I received a hilarious twitter from @johnnycr (on Twitter) today about “tweet to the seat”, and if you saw my reply you understand the reason for this posting. Even though it was having fun with a play on words with, “Street to the Seat” it is a great reminder of the use of social media [...]
Leveraging Technology as a Communication Tool: Twitter, Facebook, etc..
August 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ministry Evaluations: Evaluation apart from action is an exercise in futility
July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Recently I spoke with our staff about the evaluation of ministries, events and programs. Below are a brief set of notes I put together for the talk. _____________________________________ Evaluation is an “investment” issue. Paul used the “Unity of the Spirit” discussion in leading the church at Ephesus in one form of evaluating. Ephesians 4:11-16 MSG [...]
Post Revisited: “They Know ‘Everything’ About You”
June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I received and email in resent days asking that I re-post a March 9th posting on, “They Know ‘everything’ About You“. It was a timely email as I had just finished a discussion with a friend in communications asking ourselves how have we been surveying those who attend church on their first impressions. Are we [...]
A week in review while vacationing at the Hyatt Coconut Plantation
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This past week Stephanie, the boys and I, as well as Stephanie’s parents spent 5 days relaxing near Fort Myers, Florida. I am continually impressed by how important Customer Relations are in the resort community. It seems they do not miss a thing from the time you step on the premises until the moment you [...]
Rockbridge Seminary – Just finishing up teaching “The Theology and Practice of Fellowship”
April 28, 2009 By 4 Comments
You’ve heard me share with great passion about Rockbridge Seminary. Well, here I go again. I have just finished teaching another semester for Rockbridge and the learning environment it creates for men and women around the world who desire a seminary education when they can not or do not desire to leave their ministry position [...]
The backside of Easter
April 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
long time… no talk… The backside of Easter is always a busy time for us first impression and assimilation guys/gals. All the hard work that is put into making the experience one that will break down all the barriers of someone who only attends a church once to twice a year is crucial. The back [...]
iMAX tool launches at Christ Fellowship this weekend. GREAT next step tool for assimilating new folks into small group community leveraging the weekend experience and teaching time as a springboard for community/belonging.
March 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
You want to talk about tools for building Community. Check out the new tool we launched this weekend at Christ Fellowship. The iMAX Guide is a great next step tool. __________ Maximize the Message (iMax) The IMAX Guide is designed to bring your faith to life! You can use it individually, as a family devotional, [...]
Intentional Assimilation
March 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I was dialoging several thoughts with my Rockbridge Seminary class in the past few days when someone asked if I’d give them a thirty thousand foot view of how I might see “intentional assimilation”. I wrote this little ‘ditty’ in 10 minutes so I’m sure it has room for improvement; however, see what you might [...]
They know “everything” about you…
March 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
