Media Outreach

The Q: What makes a good welcome video?

Today, Greg talks about many of the mistakes churches make in their welcome videos. If not planned properly, a welcome video can turn prospective visitors away from our churches. By planning ahead and loosening up, we can greatly increase the chance for making a successful welcome video. pic by falln_angel

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The Q: Why doesn’t my site fit on all monitors ?

Greg talks about why not all websites fit on all monitors. pic by totalAldo

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How are you telling your story online ?

The power of a story should never be underestimated. I believe that the “Church” has the most amazing story to tell. Watch how this video below tells the story of what he did in 2008. Short and sweet and very simple. Here are a few ideas that you can use to help tell your churches story [...]

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Make it known…

I saw this video and thought that Calvary Chapel Boca Raton did a GREAT job letting their people know how they are using technology to reach their area. How are you letting your people know what technology you are using to go beyond your 4 walls ? pic by martin kingsley

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My Foursquare Tribe

Last week I was able to “connect” at Connection 09. It was my “tribes” yearly gathering to connect, be encouraged, take care of family business and “reconnect” (fyi for all you Godinittes – I’m not using Seth Godin’s usage of tribes – though it may apply – My old Pastor, Dan Stewart, explained to me [...]

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The Intersection: Pastor Dr. Ken Bangs at Regions Christian Center

1. Can you give me some background about the church and how long have you been there? Regions Christian Center serves the Wamba section of Texarkana and was first chartered in 1936 as Wamba Baptist Church.  We are still a Baptist church with our local affiliation being with the Bowie Baptist Association, our State affiliation with [...]

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H.E.L.P. makes things different

Last year I was at a conference where Leonard Sweet was speaking. He said something that has stuck in my head ever since.  He said. Jesus didn’t come to make a difference, He came to make things different. Chris Marlow with H.E.L.P. is making things different for children in Zimbabwe, and He has some BHAG’s. Chris, and [...]

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The Intersection: Pastor Les Lamb at Oshawa Community Church

“The Intersection” is a new series where we talk with pastors that are at intersecting faith, culture and technology. Our desire is to pass along not only what they are doing but how they are doing it – so that you can see if it would work for you. I met Pastor Les a few years [...]

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Throwing Content vs. Serving People at their Point of Need

I met Tony Steward almost a year ago at the Echo Conference in Dallas, he is the real deal. He had just come on staff at Lifechurch.tv as a online community pastor. I have seen alot of people try to bring church online and make it a viable experience, but I have never seen what [...]

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faithHighway + Edgecast = Match Made in CDN Heaven

FaithHighway has partnered with EdgeCast Networks to provide you with a premium content delivery network (CDN) service. The EdgeCast network is designed from the ground up for live and on-demand video and audio church sermon streaming.  EdgeCast has made jittery, buffering online video a thing of the past. Strategic global points of presence, network routing, [...]

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