Comments on: Should ChurchCrunch Sponsor Conferences This Year? Are You? http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49350 human3rror Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:22:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49350 dude, right on. talk is freaking cheap.<br /><br />i've been to a number of the "big" conferences. i came away pretty loaded with useless garbage and an ear full of nothing. dude, right on. talk is freaking cheap.

i've been to a number of the “big” conferences. i came away pretty loaded with useless garbage and an ear full of nothing.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49349 human3rror Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:21:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49349 yum. i'm always thinking "business"... or at least i try. online perhaps... but getting 1:1 in the real has been extremely helpful.<br /><br />i think a lot of conferences are thinking about their future.. and how online is changing it quickly. the economy too. duh... :) yum. i'm always thinking “business”… or at least i try. online perhaps… but getting 1:1 in the real has been extremely helpful.

i think a lot of conferences are thinking about their future.. and how online is changing it quickly. the economy too. duh… :)

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49348 human3rror Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:18:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49348 live feeds. nice. that's awesome. live feeds. nice. that's awesome.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49347 human3rror Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:16:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49347 they would! the tech conference we had in dallas was awesome... i think a lot of people are moving towards that. thanks for your thoughts and joining in the convo! they would! the tech conference we had in dallas was awesome… i think a lot of people are moving towards that. thanks for your thoughts and joining in the convo!

]]> By: mountainbn http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49346 mountainbn Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:49:55 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49346 Great question. I think I commented on this topic a few days ago. Our Non-profit has been seeing the same thing, no surprise and we've tried to take everything online. Video, multicast etc. The issue is the connectedness, the face time. Just like the experience Rhett had spending time with you for 2 weeks, there's some value in that close proximity to one another. I wonder if small regional "thought conferences" or something short, simple and intentional wouldn't work. Great question. I think I commented on this topic a few days ago. Our Non-profit has been seeing the same thing, no surprise and we've tried to take everything online. Video, multicast etc. The issue is the connectedness, the face time. Just like the experience Rhett had spending time with you for 2 weeks, there's some value in that close proximity to one another. I wonder if small regional "thought conferences" or something short, simple and intentional wouldn't work.

]]> By: Jim http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49345 Jim Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:48:45 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49345 readwriteweb..hmm sounds familiar. we are doing most of our conferences at churches rather than hosting our own. we are also looking to do more live feed for folks who cannot attend. readwriteweb..hmm sounds familiar. we are doing most of our conferences at churches rather than hosting our own. we are also looking to do more live feed for folks who cannot attend.

]]> By: Ancoti http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49344 Ancoti Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:44:43 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49344 Given the emphasis on social networking via the web, a conference that was just about that would be, well, hypocritical. If you have the meat to serve with the milk, then a conference is in order. If you do no thave the bread to serve the meat, can you do this conference in an on line way that could reduce out of pocket fees and enhance ROI (as a CPA and ex-CFO, I love when you talk like this), allowing a modest conference fee to cover costs? Given the emphasis on social networking via the web, a conference that was just about that would be, well, hypocritical.
If you have the meat to serve with the milk, then a conference is in order. If you do no thave the bread to serve the meat, can you do this conference in an on line way that could reduce out of pocket fees and enhance ROI (as a CPA and ex-CFO, I love when you talk like this), allowing a modest conference fee to cover costs?

]]> By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/should-churchcrunch-sponsor-conferences-this-year-are-you/#comment-49343 Daniel_Berman Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:55:54 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=2284#comment-49343 ROI is a great point, not only for you but for potential attendees. Social gatherings are great, but a definite goal and plan to accomplish something concrete by the end of the conference, ultimately produces more value. Talk is cheap, enabling people to fulfill distinct needs is priceless. ROI is a great point, not only for you but for potential attendees. Social gatherings are great, but a definite goal and plan to accomplish something concrete by the end of the conference, ultimately produces more value.

Talk is cheap, enabling people to fulfill distinct needs is priceless.

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