The Pro Church Tools Show shares "Things Growing Churches Do Differently" (29-minute watch), detailing five practices that separate thriving ministries from stagnant ones. Practices range from prioritizing inspiration over information in announcements, to building systems before chaos and staying “scrappy” with resources. The episode is a great resource for church leaders wanting to steward well.

Aleteia shares "Hallow Catholic Prayer App Tops Charts at #1" (3-minute read), exploring how the Hallow prayer app surpassed ChatGPT and WhatsApp to claim the #1 spot on Apple's Top Downloaded Apps chart on Ash Wednesday — driven by the launch of its Lent Pray40 challenge featuring Jonathan Roumie, Mark Wahlberg, and Chris Pratt. An interesting proof point that faith-based digital engagement can go mainstream.

Church Tech Today shares "Does Your Church Staff Use Slack? You Must Read This." (6-minute read), exploring why ministry teams that adopted Slack to kill email overload often trade one form of chaos for another. The culprit is not the tool — it's a lack of "digital hygiene." The article delivers five non-negotiables, starting with the highest-impact habit: always reply in threads, not in the main channel feed. Simple, actionable, and immediately implementable for any church staff team.

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