The Digital Sanctuary

It’s day two of Q Conference in Austin, TX and I just want to apologize to readers for my lack of live blogging.  Whenever I am not speaking at a conference I always live blog, microblogging at the very least, and have grown accustomed to participating in the conversations surrounding the speaker talks.  The ‘back [...]

I’ve just landed in Austin and am excited attend the Q Conference starting this morning.
Q is a gathering where innovators, church leaders, social entrepreneurs, and cultural pioneers come together to explore the church’s role in positively contributing to culture.   Q was created as a place for Christian leaders in many different channels of society [...]

The Idea Camp – Eric Bryant Interview from The Idea Camp on Vimeo.
Usually I blog news about innovative ministry practices that are dependent on technology.  But recently, at The Idea Camp, I had the chance to interview so many Christian leaders (over a dozen) that I’ve been posting the interviews here.   Thanks for your [...]

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on Unifyer & Montrose Church, I’m adding this video into my archives.  Although I’ve had access to this particular for a couple of weeks, I didn’t know I would be at liberty to share it until now.
One of the keys to exponential growth, decentralizing communication, happens organically when you [...]

Montrose Church, located in Montrose CA, has become masterful at innovation.  Workarounds are second nature to this well-established, yet dynamic congregation and when it comes to innovation, they lead.
For example, what do you do when your church parking lot has a whopping total of 25 parking spaces and you serve hundreds of people at your [...]

Just a reminder that there are three more Church 2.0 Local Forums happening across the United States this fall in October and November.  Check out the details below.
In each city, we have discovered that far more people attend than register (so it’s not mandatory), but you can register if you wish through some of [...]

Here’s a couple of different screen shots of the Unifyer tool a bunch of us are adopting.  We’re using it specifically to connect the community of Church innovators who will be part of the upcoming book, Church 2.0, authored by Greg Atkinson (plus a couple of technology chapters thrown in by me and Tony Steward, [...]

 
This is the final post in the Barton Damer Interviews, a brief series designed to spotlight the visual media of an artist serving the Church in an innovative way.  Barton's work, an artistic feast for those hungry for new and creative ways to express faith, is easy to access through the links found below and [...]

ECHO Live VJ clips from barton Damer on Vimeo.
Background and Training Yes, I know you've been waiting for it, in his own words…..
I began truly seeking the Lord around 16 years old…  but a very large movement in my life from the Lord was when I was 18.  I was taking Public Relations as a [...]

Barton Damer Interview, Part 2

In this ongoing series of posts, I explore the creative genius of Barton Damer, a leader in innovative graphic arts, design and media.
Barton began his career at a secular design firm in the Washington, D.C. area.  (The story of his conversion to Christianity will be in the next post.)  [...]