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Archives for January 2009

Survey: State of the Church – Social Community


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This passed my desk just after I decided to split town and take a break from the insanity that is "online." If you've got a second, feel free to fill out this survey.  Here's the official 411: Are churches using the Internet to gather, disciple and build community? In the last couple years a number of new private church community networks have been launched in addition to numerous social networking sites. We are still very early on in understanding what churches are doing effectively ... Read More

RSS Icons Galore


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I've been looking for a few good RSS Icons, but I haven't found any that I like. I suppose I'm pretty picky. But I did find a lot out there [Thanks HongKiat!]. More RSS Icons, images, and tools than you'll ever need (or use) after the jump! ... Read More

Don’t Be Stupid: You Need to be Online


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Apologies. The title of this post was not meant to be threatening or to be derogatory toward you in any way. It was honestly the first thing that came to my mind when creating the title and my gut feeling in regards to "titles" has never lead me astray. But seriously, if your ministry, church, or organization does not have a presence online, you've been drinking some strange cool-aid my friend. And I know for some it requires some hard and fast "data." Well, here you go. Check these graphs ... Read More

5 WordPress Plugins I’m Excited About Today


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There is so much great stuff out there in regards to plugins for WordPress. As I've already mentioned before, "if you can dream it WP can build it." I really mean that. I've seen WordPress do things that would make your heart stop. And then on top of that, it's free...! God is good. Here are 5 Plugins that have crossed my virtual desk in the last week or so that are just dope: Fundraising Thermometer - A simple plugin to gauge giving for fundraising. Just think of how you could use ... Read More

Sponsored – MemberHub.com Aims High with Member Collaboration and Management App


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This is a Sponsored Post. We never take sponsorship from anyone that we can't endorse or that conflicts with the interest of this community. I'll be honest: I'm extremely skeptical when it comes to seeing "new" platforms that function a) extremely similarly to applications and software that are either already out there, b) that "cost" something, and c) that suggest "innovation" but really don't do much of that at all. MemberHub, from the front-side, could easily fall into all three categories ... Read More

This Blog is Not Cool


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Well, according to "some." A recent publication from Collide Magazine featured us in their "Tech and Web Reviews : Blog Section" in their latest release and gave us 4 out of 5 stars. You know what, I am honored. I'm also thankful for 4 stars instead of 1 (because it could always be worse... right?)! Here's the official text from the blurb [Thanks to my boy Sully for hooking me up with the text!]: ChurchCrunch churchm.ag 4 out of 5 stars What’s Cool: ChurchCrunch is a new technology blog ... Read More

A Social Media Strategy for Ministry


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There's much to be learned from the "market place" about how they do social media strategy. One particular method that I employed and proselytized during my stay in one of those large businesses was the POST Method by Forrester Research. Here's how a local church or ministry can employ this systematic approach to "social media": Here is a breakdown of how this might be aptly applied (and/or introduced) to your ministry: ... Read More

Parallel? iCampus Experiences and “News” on Computers


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Take a look at this video below and give me your thoughts. I honestly think there could be some parallels between this report at the time and the conversation that's swirling around our heads about where the  internet plays a roll in community and the Church. It's not a perfect parallel, but one to ponder. Have a great Thursday all. [Thanks TechCrunch for the vid.] ... Read More

My Obligatory Shout to Innovation3


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And it's not that I don't love you guys... I just wish I was there...! The interwebs are "buzzing" with drops of the hashtag #i3 as tweets are blazing up my tweetdeck. An apparently there's an A-List of bloggers who are there: Tony Morgan tonymorganlive.com Greg Atkinson gregatkinson.com Rhett Smith rhettsmith.com Camron Ware visualworshipper.com Jaime Jackson jamiejacksonxp.com Charles Lee charlestlee.com John Atkinson http://johnatkinson.typepad.com Jason Curlee ... Read More