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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. [...]

Here is a quick list of my favorite Blackberry applications and what I use them for (just in case you are new to the BB world). In no particular order: Opera Mini- by far the best web browser I’ve tried. As you can see from the pic below it allows you to see a true [...]

John Ortberg says, “Disciples of Jesus cannot be mass produced – they have to be hand crafted.”  As church leaders we often take personal responsibility for mass producing disciples from our congregations.  The challenge is that discipleship requires an individual to take personal responsibility for their development and a leader to provide individual attention, accountability [...]

Andy Stanley is one of my favorite speakers and soon you will actually be able to hear him live online.  North Point will be (kind of) starting a web campus similar to Lifechurch.tv and others as they launch their online worship experience on August 16th.  The video below will give you the scoop is a promo of what [...]

Social media is changing the way we maintain relationships, connect in the workplace, and even beginning to change the way we do ministry. The Christian Web Trends Blog recently posted a some great Q&A discussion about social media that you may want to check out: Post 1: Social Networking Consumption Post 2: Social Networking For Organizations Post [...]

I have a hunch that  sometimes when people see me on my Blackberry at church they think I’m texting or reading email… but I’ve gotta tell ya, most of the time I’m really not!  More than likely you’ve caught me using You Version which is a bible tool for my Blackberry and now any mobile device [...]

I have had quite a few people in my circle of friends recently ask me about twitter. Social media tools have been getting quite a bit of attention lately and the popularity of twitter is on the rise. Most of my conversations have revolved around why I use the service. So here is a quick [...]

For church staff, that want to connect with others around the country, there is a new place you can hang with other church leaders on the web called Church Staff Break Room. A headset with a mic tends to work best and if you have a camera with your PC even better! They plan to [...]

The team over at Lifechurch.tv has already put out a social media Bible study tool called YouVersion. It has a ton of great features and if you read the Bible on the web I would encourage you to check it out. Now they are trying to figure out how to proceed with how to help [...]

While at the Group Life Conference I had the privilege of sitting on a panel with a bunch of other talented people to lead a discussion on Social Media and Community. One thing we spent a ton of time discussing was Twitter and I feel the need to post on it because I have been [...]