Mister Nifty » Youth Ministry http://www.misternifty.com church tech software, training, resources and tips Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Organize your youth ministry with Bento http://www.misternifty.com/ministry-tools/youth-ministry/organize-your-youth-ministry-with-bento/ http://www.misternifty.com/ministry-tools/youth-ministry/organize-your-youth-ministry-with-bento/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:21:39 +0000 Brian Fegter http://www.misternifty.com/?p=1082 Bento is a powerful database software for Mac (lightweight version of Filemaker). If you’re looking for a clean, easy and elegant solution for your youth ministry, look no further. For $49 bucks you can be in the driver’s seat. Bento allows you to create drag-and-drop database applications with no fuss. Within a matter of a few minutes, you can have your entire youth ministry operation organized. Here are a few things you can do with accomplish with Bento.

  1. Student roster with photos from iPhoto
  2. Event lists (even import iCal feeds)
  3. Keep attendance using relational fields that link the events and roster together
  4. Easy export of data to Excel or other applications

Bento also offers iPhone and iPad applications for a minimal fee so you can take your data anywhere you want.

Thanks to Joseph Waterman for creating this awesome two-part tutorial screencast.

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Go to the Bento3 Website

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  • Lessons in a Word document
  • PDF Printouts
  • PSD Design File
  • Media Slide

Thanks to David McGovern for making this available to everyone.

Go To Solid Youth Ministries

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