Media Outreach

10 Tips for Leaving Comments on Blog Posts

Be specific- tell the author what you like/didn’t like about the post. General comments like, “nice post,” are encouraging, but it’s more conversational to leave more detail about what stood out to you. Use correct grammar and punctuation. Always read the entire article before leaving a comment. Don’t act like a know-it-all- try to encourage a conversation as [...]

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Best Practices: Programs vs. People

I read an interesting article this morning, although I knew this was coming as the tech blogosphere has been buzzing with this news as they hint at the release of the next gen iPhone next week. AT&T has announced its new data plans, and they have completely obliterated the unlimited data plan. You can read [...]

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Best Practices – Custom Facebook Pages

I spend a ton of time on Facebook. Probably more than I should. @lauraburrus thinks I’m a Facebook stalker because I comment constantly, and almost immediately on my friends posts. I can’t help it. I’m a relationship oriented individual, and I truly care what my friends are doing. Facebook has integrated itself into most of our [...]

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Best Practices- Church Computer Hardware

As I start writing this blog post, I know it is going to incite some readers into thinking “them’s fightin’ words!” but that is really not my intention, so please take this post for what it is. I have recently been doing some photography for friends who are in school who want portraits done. Thanks to [...]

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Best Practices – Event Overload

Churches are happening places! Not only do we have1-2 weekly, full blown get-togethers, we also have our bible studies, small group meetings, potlucks, youth groups, retreats and special events. I would imagine your church has anywhere between 20 and 30 ‘things’ going on every month. I know mine does. In my years working with the church, [...]

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Best Practices: Reaching Out to Young Couples

For many young couples, the first step after getting married is to find jobs and re-locate to a new place where they can start their new life and, one day, have a family.  I don’t think there’s a more vital time to have a church home and fellow Christians to connect with than during this [...]

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Best Practices- The rest of the year

Resurrection Sunday was great at my church. I haven’t laughed so much at church in a very long time. Amongst the gems from Pastor Tony were “Jesus is like the death star. When you get close, he pulls you in with his tractor beam”, “Mo’ money, that’s right, mo’ problems”, and “if you hate your [...]

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Best Practices: Technology in the Sanctuary

Salutations men & women of the cloth (and of the Internet)! Our beloved Andy Grove who delivers his dear reader(s) weekly with best practices has become buried this week, so in his stead, I will be leaving my video format to bring to you “Best Practices”! Allow me to dust off my thesaurus and wordsmith [...]

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Best Practices: The fH All Stars Strike Back

Ladies and gentlemen of the Internet, your beloved Best Practices blogger has been accused of chicanery and shenanigans! <Pause for horrified collective gasp> I know… I know… I can’t believe it myself. Unfortunately however, it’s true. There are, sadly, those out there whose jealousy runs deep in the black cavernous tunnels of hatred they call veins. I [...]

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Best Practices: Don’t Do That

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 [...]

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