I wanted to ask if anyone has implemented the Activity Meter at their church?  If so, would you mind sharing the value system you created?  We would like to implement the meter but before we move forward, wanted to see if we can glean any information from your experience.   Right now we are looking to implement a simple ...

Shelby Systems' event team just published a press release about the recent Shelby Systems user conference held in Dallas. ''In the opening session Anthony Coppedge, church media consultant and passionate ''Technology Evangelist,” set the tone of Building Community with his presentation on “The Reason Your Church Must Twitter.” The ...

Our friends at WebMedley are sharing a blog series on how to build a template in Arena: “When beginning your first template, there are a few requirements that we'll need to get out of the way. If you're a developer level Arena client, then the first thing you'll need is the Arena SDK from the Arena Community site.  While this is not a ...

Our congratulations goes out to David Turner!David's many contributions have been a wonderful asset to The Community.  He was awarded today during the Arena Developer Roundtable, held in Dallas, TX. This roundtable was held in conjunction with the annual International Shelby Conference.The Man In The Arena award ...

You are invited to attend theseShelby Systems Product Demonstrations Tuesday, June 2, 2009InterContinental Dallas Hotel15201 Dallas ParkwayAddison, TX 75001 Attend any of the following events: TIME WHAT PRESENTER 8:30 - 9:30 am ShelbyTELLER Mary Brown 9:45 - 10:45 am e-Solutions Alfred ...

The following video is from two educators you may know: Fisch and McLeod. Their presentations on learning, globalization, and technology are always mind-blowing. How does the reality presented in this video shape the way you develop technology, ministry goals and communication plans? Do you think this is ...

''I have been privileged with the task of developing custom modules since our church started using Arena, and I enjoy the challenge of building useful applications with the abilities God has given me.'' - Dallon FeldnerRead the article online.

Want to subscribe to a feed of newly released community modules? Just click the ''RSS Available'' link on the bottom of the Modules folder underneath the Arena Shared Files page of the Downloads section of the Community site: You can then subscribe to that feed in your favorite reader and never miss a newly released module!Thanks to Nick for ...

I meditated long and hard before writing this post.  We continue to receive questions about Joel Lingenfelter's blogodessey. For those who don't know what I'm referring to, Joel's church researched virtually the entire ChMS field and documented the journey on his blog, including his RFI, how they ...

Beginning a series of our favorite quotes about Arena.  Here's the first one:''Dang that is stinkin' cool! Arena is crazy... and seriously awesome, seriously!''  Here's the full blog post and related comments.