You could run your whole church off Google apps, I reckon. Docs, Calendar, Groups, Gmail. It’s all very tidy. There’s just that security issue, you know?

Google Calendar is cool, though. I’ve just set up a draft calendar for our church, Gereja Kristen Pelita. Church members can view the calendar online, on the GKP site when we’re happy with it, or subscribe in their newsreader or calendar application, Outlook, iCal or Google Calendar. That is sweet.

Even sweeter, I can connect to the Calendar using CalDAV through iCal, see changes others have made and edit it myself.

This morning I came across an addon for Firefox which mods the gCal (Google Calendar) look so it’s clearer and a bit easier to use. It’s just a CSS skin, but it works, and there’s one for Gmail as well.

I’d love to see how other churches are using this technology for their organisation; surely a bunch of American churches are doing it?

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