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Do you remember when you had to keep track of how many text messages you sent?
We’ve come a long way.
And while text messaging (SMS) is often overlooked as “aged” technology, it is a super effective for communication, marketing, and even sending your church tithe!
From 1984 to today, here’s a quick look at the history of text messaging:
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The new e-book from Jonathan Malm, Set the Stage, is chocked full of philosophy and ideas for improving your church stage designs.
Sprinkled throughout, are quick tips from some of the top stage designers out there.
Check out the full collection here, then check out Set the Stage, to get even more help taking your stage designs from mediocre to great:
In the last year or so, several people I know have made the decision to say goodbye to social media. Facebook in particular seems to be losing its attraction, although Twitter is not immune to this either.
The pruning of social media is a trend, to be sure. More and more well-known blogs are closing their comment section for instance.
Another way this trend manifests, is that people reduce the amount of social media they’re active on. Celebrities especially—and I’m talking about bloggers and Internet celebrities here, not the Hollywood type—choose two, maybe three media to be active on, with one as primary. Or they’ll use one or two only for private purposes only.
The reason most people leave—aside from those who have an issue with Facebook’s complete lack of privacy—is that social media have become bothersome, a chore, a time waster rather than something that brings value. Even for some bloggers and others who built their success through social media, the price they had to pay to keep it all up was too high.
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When we started recording this episode we weren’t entirely sure what direction we would take. All we knew is that we were hoping to find our own unique niche and way to help aid in the battle against pornography within the Church.
As we realized, Church techies find themselves in a unique situation as online, digital pornography has run rampant.
So, as you listen to this week’s podcast, think about how we—ChurchMag and Church techies—can aid in turning the tide against pornography.
[Read more…] about How Can We Help Fight Pornography? [Podcast #68]
Jonathan Malm is not only the curator and creator of Sunday Magazine, Mopho.to, and Church Stage Designs Ideas, but also a prolific author—titles include Developing a Series, Rethinking Your Church Website Strategy, Created for More, Unwelcome—and has just released a new book, Set the Stage: A Manifesto for Church Stage Design.
If you have anything to do with your church stage design—or know someone who is—you’ve got to check this out!
For the past few years (2013 & 2014) we have hosted the ChurchMag Fantasy Football League on Yahoo!
And this year is no exception.
Our first year we had several teams, and last year, we maxed out!
So, as I sent out the team renewal notices, I see that the most space we’ll have this year is 9 teams. So…if there are a dozen or more of you interested in joining this year, we may have to start a second league—which would be totally awesome.
