Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
Can you effectively lead a church without being on Facebook? It may not be such a dumb question, in my opinion. Can you lead, teach, and shepherd without technology? Sure. But can you infiltrate the culture with the gospel while walking in a circle of avoidance around the culture? To put it another way, can you …
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Only 10% of Christian believers live in America, but 80% of global influencers are Americans. Imagine for a moment if the portions of the church that are richest in resources could pool those resources and create a global platform for communicating about ideas and sharing resources globally. Apparently, just …
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If you're into building church websites or blogs with Wordpress (like I am), and you're pretty handy with customizing Wordpress themes, you may want to check out the newest premium Wordpress theme from StudioPress: Midnight Theme.
Here's a screenshot...
Before you buy it, do understand that I think …
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Just a note: This is one of those self-reflective, more-to-myself-than-to-you posts.
Come on. Die already - social media conferences, social media blogs, and conversations about social media conferences and blogs. Are you with me? (I actually enjoy conferences, but I'm trying to appeal to the side of you …
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Very little... in a good way.
Last night, I sat in a big room at Saddleback where I was surrounded by geniuses in the field (speakers and panelists from Cultivate 2011 as we held three brief conversations about three different themes:
How do we keep things simple?
How do we keep things social?
How do …
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Yes, in plenty of ways, but I've outlined eight of them in an article published on the Twelve blog, a site dedicated to an upcoming conference at which I'll be speaking on a similar subject.
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And later this year, will be alive in the sense of a community of people gathering together to discover and deepen our relationship with Jesus. Someday, perhaps we'll meet in some kind of building. But I'm far more concerned that we are actively and visibly present in the community to which God has called us to …
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You may see this as trite, or you might see it as a really tasty way (pun intended) to share the basic elements of the story of Jesus through imagery familiar to everyone who has ever experienced the awesome goodness of Marshmallow Peeps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK9zP_BxN5s
Can't see it? Watch it …
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There are 49 more awesome, simple, clean, and free-to-use icons like these...
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This afternoon I met with some thinkers at Saddleback Church to talk about using social media in ministry. While we were meeting, a thought hit me and I started scribbling in my Moleskine...
After I finished with my chicken scratch (a southern term for doodling, scribbling, and designing innovative …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
