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March 9, 2011 in General, Resources, Technology with 0 Comments

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How do you start your day?

You get that first cup of coffee (or favorite caffeinated soft drink), take a seat in your office chair, and sign in.  Opening your favorite Web browser, you begin surfing through all of your favorite sites, catching up with what’s going on “TODAY” in the world of  ”YOUR” interests.  If you are like me you’ve got a lot of interests, and in the fields of church, ministry, and technology a lot changes from day to day.

How much time do you spend catching up on what’s happening each day?

It is important to keep up, “be in the know”, if you will.  But I think we would all agree that time is valuable and must be distributed appropriately.  So that being said, is browsing through multiple Web Sites every day really making the best use of our time?  Some might argue “Yes”, but I seem to think that if we can get the same information from the same sites, piped to a single resource, it might just be a better experience and use of our time.

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2011 Vision

December 28, 2010 in General, Ministry with 0 Comments

2011

As we’ve moved out of the Christmas holiday and are edging up towards New Years, I began thinking about what I have accomplished in 2010, and what I wanted to do different in 2011.  Here are some of the things that I came up with.

In 2010, as the year continued to gain on me, I found myself doing more and more volunteer projects particularly related to church technology.  These projects  included social media strategies, developing a web presence, and even organizational infrastructure type implementations such as Google Apps.

I’m constantly troubled by the lack of technology used in the church.  In this day and age, why are churches not leveraging these resources?  I am one person, but I have a strong desire to bridge this gap in the church.  I want to help churches reach those outside of the physical walls, and build relationships with those people using technology.  My goal is not to get them to use technology for the sake of using technology, but to use it to ultimately further the Kingdom.

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Global Share the Bible Day

December 22, 2010 in General, Ministry with 0 Comments

On December 25th, be a part of “Global Share the Bible Day”.  What a great opportunity to help others remember what Christmas is all about.

To make it easier, the Bible is free and available on any mobile device or computer through YouVersion.

Here is how you can be involved in 3 easy steps:

  1. Spread the News
    Start tweeting, blogging, and updating Facebook about Share the Bible Day. Use the hashtag #Bible on Twitter.
  2. Link Your Accounts
    Link your YouVersion account with your Twitter and/or Facebook accounts.
  3. Share the Bible
    Take a few minutes on Christmas day  to share the Bible with those around you and in your social media circle. Use your linked YouVersion account to share verses with the networks that you’re active in.

For sharing the news, Youversion is giving some pretty awesome prizes away. You can find out more here.

Mobile Broadband via Dial Up Networking

October 18, 2010 in General, Technology with 0 Comments

This is a little more on the technical side of things than I typically like to blog about however, after battling this issue for a while, I wanted to share the solution.

When purchasing a fancy new Dell laptop, most of the time you have the option of adding an internal mobile broadband card. This is a convenient solution for the business person who travels, and needs to stay connected in various locations.

When I purchased a new laptop for my boss, naturally he was intrigued by the fact that he didn’t have to carry around and/or plug in an external device to connect back to the home office, it was just “there”. Sweet! (+10 points for the IT guy with the great solution.)

Well after testing the connection, I was satisfied with the speed and overall, the functionality was there. I was able to connect through the VPN, browse the web, etc.

It wasn’t until His first trip out with the new machine, that we discovered “Yes, you can connect to the VPN fine, you just can’t browse to anything on it.” (-15 points for the IT guy with the great solution that doesn’t work.)

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Build Your Own Brand Series

August 30, 2010 in General, Resources, Technology with 0 Comments

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Loic (@loic) of Seesmic (@seesmic) just launched the start of an excellent video series. The series should assist those seeking to develop their brand, but also help them make the best from social networking while doing it.

He will be releasing 1 video per day for 30 days. What better company to learn about social branding from than Seesmic?

You can follow the series on his YouTube channel at loic.tv.

Here is the intro video to the series to get you started.

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