. It was a fun day filled with tons of useful tips, info, and food (you can’t ever go wrong when food is involved). When I asked if the