The Digital Sanctuary

Just before I left for Innovation3, I was contacted by my friend, Drew Goodmanson of Monk Development (and elder/pastor at Kaleo Church in San Diego).  Drew is someone I really respect, both as a Christian leader and as a savvy business person.  He was one of the first people I discovered who was using the [...]

Just arrived back in sunny Los Angeles after navigating the ice storm in Dallas that created some complications at the Innovation3 gathering.  Transportation became a substantial issue since most roads were frozen over.  Thanks to these people specifically for getting us around Sherry Surratt, Rhett Smith, Rick Smith, Lance Bauslaugh & DJ Chuang. I like [...]

The Innovation3 gathering is generating quite a bit of  twitter buzz and you can follow along if you are on Twitter at @innovation3 and/or follow the hashtag #i3.  Here’s a shot of Catalyst mastermind Brad Lomenick being interviewed by Tony Morgan.

And below Kent Shaffer (aka Church Relevance) who is….

uploading, processing, analyzing, and, of course, memorizing, [...]

Good thing we’re all wearing name tags!  The place is packed with people whose teachings we watch on tv, or whose books we buy, whose blogs we read and those we know virtually, etc.  It’s confusing to keep everyone straight.
It’s pretty well known that conferences, in general, are becoming increasingly unpopular.  The reasons are numerous.  [...]

There’s a lot of excitement today as Christian leaders from all over gather in Dallas to celebrate the 25th year of the Leadership Network.
Leadership Network fosters church innovation and growth through strategies, programs, tools and resources consistent with their far-reaching mission: to identify, connect and help high-capacity Christian leaders multiply their impact.
Leadership Network’s “DNA” is [...]

Just a reminder, if you are looking for topical information – in this screen shot – Church (see also: Christianity and Religion) related articles – Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop.com still performs beautifully.  No matter what subject you’re looking for information on, chances are, there’s an Alltop page to serve you.

To the relief of some people, GodTube is changing it’s name.
Here’s the GodTube is Changing it’s Name link.
Here’s a link from GodTube CEO, Jason Illian.
Any suggestions for what they’ll rename it?

Kent Shaffer, known around our house as the human encyclopedia of all things “church statistics” related, and known to the blogosphere as Church Relevance, has compiled a substantial research list of the Top 60 Church Blogs.
Likely you can guess what my favorite thing about this list is.   And no, it’s not the fact that [...]

Friday is the day I often point to scholars who specialize in the study of media & the church.  This series of Friday posts entitled, Blog of the Weekend, is designed to cover a broad spectrum of world class teachers, researchers & scholars who assess the impact and influence of technology/media on Christianity.
This week is [...]

Atlanta, GA is undergoing a church planting/growth surge.  The city is currently undergoing the launch of Courageous.tv.  Check out the Courageous Church website to learn more about their vision and goals or their blog to support the launch.  You can also check out Pastor Shawn King’s personal blogsite.
And there’s another new Atlanta church plant, Passion [...]