Re:Ask HN: Any Christian software engineers here?
by timmorgan on Saturday July 09, 2011 @09:16PM
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David, you've nailed it.
I guess the problem is that ChMSs are notoriously bad with interoperability in my experience and want to keep the data within their black box. A separate engagement tool would be fairly impotent if it was separate and had no way of accessing the membership database.
Viable solutions for churches tend to be afterthought bolt-on modules for their existing ChMS, which is a shame.
My dream would be for ChMS vendors to agree on a standard API for exchanging member information. But I'm afraid hell might freeze over before I see something like that.
Out of necessity, a good church engagement tool may have to be also a ChMS as well.
I guess the problem is that ChMSs are notoriously bad with interoperability in my experience and want to keep the data within their black box. A separate engagement tool would be fairly impotent if it was separate and had no way of accessing the membership database.
Viable solutions for churches tend to be afterthought bolt-on modules for their existing ChMS, which is a shame.
My dream would be for ChMS vendors to agree on a standard API for exchanging member information. But I'm afraid hell might freeze over before I see something like that.
Out of necessity, a good church engagement tool may have to be also a ChMS as well.