Churches (and individuals) can quickly extend their ministry by using social media. It’s mostly a free signup and costs you only time. More than three quarters of Americans are using social media so our reach can be amazing. We connect to people who know us and other people who are interested in...
(Please Note: Honesty is written here. Don't hate me in the process.) The majority of people are using Facebook. There's a simple explanation of the mechanics of Facebook when you sign up; but really, social media is all about sharing information. Content if you will. And there's no "official" instructional manual for producing...
I was invited to a "meet and greet" last evening. Regularly, I get invitations to business networking events, BNI meetings (and similar) and small gatherings. Instantly as I think about these events, negative thoughts happen. It all started when I was fresh out of college. I worked for a large ad agency. I...
It's still echoing in my head. Our Sunday School teacher this morning talked about selfishness. He explained that there's a fictitious story about a person who lived in an house that had no windows. Only mirrors. You can imagine how that person lived. Probably for the first little while she would glance occasionally at...
As I've written in the past in this blog, the Pope wants you to use Facebook and last year he created a YouTube Catholic channel. Yesterday, he encouraged all Priests to blog. So how do you feel about that? You may not be Catholic (since most of my followers are Protestant); but just...
I was raised in a pretty conservative home and church in the late 60's and 70's. We believed that the Bible is God's literal Word. The Truth. We turned to it for guidance, conviction and answers. I still do! But in the late 1970's our church hired a "Minister of Music" and he...
It seems that everywhere I turn, people are talking about Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. Social networking has finally reached the mainstream. This past week, I spoke to some business owners at an NACDB (National Association of Church Design Builders) member meeting in Phoenix about this “new” phenomenon. It was interesting to watch emotions (anything...
3 ways a Pastor needs to connect. It seemed like every radio station I tuned into this past week had “social” experts bantering with the radio jockeys, imparting their wisdom on how to better connect with your spouse or your “significant other”. Valentine’s Day seems to highlight the fact we do a poor...
