Archive | February, 2010
Hosting Outreach Events vs. Participating in Community Events
Something has been on my mind a lot lately. It is the notion of a church’s involvement in the community. I think there is an unfortunate mindset that the church’s involvement in the community should be on the church’s terms. I know I’ve totally been there. Don’t get me wrong – events that the church [...]
Continue reading...Have You Considered…Teenagers and Technology?
25. February 2010
This is the third installment of the “Have You Considered” series of posts. Have you considered teenagers and technology? One of the most often heard challenges among ministry teams is finding people to work on the audio/video aspects of ministry. Because teenagers practically live on the computer and on mobile devices, they are already extremely [...]
Continue reading...Best Practices – fH All Stars
24. February 2010
Although it seems like I start every one of my blog posts these days with some commentary about the weather in Austin, yesterday’s events were so momentous that I would rather be labeled as a formulaic writer than not disclose what occurred to you, my ever so loyal reader(s). According to the National Weather Service, [...]
Continue reading...In Social Media Everyone Becomes a Reporter
23. February 2010
In light of the tragic airplane incident in Austin last week, I had some new light shed on the way people receive and report their news. I had just finished a meeting and was on my way back to the office on Thursday morning when we saw black smoke. It wasn’t too far from us, [...]
Continue reading...The Q: Branding Timelines
22. February 2010
Today, Greg gives some guidelines for how long you should wait between changing your artwork for different branding campaigns. He also gives some variations to long term branding. pic by annjaber74
Continue reading...Conversations with the Community – Part 2
19. February 2010
As discussed in Part 1 of Conversations with the Community, this portion of the series is to offer ideas as to the content of your tweets and status updates. Prior to this stage, a little planning will go a long way. Make sure to plot out a timeframe and goals, as well as recruit fellow [...]
Continue reading...Response to Joe Kennedy
18. February 2010
Joe, Thank you for the opportunity to respond. We always appreciate open and transparent communication, as we have serves thousands of churches and ministries over 10 years with quality, cost-effective solution as best as we can. Although far from being 100% perfect, we are not the crooks, liars or robbers some have labeled us on [...]
Continue reading...Have You Considered…Prayer Cards?
18. February 2010
Continuing in our Have You Considered series. Have you considered prayer cards? Like most ministry leaders, we all want to pray more. And we definitely want to pray for the members of our church on a consistent basis. Here is an idea for you. Create a post card that has a simple graphic and the [...]
Continue reading...Best Practices: Don’t Do That
17. February 2010
The sun has once again returned to my beloved city of Austin, and thus I am once again my happy-go-lucky, cheerful self. Thanks be to God for this Ash Wednesday full of brightness and vitamin C. It’s put me in such a good mood that I’ve even forgiven someone for cooking fish in the microwave [...]
Continue reading...Facebook pages vs. groups
16. February 2010
So, you want to jump into the social media world, especially Facebook, but you aren’t quite sure if you should create a group or page for your church. I’ve taken the time to do a little research into pages and groups and outline the differences in this post. I hope this helps. Feel free to [...]
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