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Database Technology and Database Technology and Church ManagementChurch Management
MSCM 8630 IT for Church Management
Dr. WagnerOctober 2, 2008
This week in class…This week in class…Two on-line sessions this week
◦Thursday night 7:30 p.m. EST◦Tuesday morning 9:30-10:30 EST
(repeat session)Continue reading
◦Chapter 4 in Welch book◦Go over articles from CC magazine
Start discussing database technologyReview the details of the second
assignment◦ Do Access (or other Database package)
tutorials in Element K as needed
Questions about class so Questions about class so far?far?
The Church IT Director The Church IT Director (article)(article)Shows growth in role of IT in churches
◦IT budgets Using some outside vendors
◦Church IT Directors not aware of resources journals CMS user groups Special software and hardware discounts
www.1computerbargains.com, Dell
Grassroots network of blogs http://jpowell.blogs.com
Challenges?
The Virtual World Dawning The Virtual World Dawning (article)(article)
How are virtual environments transforming churches?◦ Multi-site distributed model◦ 47 of 100 fastest growing churches use this
(?)◦ Church sites can be anywhere
Non-threatening, easy access, collaborate across time zones
Movement from push to pull communication model TIVO, iPod, Youtube
On-line digital libraries?Security issues? Worlds interacting?IBM and Cisco experiment with virtual
buildings for team meetings◦ People tend to mingle after meetings◦ Discussion groups form spontaneously
The Virtual World Dawning The Virtual World Dawning (cont.)(cont.)Virtual World Technologies
◦ Forterra Systems software◦ Qwaq hosting (now virtualworldsmanagement)◦ Virtual confession booth◦ Virtual cemeteries
http://www.worldgardens.com/◦ http://www.virtualchurch.org◦ Life Church Purchases 16 acres in Second Life◦ 6 million Google searches by spiritual
searchers each day (?)Advantages for churches?
◦ Anonymous, opportunity to explore, funnel into church, build a global presence?
Database TechnologyDatabase TechnologyWhy is this important?What are the basics?Look at some examplesPractice in Access
Why manage data?Why manage data?
Changing view of data
Higher costs of lost data
Encouragement of “team problem-solving”
Flexible reportingIntegrating it into
decision-making better
What kind of data do churches manage? What kind of data do churches manage? What is structured
data?What is
unstructured data?
What kind of data do churches manage? What kind of data do churches manage? Sermons, research prep
Letters, email – internal and external
Databases◦ Member lists, contacts,
contributions, baptisms, attendance
◦ Problems with multiple databases
Multimedia files – photos, videos, audio, bulletins
Governance docs – minutes, agendas, meeting notices
Custom templates, programs, etc.
Data Management Tasks Data Management Tasks
designing the database structureentering the dataupdating data by adding, changing,
or deletingsorting the datasearching through the data for a
record or group of records
obtaining screen or printed output
Common tasks for databases include:
Why not just use spreadsheets?
Why not just use spreadsheets?
Redundancy
◦Duplication of data or the storing of the same data in more than one place
Difficulty accessing data
Lack of powerful query capabilities
Limited security
Size limitations
Approaches to Data Management include: Approaches to Data Management include:
Custom Program Approach
File Processing System Approach
Database Management System Approach
Database Management Systems
Database Management Systems
OperatingSystem
DatabaseManagement
System
ApplicationPrograms
OperatingSystem
DatabaseManagement
System
ApplicationPrograms
Databases
DataDictionary
DatabaseManagement
Major Types of DatabasesMajor Types of Databases
DatabaseServer
DatabaseServer
ExternalDatabases
End UserWorkstation
OperationalDatabases
AnalyticalDatabases
DataWarehouseDatabases
End UserDatabases
DistributedDatabases
Database Management Systems
Program(s) through which users interact with database
Popular DBMSs include
◦Access
◦Filemaker Pro
◦Oracle
◦DB2
◦SQL Server
Logical Data ElementsLogical Data ElementsPersonnelDatabase
EmployeeRecord 2
EmployeeRecord 1
EmployeeRecord 3
EmployeeRecord 4
Name SS Salary Name SS Salary Name SS Salary Name SS Salary
Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data
PayrollFile
BenefitsFile
Let’s try some database practiceMS Access 2003You can also get to a version of
this by going to https://citrixweb.villanova.edu◦ Login with VU userID and PW◦ Navigate to “General Applications”
folder You should see both Office 2003 and
Office 2007
Assignment for next weekAssignment for next weekFinish spreadsheet assignmentStart using the Access tutorials
on Element K (if necessary)Start thinking of project ideas
Questions?Questions?