Add-on for Raspbian
Church Youth Manager
Youth ministry management you install on top of Raspbian.
git clone https://github.com/primo689/Church-Youth-Manager.git
Paragdise Ventures LLC · Mexico, Missouri
Build something better.
We put the “g” in paradise.
An independent studio for software, books, and video. Ten apps in development, one book about baptism, and four channels, all built by one person who would rather make a useful thing than talk about one.
- Software developer
- Published author
- YouTuber
- Youth pastor
- U.S. Army veteran
What we make
Four ways to build.
10Apps
Tools for churches, soldiers, veterans, lifters, puppy owners, and coffee people.
See the apps → 01BookNobody Waits, a story of faith, friendship, and first steps.
About the book → 04Paragdise Media GroupProjects, product reviews, and ministry on YouTube.
Watch → 13Years since enlistingArmy, Afghanistan, then ministry and code. The same habits carried over.
The story →In development
All ten apps →
On the workbench.
Have an idea worth building?
Start a conversation →
Software
The apps.
Ten projects in active development. Each one started with a real problem somebody actually had. Filter by who it’s for.
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Open source · Raspberry Pi
Free church software you can run yourself.
A small church shouldn’t need a big budget to keep track of its people. These run on a Raspberry Pi, and the code is yours to use.
Raspberry Pi
Congregation Manager Pi
A self-hosted Raspberry Pi version of Congman. The full app is on iOS.
git clone https://github.com/primo689/Congregation-Manager.gitFull OS image
Open Church OS
Raspbian with Congman baked in. Set up the Pi and the church software is already there.
git clone https://github.com/primo689/OpenChurch-os.git
The book
Nobody Waits.
A story of faith, friendship, and first steps. A book about baptism, and why nobody in the New Testament put it off.
Why this book
A story about taking the first step.
In the book of Acts, every person who heard the good news and believed was baptized right away. The Ethiopian on the road. The jailer in the middle of the night. Saul three days after the light. Nobody Waits takes that truth and puts it in a story about friends, faith, and the step that matters most.
“And now why are you waiting? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.”ACTS 22:16
Paragdise Media Group
Four channels.
The video side of Paragdise Ventures. Real projects, honest reviews, and ministry for the next generation.
Personal
Primo
What I’m building right now, the wins and the mistakes, start to finish.
@TheOnePrimo ↗Reviews
Primo Tested
Products used for real and reviewed in my own voice. What works, what doesn’t.
@PrimoTested ↗Reviews · Under 5 minutes
Very Good Product Reviews
A completely straight-faced reviewer. Every product. Under five minutes.
@VeryGoodReviews ↗Ministry
Exodus Christian Ministry
Helping the next generation follow Jesus. Teaching, conversations, and real questions.
@ExodusChristianMinistry ↗
Who we are
Hi, I’m Primo.
Paragdise Ventures is me, a couple computers, and a long list of things worth building.
I grew up in Cape Coral, Florida, and now live in Mexico, Missouri. The name is a joke and a promise: Paragas plus paradise.
I served in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2013, including a deployment to Afghanistan. After that came ministry, school, and a lot of late nights teaching myself to write software.
Most of what I build starts the same way. Somebody has a real problem, usually a small church, a soldier, or a family, and the existing fix is too expensive, too complicated, or doesn’t exist. So I try to make something better.
I also write, make videos, and serve students as a youth pastor. Different work, same goal.
- ServiceU.S. Army veteranActive duty 2010 to 2013, Afghanistan deployment
- MinistryYouth pastorFounder of Exodus Youth Ministry
- SoftwareDeveloperTen apps in development under Paragdise Ventures
- WritingPublished authorNobody Waits, a book about baptism
- VideoYouTuberFour channels under Paragdise Media Group
Contact
Let’s talk.
App ideas, speaking, the book, collaborations, or a question about something on the channels.
Email
Primo@paragdise.com
I read every message myself. Give me a few days to get back to you.