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On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV—the world's first 24-hour music video television network—made history when it launched with The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star."

There are many benefits to choosing a career in project management. Job security, flexibility, and upward mobility, to name a few. And while there are many more lucrative career paths that someone might pursue if getting rich is the driving force (NBA basketball player? CEO of a Fortune 100 company? YouTube star?), the average project management salary is nothing to sniff at.

You have a lot of stuff to keep track of. Allen wrenches and spaghetti spoons and Wii Balance Boards and old issues of Cat Fancy. Maybe you have too much stuff.

After purchasing church management software, you may be asking yourself whether or not your church actually needs a mobile app as well. According to research by Christian Web Trends, while 58% of those surveyed stated that both mobile websites and apps are important, out of those who thought one was more important than the other, apps beat mobile websites by two to one (20% to 10%). Among larger churches, the preference for apps was even larger, at more than four to one.  And 51% of respondents from larger churches said their church was really motivated to get an app.

Any good shepherd has one priority that takes precedence over all others. No, it’s not giving all the sheep cute little ribbons so they look like the sheep from Little Bo Peep, or training them to jump over fences to help people fall asleep.

Growing up, my brothers and I used to have a lot of fun teasing our dad about his quirky habits. One in particular that still stands out in my memory is how, every Sunday after mass, he would take the church bulletin, roll it up like a sacred scroll, and tuck it into the back pocket of his suit pants.

Back in the 80s, Meineke ran a memorable advertising campaign based around the slogan, “I’m not gonna pay a lot for this muffler!” The ads played on the fear that when you’re in a jam, some opportunistic company is going to take advantage of your situation and shake you down for everything you have.