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In a recent REV! Magazine article, senior advisor of Catalyst and multi-site pioneer, Jim Tomberlin, predicted, “We'll have what I call super megachurches or ‘giga’ churches, but in smaller buildings.” Advancements in technology have greatly increased the ability for one church to spread its message to other church sites, including internet ...

In a recent post, I mentioned that I would cover some key elements of Arena that will open up many possibilities for the Church as a whole. There is no better evidence than that of experience. Recently, Iowa experienced devastating flooding. CNN marked it as the biggest flood Cedar Rapids, IA has ever seen. I had the opportunity to interview one ...

July 17, 2007 - The Arena division of Shelby Systems demonstrated the R.O.A.R.™ (Rapid On-line Automated Registration) check-In system at the National Association of Church Business Administration Conference (NACBA) with much success. As a promotion to brand the theme of Arena's check-in, a drawing was held for two, large Arena ...

May 15, 2007 - The Web Designer and the Psychologist have much more in common than either likes to admit.  Both have an intense desire to access people’s cerebellums.  And to gain that access, they both rely on an understanding of psychological theories and human behavior.  One particularly powerful psychological theory ...

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS (136 employees and Shelby client since 2000) and Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN (104 employees and Shelby client since 1990) were included in the top three finalists of the churches category.  Congratulations to Senior Pastor Adam Hamilton and Sr. Director of Technology Clif ...