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Know It When You See It


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I can remember when I was younger that I'd spend a lot of my time climbing things (I also spent a lot of time destroying things...).  There was always another tree to climb, or wall, or something to scale. I can remember countless times the loving words of my parents running through my head as I ran up those trees: "Be careful or you'll poke your eye out." And I can remember thinking "Yeah, whatever...!" It was up until the point where my Heavenly Father decided that my eyes weren't as good ... Read More

I Saw the Future of Internet Campus Video Experience


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I saw the future of internet campus (iCampus) video experience the other day and it wasn't (not a surprise here) from a church, ministry, or evangelical-oriented business. It was from Revision3, powered by BitGravity's new Multiview technology. One look and I prayed that some church or ministry would rock this. But, I will be honest... when I showed it to my wife she wasn't very impressed.  She made a good point though: "It's like bringing the production studio 'view' out to the audience."  I ... Read More

VideoTeaching.com is a Secret…?


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VideoTeaching.com is coming... soon.  Another LifeChurch.tv production. So, what's the big secret...?  Screen grab here.  Don't forget to signup.  Obviously December 4th is a big day. Someone have any additional 411...? UPDATE: They've posted a blog giving a little more detail... no longer a secret...! ... Read More

365 Days as a Community Manager


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One of my "side" projects just turned 1 and the last 365 days have been insane. I could probably write a book about it: 12 chapters, 1 for each month.  Want to know something I find fascinating?  I can actually remember what happened each month by just looking at the traffic and metrics.  Neat, huh? So here are some preliminary thoughts about off the top of my head as I look back into the murky pathway that lead me here (by accident or on purpose... yet to be determined): now over 3 Million ... Read More

Google Goes Video


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And Audio too. If you haven't heard the news, this is pretty epic.  Google has now added video and audio in their chat and all you have to do is install this crazy-easy plugin. And voila.  The world is a much smaller place. Even today I had 3 virtual conversations and it would have been so easy to use google chat instead.  It's about time. Check out Google's official post about it here. Video right here: Booya. ... Read More

PR Tips for Social Media Ministry


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One of the greatest pleasures of working with a rockstar bunch at NPM is the opportunity to sit under teaching and wisdom from leaders who are being used by God to change the world.  I especially enjoy it when we get to have some good food at the same time (nothing brings people together like food, right?). Yesterday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stephen Redden (Twitter) who's the Director of Community Groups here at NP and grabbed some tasty grub at Chipotle while spending a good ... Read More

Free Stuff Motivates and is Web Marketing Genius


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Free stuff motivates.  I think we can all agree with that. During college, it was all about finding free food.  It almost didn't matter what the event was or the organization holding it or even the cause that was being supported. Free hamburgers?  Sure, I'll support "No more offshore drilling" for a day.  Free Tshirts and coffee mugs?  Yup, I'll be there and no, I don't mind having to wear that wristband for a couple minutes for cancer.  Free "entire meals" deals complete with drinks, sides, ... Read More

The Profitable Social Network


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Business Week had a thought-provoking article about making Social Networks "profitable".  Of course, what Google is thinking about (and pretty much everyone and their brother) is the almighty greenback: The new technology could track not just how many friends you have on Facebook but how many friends your friends have. Well-connected chums make you particularly influential. The article goes on to say that with this new technology, which is based upon some of Google's already nebulous algorithms, ... Read More

Politics, Tech, and Ministry


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With the election right around the corner and the fate of the world (as some would see it) resting in the political hands of one of the presidential candidates, "politics" are on the forefront of nearly everyone's mind (and certainly on many people's blogs and twitter). Inevitably (as in pretty much every election) the church and religion play an important role, and choosing sides often means finding those in the evangelical elite that we most align with and following their lead.  ... Read More