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Just in case you missed it I wanted to be sure to post the video of Tony Campolo’s recent visit to CCV.  Not only is the guy cool cuz he’s bald like me… but he really was an inspirational speaker. I’ve seen him on CNN, The Colbert Report, and he’s even appeared on Bill Maher’s [...]

There are all sorts of tools we’ve used in the past to help us remember things: String on the finger Post it notes Voice recorders Calendars Favorites (in our web browser) And when those traditional methods fail us we leave ourselves voice-mails and send emails to ourselves so we don’t forget! Have you ever wished [...]

The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of idea-makers who facilitate free hybrid conferences and develop resources for people who desire to move ideas toward implementation. Facilitated by a growing collective of innovative thinkers and practitioners from numerous disciplines, participants gather around topics of interest to encourage and inspire one another, share practical wisdom from the [...]

While having a high amount of followers on twitter is like a status symbol in recent months, I think its over rated.  Sure, I could look at John Maxwell and be envious of the fact that he has 40,000+ followers, but is it really meaningful? Not really.  What’s meaningful is what I can learn from John Maxwell. [...]

For those of you that are fairly new to the tweetolution, and have jumped onto twitter more recently, here are some great tools and applications that can make using twitter faster, more friendly, and fun: Tweetdeck – by far my favorite twitter tool for my PC.  It allows me to group the people I follow to [...]

Key components to a great church website: 1. Less is more – don’t bombard me with every ministry on the homepage, everyone doesn’t need to know about your underwater basket-weaving class! 2. Don’t make me scroll – long web pages are lame.  I don’t want to scroll forever into a bottomless web pit, remember i [...]

If you are in ministry, you can’t miss out on “The Nines.” Here is the scoop: THE NINES is a free one-day event that will take place totally on-line. It is designed for all church staff members who want to be motivated and stretched in their leadership. Leadership Network asked some of the church’s greatest [...]

Your church should be on facebook. Plain and simple. Just in 2009 facebook has grown 276% in users aging from 35-54 (reported here) so you can’t ignore this communication tool. 1. Effective Communication – People are already using it. One challenge that we constantly face in ministry is the competition for people’s attention.  I think [...]

I have been having a ton of conversations about social media in recent weeks and I recently listened to a webinar that got me thinking further about our need to merge social media and ministry. Conference calls, staff discussions, breakfast meetings, have all caused me to finally get some of my thoughts down in a blog post. [...]

I remember when I was a kid I loved playing outside in our neighborhood.  I was tight with my brothers and we always shared friends, toys, and adventures wherever we lived.  We would ride bikes, play in the park, fly kites, play tag, build forts… until the rain came.  I loved the excitement of a [...]