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Normally I am not one who cares about commercials. 99% of the time they are unoriginal, deaf to the culture, or just too sales-pitchy to be worth my time. But during the Oscars, I saw a Google Photos Commercial that gave me all the feels. It had purpose. It had humor. It had heart-warming love. All in 30 seconds. ... Read More
‘Lone Wolf: A person who prefers to live, act, or work alone or independent of others.’ It’s an easy trap to fall into, particularly in smaller churches. When I moved cities as part of a church planting team, I quickly and naturally spearheaded our church tech. It is my passion and gifting to serve in this capacity. However, the demands of the role and lack of team meant that I regressed to the point that I wasn’t enjoying church life and community. I had become: The Lone Wolf Church Tech. ... Read More
A month or so ago, my wife, sister-in-law, daughter, and I bundled up and drove across the Mighty Mississippi River on a quest for a new iPhone for my wife. (Her phone's screen had been shattered; we're not in the habit of just buying phones whenever we want.) After a long and frustrating evening, we decided to get dinner at a pizzeria in downtown St. Louis. Upon parking on a busy, icy street, we made our way to the restaurant. Walking along the street, we noticed that most of the nearby ... Read More
[This post is part of our series on Public Speaking in the Church.] You cannot write a solid speech of any kind without knowing your audience. Let me repeat this, because it seems to be an aspect of public speaking many tend to forget. In order to ‘land’, your talk has to be tailor-made for your audience. That means you need to know about your audience. I’m a long time youth worker and I speak for various youth events. Let me tell you, there’s a big difference in speaking to middle-schoolers, ... Read More
What do you do with old technology? From a closet full of used cassette tapes of old sermons to that soundboard that works perfectly fine – except for channel eight – what systems does your church have in place to handle old and outdated tech? We talk about old tech on this week's episode: ... Read More
We're living in the "golden age" of worship music, and I don't say the to imply that the music that came before was inferior, though it mostly was. What I mean is that, in the past decade, the genre of worship music has been infiltrated and now dominated by artists and musicians who are actual worship teams from actual churches who are actually used to leading believers into the presence of God. That's not to say that supergroups comprised of musicians who happen to perform worship music are ... Read More
If you want to look really smart and really cool at the same time, watch this video. It shows some entertaining bets and tricks you will always win, if you know the 'trick' behind the bet. Still following me? Just watch the video, you'll get it. ... Read More
Yes, I am the person that will make the bed just because my todo list says so. Yes, I am the person that will get up and do some exercise just to fill the Activity Wheel in my Apple Watch. I am competitive, and competing with myself keeps me striving to work better. This, of course, can be tricky. If you don’t pay attention to the motivations of your heart you’ll sooner or later crash under the pressure (like not wanting to move a finger just because yesterday you broke your daily exercise ... Read More
Recently I noticed Instagram had quietly rolled out a new feature that stood out to me. No it wasn't the live video, stories or any of that, instead it was the simple addition of a "first post in a while" notification. I want to look at it today and what you and your church could learn from it. ... Read More
Humor isn’t something typically associated with the Church. Christians are often seen—at least by non-Christians—as a stuffy and solemn bunch. While religion is certainly something to be taken seriously, a complete lack of humor only serves to isolate the church from society. In many ways, Christianity has become standoffish, unapproachable and unappealing. If we never make any jokes, we’ll often be the butt of them. Adding subtle humor into your church brand can help to disprove these dour ... Read More
