Archive | November, 2008

iDEA NATION – Sharing Innovation in Ministry

iDEA NATION – Sharing Innovation in Ministry

iDEA NATION is a social network designed to link believers together who have a passion for creating new innovative and creative strategies for ministry endeavor.  iDEA NATION, built on Ning, is the brainchild of Josh Webb and is designed to be a space where ministry ideas are shared, explored, collaborated on, etc.
iDEA NATION invites new [...]

COLLIDE Magazine 2008 Reader’s Choice Nominations Announced – time to vote!

COLLIDE Magazine 2008 Reader’s Choice Nominations Announced – time to vote!

I’m always excited to get a new edition of COLLIDE Magazine. I also like to watch them experiment and try new things like the COLLIDE Show.  Just days ago, COLLIDE spotlighted a ministry I love, New Hope Christian Fellowship in Hawaii.   I was happy to see New Hope spotlighted because it has a special place [...]

Social Media Adoption Defines Leadership Style?

Social Media Adoption Defines Leadership Style?

I’m intrigued by the data and information from Forrester Research so I love reading the blog of Jeremiah Owyang.  So many of the concepts explored in the world of social media seem to me, (am I the only one?)  to be directly tied to all the changes in business models, political strategies, economic developments (vis-a-vis [...]

What’s the Value of Social Media?

What’s the Value of Social Media?

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As more and more leaders and influencers explore the benefits of the relationship economy by participating in social networks, services like LinkedIn increase in value.
Advertising Age, for example, has just released data offering clearer definition about who uses LinkedIn and what they’re using the service to accomplish.  Although it was originally designed as a [...]

LifeChurch.tv iCampus Beta Test Today

LifeChurch.tv iCampus Beta Test Today

LifeChurch.tv has been in active development of a brand new internet campus tool to run their online experiences. Today, they roll out the first live version.  Online Community Pastor, Tony Steward, while testing Google video out with me, reminded me that today, Sunday, November 14th, 1pm Central Time, is the launch.
Since they haven’t gotten a [...]

Pastors – You Do Not Serve Your Email

Since Christian leaders, especially pastors, are often “wired” for serving others, it’s not really a surprise that online communication technologies can sometimes trick us, tempting us to serve them rather than serving us.
No matter which technologies you and your staff elect to use, from Google docs to Yammer, we can probably all agree, the most [...]

Leveraging Technology to Support Community

Leveraging Technology to Support Community
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My Willow Creek Group Life Conference 2008 session “Leveraging Technology to Support Community” is now available on SlideShare.

WfX – Worship Facilities Conference & Expo

WfX – Worship Facilities Conference & Expo

WFX will be a premier event for church executives, facilities overseers and tech teams looking to enhance and grow their ministries through the strategic use of their facilities and technical production.
WFX will answer questions like:

What are the latest trends for successful church designs?
How can my team prepare to successfully manage a building project, small or [...]