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MBS is getting close to a couple of announcements that will help many Christian churches & ministries! Maybe this week or next... we're setting up Veeam-based online backups and a better method of getting Microsoft charity licenses! Stay tuned!

Apple has released a rare emergency update for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. This update addresses a serious security risk that is actively being exploited. Dev...ices should be updated to iOS 14.4.2 for iPhone and newer iPads, iOS 12.5.2 for older iPads and ver. 7.3.3 for Watch (from the Apple Watch App). See more

New updated ChMS and Donor Management Article released to the publisher! See a preview for free here: https://www.mbsinc.com/church-donor-management-software-ch/

MBS is slow to change our spec of recommended hardware and software because it impacts so many organizations across the U.S. But we are announcing a change to our anti-malware spec, and are excited to tell you about it! MBS now recommends SentinelOnea true next generation solution! It works well on serversWindows and Linuxand on macOS and Windows desktops and notebooks. More than a signature-based malware recognition tool, it also uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to ident...ify spurious activity. Why SentinelOne? Some quick thoughts: * 2 Cor 2:11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes. NASB * We know what he does, but are often surprised by how he does it. * SentinelOne saw unusual activity on a couple of Exchange Servers we host on which we were testing it, and alerted us that something suspicious was going on. * That allowed us to begin remediation well before the Microsoft vulnerability hit the news. Because MBS is not allowed to make money on the solutions it recommends, churches and ministries can purchase it for less than $3 per device per month! That is a gigantic discount! To do so, simply follow this link to purchase it through a store set up by distributor pax8: pax8.mbsinc.com. For those that would like assistance setting up SentinelOne to protect your systems, our team is available at our normal rate to help. Just email us at [email protected].

MBS is continuing to growin its impact and in its size! We’re excited to welcome Jonathan Smith to our part-time engineering team! Jonathan is the Director of Technology for Faith Ministries in Lafayette, IN, and is joining the MBS engineering team on a part-time basis so he can increase his service to The Church. Many know Jonathan because of his speaking (he shares many conference podiums with our president, Nick Nicholaou) and his writing. He’s also a good engineer, and w...e’re glad to have him on the team. If you’d like to learn more about Jonathan, visit www.mbsinc.com/jonathansmith.

We're getting lots of inquiries about Apple M1-platform Macs. Here’s a brief article of our testing and recommendations: https://www.mbsinc.com/were-getting-lots-of-inquiries-from/ #citrt #citn @thechurchnetwrk #Apple #M1

Congrats to the MBS team for a great year of serving The Church! And what a wonderful way to enter the holiday break! Merry Christmas!

It's nearly Christmas! We are excited to celebrate our Lord's birth and the relationships he has given us! Our team will be off from Noon on Christmas Eve until Monday morning, January 4th. We'll monitor support tickets in case there's a system down type of emergency, but will defer all other requests until we return on January 4th. We hope your Christmas holiday plans are shaping up. Our team looks forward to spending time with family and friends during the holiday break-- t...hough this is going to be a different year for most, to be sure. But one thing is certain: Jesus is on the throne, and is somehow able to work through all things to accomplish his purpose for humanity-- including for you and for us. Merry Christmas! And here's hoping for a great 2021!

This has been a challenging year for many-- from health issues to financial issues to lost loved ones and more. While members of the MBS team have also had issues with 2020, we are all very thankful for the privilege of serving so many Christian churches and ministries. To God and to our families and to our clients: thank you! #Thankful

Caution for organizations running Thirtyseven4 won’t run on my system since upgrading to #BigSur

I miss these Mac/PC commercials! https://youtu.be/B_2aHMRXCWI

macOS Big Sur update: Apple’s update server crashed; they don’t yet know why or how to get it going again. Be patient, and consider waiting until at least next week.

The MBS team is a group of believers dedicated to helping our clients build The Kingdom. They just demonstrated again this afternoon that they're heroes! #ItsGreatToWorkWithHeroes

So glad to be with the MBS Tech team on retreat! #AwesomeTeamSo glad to be with the MBS Tech team on retreat! #AwesomeTeam

Many churches, ministries, and friends across the Midwest are without power from yesterday’s storms. The MBS team is praying for you all, and stands ready to help in any way we can. Email needs to [email protected]. #ServingTheBride

From our president, Nick: Greatly enjoyed working with the staff of Seabreeze Church-- my church!-- selecting a new ChMS solution. I'm SO impressed with the Seabreeze team!From our president, Nick: Greatly enjoyed working with the staff of Seabreeze Church-- my church!-- selecting a new ChMS solution. I'm SO impressed with the Seabreeze team!

From Nick: This was in my devotions today, and seems fitting for our times.

Last week our team expanded our datacenter capacities dramatically! We are growing as the Lord is directing many new churches and ministries to us, and we are ready for more! Email or call us and let us serve your Christian church or ministry!

Jonathan Smith and Nick Nicholaou just wrote a new article on overcoming communication challenges! Free advance copy here: https://www.mbsinc.com/overcoming-communication-challenges/ #citn #citrt @thechurchnetwrk

The MBS team is helping many transition back to working in their office. We are SO thankful to be grafted-in members of so many Christian church and ministry teams!

The MBS Team-- many of us are vets-- are thankful for the sacrifice made by many so we can enjoy the freedoms given us in the U.S. Constitution. That document is in our trust now... let's take care of it & what it provides so our kids & grandkids can live in this amazing democracy.

New article just released: Travel-Related Security Safeguards For When We Start Venturing Out Again. See a free advance copy at https://www.mbsinc.com/security-safeguards-for-when-we-sta/.

Great MBS tech-team meeting remembering the WHY: We are called to make IT easier to use and more reliable so our clients, The Church, can stay focused and be more effective in their Kingdom building ministries. What a privilege to serve with this team!

New article just released to the publisher on the use of Zoom. Free advance copy available here: mbsinc.com/so-you-want-to

We definitely do NOT recommend Zoom. Currently our top 3 are FaceTime, Teams, and GoToMeeting.

Note to our Retainer Clients RE: MBS' Response to Coronavirus Support Usage Overages