I write across three sites covering MSP leadership, rural ministry, and small-church life. The latest published pieces from each site appear below.
RewiredMSP.com
Practical writing for managed service providers about building dependable systems, leading well, and growing a resilient IT business.
- A fractional CIO and a vCIO are close to the same thing. Both are experienced technology leaders who work with a business part of the time instead of being hired as a full-time executive. The difference is mostly in who delivers the service and what sits behind it, and that… The post Fractional CIO vs […]
- The best questions to ask an MSP reveal how the provider operates, not what tools it sells. A capable MSP can explain its process, show how it reports, put its commitments in writing, and describe how it handles a bad day. This article gives you fifteen questions to ask before… The post How to Choose […]
- A vCIO job description should describe a strategic advisor who owns a client’s technology plan, budget, and business alignment. It should not describe a senior help desk technician with a new title. The role exists to connect technology decisions to business outcomes, and every responsibility on the page should serve… The post vCIO Job Description: […]
MinistryPlace.net
Free and affordable ministry resources for small and rural churches—especially for bi-vocational pastors and volunteer leaders.
- Church Benevolence Funds: A Practical Policy for Helping With Wisdom Offer timely help with compassion, fairness, and clear stewardship. By […] The post Church Benevolence Funds: A Practical Policy for Helping With Wisdom appeared first on MinistryPlace.
- A teenager’s long-term faith is not decided in one conversation or by one follow-up plan. Consistent, respectful support gives them […] The post How to Follow Up After a Teenager Makes a Decision for Christ appeared first on MinistryPlace.
- Beyond Launch Sunday: Building a Rooted Church Plant A launch service gathers people for a day. A healthy church plant […] The post Beyond Launch Sunday: Building a Rooted Church Plant appeared first on MinistryPlace.
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RuralThinkTank.com
Rural ministry, small-church leadership, and conversations for people serving towns and communities where rural life really is different.
- Every rural church eventually faces the same situation: someone in the community is in crisis and needs help. A utility shutoff. An eviction notice. A medical bill that arrived the same week the car broke down. The church wants to help. But without a clear policy and a designated fund, the response is improvised, inconsistent,…
- Most rural pastors never take a sabbatical. Many do not know they are allowed to. Some feel guilty for wanting one. Some have asked and been told no. Some have never asked because they assumed the answer would be no. The result is a generation of rural pastors who are running on empty, serving congregations…
- First-time visitors to a small church decide within the first seven minutes whether they will return. Not after the sermon. Not after the coffee hour. In the first seven minutes, before they have sat down. What they are deciding in those seven minutes is not whether the theology is sound or the music is good.…