LESSONmaker 8

Bible Study Software

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The Best-Selling Lesson Creation Software

It's 9:15 Saturday night and you've just been asked to teach Sunday School tomorrow morning. No problem!

LESSONmaker takes the pressure out of preparing for Bible study lessons by letting you pull together customized Bible studies in a fraction of the time it takes to start from scratch.

You start with instant access to the thousands of questions, exercises, and activities from the various LESSONmaker kits. Assemble your lesson from this wealth of resources by simply pointing and clicking on items you want to use. Then add your own thoughts and questions, including material copied from other programs. Special lesson-formatting functions handle things like renumbering questions and inserting answer lines automatically. Print it out and you're done!

Here are some of LESSONmaker's unique features:

* Customize lessons to maximize group impact
* Build lessons based on topic, or key verse
* Draw on insights from the most trusted leading Bible teachers/scholars
* Add high quality photos and format your lesson for professional looking print outs
* Share your lessons online effortlessly and download ready-to-use lessons created by others

New features for LESSONmaker 8:

* Add colorful, high quality images to emphasize your points and make your lesson document even more appealing and attention-getting. One of the most requested features in previous versions of LESSONmaker
* Convert your lesson to PowerPointTM and project your lesson in a professional, slide show format for even more impressive visual support as you teach!
* Add video images into your lesson for projection with PowerPoint.
* Take control of your lesson's look with the built-in, flexible word processor capabilities that enable you to add visual emphasis to your lesson.
* Publish your lesson to the Community Library so you can share it with other LESSONmaker users in the online community!
* Convert your lesson to PowerPointTM and project your lesson in a professional, slide show format for even more impressive visual support as you teach!

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 98, NT4.x, 2000, Me, XP or higher. CD ROM Drive. 64 MB RAM or more. 40 MB hard drive space. Some features require Internet connection.PowerPoint export function requires that Microsoft PowerPoint be installed.

LESSONmaker Adult Edition
Over 36,000 Questions in more than 1400 "Adult Meeting Kits," each featuring:

* A collection of 20-30 discussion questions per kit, each designed to support a natural teaching flow:
o Open It
o Explore It
o Get It
o Apply It
* Lists of related Scripture for each lesson
* Book introductions provide excellent overviews and helpful background information
* Book outlines reveal each Bible book's structure and help you plan your lessons.

Retail Price: $49.95

LESSONmake Youth Edition
Developed by youth expert Dave Veerman, each “Youth Meeting Kit” features:

* A collection of 15-25 exercises/activities grouped into categories of “Starters,” “Discussions,” “Challenges” and “Extras”
* Lists of Related Scripture for Each Lesson
* Book introductions that provide excellent overviews and helpful background information
* Book outlines that reveal each Bible book’s structure and help you plan your lessons

With LESSONmaker you can:

* Customize lessons to maximize group impact
* Build lessons based on topic, or key verse
* Draw on insights from leading Bible teachers and scholars
* Seamlessly interact with Bible Explorer's powerful cross reference engine (included!)
* Add high quality photos and format your lesson for professional looking print-outs
* Share your lessons online effortlessly and download ready-to-use lessons created by others

Retail Price: $49.95

LESSONmaker Complete
The ultimate tool for creating life-changing lessons, this remarkable tool makes putting together inspiring, thought-provoking Bible lessons painless and rewarding. Featuring an easy-to-use interface, thousands of ready-to-use and modify lessons on hundreds of application-oriented topics, and an expanded collection of valuable reference works, this enormous package is a time-saving, stress-relieving resource no teacher or leader should be without! Perfect for personal study, small group and Sunday school use.

This huge collection of lessons delivers everything you need to teach youth, adult and women's Bible studies:

* LESSONmaker Adult – 1,400 lessons, 36,000 questions
* LESSONmaker Youth – 150 hot youth topics
* Straightrak (Lifeway Christian Resources) – 200 Lessons
* LifeGuide (IVP): Old and New Testament – 35 Bible studies and 580 application-oriented lessons
* LifeGuide (IVP): Topical – 33 Bible studies and 375application-oriented lessons
* Life Application (Tyndale): 17 Net Testament study guides
* Life Application (Tyndale): Topical – 6 extensive topical studies
* Women of Character Bible Studies (IVP) – 8 Topical study guides
* LifeChange Series (IVP) – 30 Bible Studies on the Old and New Testaments
* Women's Bible Journal (Lenya Heitzig) – 3 Studies
* What the Bible is All About 101, 102, 201 & 202

LESSONmaker 8 Complete Also Features:

LESSONMaker 8; The Best-selling lesson creation software that takes the panic and stress out of preparing life-changing Bible study lessons.

