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Top Ten Iphone Apps I Use for Ministry
The other day my friend who is a pastor emailed me, “Hey I just got an iphone. Got any good ministry apps?”
I sat and thought about it. Which apps do I use most in my day to day ministry? Here is what I came up with. What would you add?
Pocket Informant- Keep personal, work, and multiple google calendars organized with this app. Also handles tasks, projects and more.
Facebook- Manage your personal facebook and church facebook page from this app. Add photos, status updates and send messages while sitting in line or waiting for your next meeting to start.
Pandora- Create your own radio station to listen to while you prepare that sermon, or play music while you wait for a service to begin.
Hootsuite- Manage multiple twitter and facebook accounts and pages. Post status updates to one or more. Create search columns to see what others are saying about your church or ministry. Track retweets and clicks on your posts and see what’s being repeated.
Planning Center Online- Manage your Planning Center orders of worship, schedule participants, send reminder emails, manage song library and more from this app. (Subscription to Planning Center Online required)
Google- Google search, voice search, plus one stop access to documents, gmail, tasks, Buzz, Calendar and other google services.
Foursquare- Let others know where you are. Check in and become the mayor of your church. Put up tips about your church including service times and upcoming events.
You Version Bible- Bible search, several different bible versions, notes and bible reading plans. Great bible resource.
Animoto- Create videos of ministry events, children’s programs, and youth nights by uploading photos and videos straight from your iphone and have them put into a great video with background music, and transitions.
Flickr- Got flickr? Access your photos, add tags, and search flickr photos
Ustream Broadcaster- Show live video on your church website from wherever you are using this cool app. Also adds video capability to your iphone 3G.
Dropbox- Use Dropbox as an online flash drive. The Iphone app gives access to all your files. Listen to music, browse documents and more. Click here to find out more and get 2.25 gig of space free!
A Few Extra Favorites-
Words with Friends- Relax, keep in contact with friends, and stretch your vocabulary with this tile based word game.
Google Reader – It’s not an app but an iphone optimized version of google reader. Great to read your RSS feeds on the go.
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Another good one is Lectionary http://www.iphonelectionary.com/ It is useful for sermon prep and planning.
I have that one t0o.. A few weeks I used it the scriptures were different from what we use. Not sure why.. probably some optional things. But you’re right.. great resource.
There are options on the lectionary app – you may have the “wrong” one selected. Milebug is an excellent idea to use!! Your tax preparer will thank you!
Don’t forget Milebug to track all your mileage!
Thanks Allison.. I’ll have to check that out. Could be helpful with me traveling for concerts and such.
I recently wrote about iPhone apps for clergy over at my blog for the same reason: we share a lot of the same ideas!! Check it out http://expatminister.org/2010/04/19/iphone-apps-for-clergy/
A few suggestions: I recently started with Foursquare, which is fun but doesn’t have much utility that I can suss out. I prefer Echofon Pro for my twitter needs, but occasionally use Hootsuite or the official Twitter app. The WordPress app is a required one for blogging. I haven’t found a Bible app that meets all my needs yet; I am going to have to look into one of the expensive ones, I guess.
Thanks for your thoughts…I’ll have to look into Planning Center & Ustream apps.
Josh.. thanks for the link to your blog.. great suggestions. I have yet to see what 4square is going to do. In a town like ours it’s not used much, but I wonder how it could be used if more people were using it? I have pretty much moved to hootsuite becuase of tracking retweets, columns, and handling multiple accounts. I completely forgot about the wordpress app.. great if your church has a wordpress site…
Planning Center is only good if you are using Planning Center for your worship service.. Ustream is kinda cool..Have used it off and on..
[...] and why we find them indispensible. (Update: My friend Russell Martin has posted his own take on iPhone apps for ministry over at Fork in the Road [...]
The ESV bible released by Crossway in partnership with Subsplash (www.subsplash.com) is the best Bible App out there. It is incredibly easy to read and has the best UI. Check it out!
Chris… thanks… I haven’t run across that one yet…