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PDF as a Tool

Adobe's Portable Document Format is one of the most used tools on the web. The Acrobat Reader is a free download from http://www.adobe.com. (Make sure that you download the version that matches your operating system.)

The cost of the full Adobe Acrobat program barred most people from using this technology. This has been overcome by several third party software offerings...some free.

Who should consider using this software?

Churches who want to send out their newsletters in a format everyone will have access to without buying the latest MS Publisher or downloading a Word or WordPerfect reader.

Churches and church leaders who want to send articles - with graphics - quickly and securely while lessening the risk of viruses to those who receive these as e-mail attachments.

Churches that want to post documents for downloading on the web in a form that everyone can download and open.

Please find more in the articles whose links are in this page's lefthand column.

PDF
Technologies
Contacts

Advantages

Available Software

How to Convert to PDF

Short Introduction

What's a PDF?

Browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer)

You most likely have expertise in the form of persons in your congregation. This would be good first place to look for help for it enlists these persons in ministry Listed below are some areas of experience with which we may be able to help you as your question pertains to use of these technologies in ministry.

Dwight Stinnett
   Executive Minister
    Projection Tech (PowerPoint)
    PowerPoint Composition

Roland Sundberg
Executive Administrator
Database Questions

John Grisham
   Mission Support
   Stewardship
      E-mail as Communication
      PowerPoint Composition

Cheryl Henson
   Area I
   Ministerial Recruitment
   Ministerial Cont. Ed.
      PowerPoint Compositions
      E-mail Newsletters
      Web Page

Max Klinkenborg
   Area II
   Natural Church Development
   Spiritual Development
      Personal Data Assistants (PDA)
      E-Mail

Richard Ricks(Tech Team Leader)
   Area III
   Multimedia & Projection
   Web Technologies

Randy McNeely
   Area IV
   Bivocational Ministry
   Costa Rica Partnership
      Using PowerPoint for Display
        during events

Muriel Johnson
   Area V
   Church Planting
      Using Video Chat
      VOIP (Telephone over Internet)
      E-mail as Communication Tool

American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region

PDF as a Tool