Ok, I admit it… I have a bit of an inferiority complex. But I have it because I am misunderstood and
underutilized. Why don’t you love
me? I am faster than my sibling
“Assisted Check-In” and way more flexible than my other sibling “Rapid Barcode
Check-In”. I know what you’re thinking…
you’re afraid. Why? You were brave enough to try F1 Check-In when
your friends laughed and said the technology was too new. Have you aged so much that now you too are
afraid of new things?
Maybe it’s a comfort thing.
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, right?
Check-In is going great. You’re
thinking our staff has grown to know and love “Assisted”. They are so comfortable with it they just know
it as plain old “Check-In”. If you would
only try me out on one station, I can show you why I am 10 times faster than him.
Newer churches, that have come to know and love, me will
tell you that even though they still use “Assisted” to check a family with 4
kids into their rooms in about a minute, they are seeing much faster times with
me. I don’t like to brag but… I have met the family with 6 kids and can
check them into their classrooms in 10 seconds flat.
I heard a rumor from a friend of a friend that some of you
think I just don’t have that personal touch.
I will try and not be offended by that statement. Sniff… sniff… (Be strong. I told myself I wouldn’t cry…) Look don’t ask me. Of
course I will tell you that I am sensitive and personal. Just ask Prestonwood. Fellowship Technologies, my own creators,
were a bit skeptical at first too.
Prestonwood has said on numerous occasions that they were
able to take the Check-In Greeters, make them real Greeters standing in front
of the guests, actually talking to them
rather than going through some check in script and asking people for their digits
like they are looking for a date at a singles retreat. Ok, so maybe I am a little bitter. My Greeters are actually asking people about
their day, telling the little girls how pretty they look in their fancy
dresses, commenting on how good it is to see the Jones again, and making everyone
feel like they really belong.
I am also flexible.
Based on my mood I can change the way I look and act. I have a theme for every occasion. I show my serious side for the Men’s Ministry
bible study on Saturday morning. The
kids love my Noah’s Ark screens and beg their parents to let them play with
me. One church caught me blushing while
they were working on my CPU but it turned out to be just a bad video card.
Hey, I bet you didn’t know that you can even use a finger
print reader to Check-In rather than barcodes.
This works best with Youth Ministries because kids will lose a barcode
but they hardly ever leave home without their fingers. Another upside is that they haven’t read
Revelations or George Orwell’s 1984 so making the leap from barcodes to the
mark forced on people during the end times and Big Brother watching them is not
as important as the latest Britney Spears album. (OK, I don’t know anything about music either
because the IT department has me locked down and removed all my mp3 files)
OK, here’s the deal.
I know and love you even though you don’t know me yet. I am willing to take the first step. I am going to the Dynamic Church Conference
and I want to meet you there. I even
have my own booth. To sweeten the deal
(as if you need more incentives,) I will give you $50 off your registration if
you register before the end of the month.
Just click here and type in “McMaster” when it asks you for a promotion
code. Mr. McMaster has worked out some
sort of deal so you should probably plan on attending his “Creative Uses of
Self Check-In” presentation since he is saving you so much money and he is some sort of genius.
I’ve got a feeling this is the start of a great relationship
between us! Call me.