Tony Morgan of Simply Strategic fame, started off Saturday morning with his keynote speech, “10 Stupid Technology Mistakes that Churches Make.” Having made a few of these mistakes myself, the list is a great guide to remember. Jeff Bull has additional notes here. Next, Tony and Terry headed up a fun unconference session, answering questions about their various endeavors. My last session was an unconference about Online Giving, where I threw up a few suggestions for tweaks in the online giving and weblink setup.

After a great steak at Texas Land & Cattle, we headed over to Prestonwood Baptist Church for a tour. They weren’t joking that everything in Texas is big, I think the hallway in this church is larger than our sanctuary! We took a close look at how they process check-in for junior high, they use barcoded tags/stickers that the kids flash by a scanner as they enter. They encourage the kids to place the sticker on their cell phones so they don’t forget/lose them. The whole process for check-in takes seconds and they get a pretty accurate attendance count. As promised, here are all the pictures I took.

Bar Code Scanner