BibleExplorer 4; The innovative Bible study software that gives you easy access to the riches of God's Word with just a few simple mouse clicks. Includes the following Bibles and Reference works:

4 Bibles:

* King James Version
* GOD's WORD
* New King James Version
* New Living Translation

1 Commentary:

* Teacher's Commentary

1 Greek and Hebrew Help:

* "Talking" Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary

2 Handbook:

* How to Apply the Bible
* What the Bible is All About

9 Teaching Aids:

* LESSONmaker Introductions
* Small Group Idea Book
* Small Group Leader's Handbook
* Leading Bible Discussions
* Small Group Starter Kit
* Starting and Ending a Small Group
* Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry
* Seven Myths about Small Groups
* The Big Book on Small Groups

10 Bible Explorer Reference Works:

* Nave's Topical Bible
* Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
* Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary
* Spurgeon's Morning & Evening
* Bible Reading Planner
* Bible Maps
* Explore Biblical Genealogies
* Explore the Laws of the Bible
* Explore the Life of Jesus
* Explore Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus

System Requirements:

* Microsoft Windows 98/NT4.x/2000/ME/XP or later
* CD-ROM Drive
* 64 MB RAM or more
* 40 MB Hard drive space
* Some features require an Internet connection
* Sound card and speakers required for pronunciation features
* Greek and Hebrew features will not work in Windows 98 and ME
* PowerPoint Export function requires that a full version ofMicrosoft PowerPoint (not just the reader) be installed

Retail Price: $199.95
5 - 9 Users $599.95
10 + Users $699.95

Refer to the System Requirements section below for more details on Multi-User Access.


Complete Membership Management

Membership Plus 2007 is the perfect tool to manage any size Church or non-profit organization. With a computer you can track contributions, pledges, take attendance, manage your finances, print reports, access member information and much more. Membership Plus is an easy-to-use database program for assisting you in managing your membership information and growing your organization.

* NEW! Small Group Module: Small groups provide a more intimate setting for Bible study, spiritual growth, and support for those with special needs! Now, Membership Plus 2007 has the perfect solution for Small Group support!
o Support for an unlimited number of Small Groups

o Track members, roles, contact information (from the Membership Module), meeting times/days, locations, leader/coach and more!

o Keep attendance history on every Small Group member!

o Small Group Activity Module helps you organize and track all of your group’s activities, activity notes, and results/feedback!

o Associate any/all Membership Plus Events to any Small Group!

o Summary reports


* NEW! Membership Reports:
o Monthly Birthday: Display birthdays for each month by date including member, birthday, phone number, and address!

o Family Quick Profile: Family name, contact information and family member/role listing -- a concise version of the classic Family Profile.


* NEW! Small Group Reports:
o Small Group Listing: Group name, meeting day, and time – one line item per group!

o Small Group Members: A full listing of all Small Groups with member names and member start and end dates.

o Small Group by Member: a member listing (by last name) including the Small Group, member start and end dates.

o Small Group Attendance: a full list of Small Groups (with meeting day/time), meeting dates, and member meeting attendance.


* NEW! Register Reports:
o Account Balances (Deluxe Only): Account Name, type, number, beginning balance, with current balance. (chart of accounts format)

o Date Range Periods (Deluxe Only): Week-to-date Transactions, Month-to-date Transactions, Quarter-to-date Transactions, and Year-to-date Transactions listing all account transaction information for the specified period.


* NEW! Payee Reports:
o Summary $ Month (Deluxe Only): A full listing of all payees with associated payment transactions/totals for the current or prior month.

o Summary $ YTD (Deluxe Only): A full listing of all payees with associated payment transactions/totals for the current year.


* Membership Module: Keep track of an unlimited number of members, multiple addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers, birthdays, photos, employers, and other personal data with customizable fields!

* Group Module: Organize your members into an unlimited number of groups using the Group Module. Track attendance for any group and produce reports that help you target lagging attendance and write visitor follow-up letters.

* Meetings Module: Take attendance and record member involvement within your church with the Meetings Module. Users of the Deluxe edition can easily export meetings to the Calendar Module with just a few clicks of the mouse.

* Fund Accounting Module: Fully integrated with complete General Ledger, check writing/printing, budgeting, and complete financial reporting! Quickly and easily import all of your MoneyCounts data!

* Contributions and Pledges Module: Record contributions, applying them to as many funds as you choose to create; Generate the deposit slips for the contributions you've entered.

* Survey Module: Inquiries for general demographic insight used by political organizations and marketing groups are now within the reach of your church! All in one easy-to-use Survey module!

* Calendar Module: This module helps you keep track of important dates of members and all the events in your church. Use the Reminder application to display on-screen alarms so that you will always be informed of important events. The Calendar Module includes customizable calendar views and a task list similar to Microsoft Outlook.

