External Email Warning | 182

We have built out some security updates to our email system to help users decipher legit emails from potentially harmful emails coming into our system. If you see either of these alerts, be conscientious of what you are clicking. To be clear, NOT ALL emails with these tags are bad! This is a tool to […]

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Rock and PCO Permissions | 181

You may wonder or need a quick reminder what type of permissions between Rock and Planning Center are automated.  Here is a really brief reminder of what those automatic permissions look like. Coordinators/Admin will receive “Scheduler” access in PCO This will be removed each June 1 (end of the school year) This will be added/updated […]

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Microsoft Teams; Meeting Options | 177

UNDERSTANDING TEAMS MEETING OPTIONS Let’s first start with how the meeting settings are applied, which is per meeting. This is a key piece of information to be aware of. When you set the meeting options we are going to review in this post, remember that they will only apply to the specific meeting you are […]

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Planning Center Two Factor Authentication | 182

Your church’s Planning Center account holds sensitive, important, and valuable information. Your congregation trusts you with their personal information. The most important thing you can do to protect this information is to take a moment and enable two-step verification for your Planning Center login. If your password or email account is ever compromised, this will […]

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Weekend Prep | 180

When things are going well, it can be really easy to let things slip through the cracks.  With the fall fast approaching and a new ministry year right around the corner, we thought it may be a great time to post some helpful timelines to make sure you are as prepared as possible for each […]

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Invite Team Member to Chat in Teams | 179

Add or invite people outside of CedarCreek to a Teams chat Originally posted by Microsoft Teams You can add or invite anyone outside of CedarCreek who uses Teams, Teams for personal use, Skype (for consumers), and Skype for Business to a one-to-one chat. These users must already have a Microsoft user account. This is a […]

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Online Scams; Protect Yourself | 176

While the following post was originally posted by Buckeye Cable System in 2020. It is still relevant and helpful! Identity theft reached new highs in 2017 with 16.7 million Americans falling victim to 16.8 billion dollars in damage. Online shopping poses the highest threat for security breaches and identity fraud, with an 81% higher prevalence than […]

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Public Facing Group Names | 172

Todays ProTip is written by our very own Tristen Rayot! This ProTip will talk about an optional naming structure for our Small Groups. Group Viewer allows us to manage and organize our DreamTeam and Groups across the church! When it comes to Groups at W. Toledo, something that I have found very helpful is the […]

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Take excellent pictures! | 174

Today’s ProTip is brought to you by Michael Carder!  Letsss GO!  This ProTip is going to help you capture the best ministry AND personal vacation pictures this summer! Capturing for the Summer: Summer is just around the corner and (like myself) I bet you can’t wait! From vacations, concerts, and even the small little trips […]

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Cook your best ribs this summer! | 173

Todays ProTip has been written by Chris Baney. Have you been looking for a way to connect with guests on the weekend?  Maybe talk about how winter has broken, maybe something you grilled recently… maybe you are invited to a graduation or party and want to bring something. Today, Chris is going to give us […]

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