* Event Registration Module: The Event Registration Module contains several views to help in the planning and execution of your special church events. Reporting features are abundant to help keep you informed.

* Room and Equipment Scheduling Module: Use this module to schedule the use of your church's resources. For each purpose or event, you may specify one or more rooms and also one or more pieces of equipment. With proper scheduling, made much easier with Membership Plus, you can make sure that equipment scheduling conflicts are a thing of the past.

* Equipment Inventory Module: Use the Equipment Inventory module to list office equipment, audio/video equipment, furniture, computer equipment, and other items that your organization owns. Then you can use the Room and Equipment Scheduler to track when the items are available for use. Use the Maintenance view to note when specific equipment needs to be serviced.

* Questions? Call (888) 459-0078


Membership Plus 2007 Features

* True Fund Accounting: Fully integrated with complete General Ledger, check writing/printing, budgeting, and complete financial reporting! Quickly and easily import all of your MoneyCounts data!

* Contribution Check Scanning: Save hours of entry time by simply scanning your weekly contribution checks! Set up multiple member checking accounts; or utilize predictive contributions to complete the automation process! More Info

* Office Smart Tags: Integrate key Membership Plus data directly into your MS Office (2003 or newer) documents without running Membership Plus! View and insert membership/visitor data, meeting/organization information, and payees and accounting information!

* E-mail Reports: Automate your member reports through e-mail! Include attachments and choose from a variety of formats including HTML, PDF, RTF, Excel and more!

* Report Archiving: Archive all of your printed reports/data for instant recall! All prior report runs are available for viewing, comparing, or auditing!

* Progress Tracker: Set church/ministry goals such as building campaigns, membership and attendance, baptism and confirmation and much more! Identify milestones and subgoals, view projections, and instantly track your progress with a series of summary graphs!

* SQL- Enhanced: Power users can now run any SQL commands against key Membership Plus tables/data sets!

* AutoTasks: Set up various tasks for follow-up reminders (e-mail/phone/letter/report) to be automatically assigned to specific users based on changes/additions to your Membership Plus data!

* Secure and Reliable Database: Our database engine provides superior data security, reliability, and performance! This allows you to focus on your data processing with confidence and peace of mind.

* Streamlined Interface: Our simple and streamlined interface greatly enhances your experience! Membership Plus 2007 has all of the convenient user interface features you expect: scrolling/collapsible entry forms, consolidated reporting/list features, and much more!

* Outlook Integration: Keep in touch with your membership! Our Outlook integration provides selective group synchronization and standard Palm and Pocket PC integration. Look up any member while in Outlook, on your Palm or Pocket PC!

* Reporting Features: All reporting in Membership Plus 2007 is done within a single reporting tool that makes every report customizable. The reporting tool supports multiple styles with the click of a button, a report builder wizard, and advanced features like charts, subreports, and crosstab reports.

* Workflow Wizards: Membership Plus 2007 enables churches and organizations to save their own workflow processes. You can choose from any of the data entry screens offered in Membership Plus 2007, any report, any chart or graph, and even some dataset operations (like backup); then define the order they should appear. The Workflow Wizard can be launched at anytime, even from the Welcome screen. To make things even easier, we've included many predefined wizards that follow the most common workflow processes.

* Logging Features: Membership Plus 2007 keeps a log of every operation performed within the program. You can choose how long it retains the log information and you can clear it at any time.

* Batch Report Functions: You can specify a batch of any number of reports and then have them all run with one click of a button. Batches can also be saved so that they can be run again at a later date.

* Member History Tracking: Membership Plus 2007 tracks the history of changes made to members. This history can be viewed or printed at any time. Advantages of this feature are: seeing which groups a member has been a part of in the past, seeing the date they first visited, when they became a prospect, when they joined, etc.


System Requirements
Single System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Home, XP Pro
Hardware: Pentium III 500 or greater
Hard Disk: 150 MB of Hard Drive Space
Memory: 256 MB
Network Server Requirements
Operating System: Novell 4.1 or greater, Windows Server 2000/2003
Hardware: Pentium III 500 or greater
Hard Disk: 100 MB of Hard Drive Space
Memory: 256 MB
Multi-User Access: Membership Plus comes Network Ready. The Multi-User Access referred to above in the pricing box refers to giving multiple users simultaneous access to your data set. The price includes the base price of Membership Plus and the licensing necessary for multi-user access. Your unique licensing code will be shipped to you with your product.


  
LESSONmaker 8
Bible Study Software

 

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9781932213133 CD ROM Adult Edition 34.95
9781932213232 CD ROM Youth Edition 34.95
9781932213256 CD ROM Complete 139.95
LESSONmaker takes the pressure out of preparing for Bible study lessons by letting you pull together customized Bible studies in a fraction of the time it takes to start from scratch.
  



 

 

 

 

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