Ministry Elements

I just started to play with a new search engine called Blekko. So far it looks like it has some potential. I am growing increasingly frustrated with the current choices since you have to filter through a ton of ads and seo rankings. Sometimes you just want to find strong content. Article from NY Times… Start-ups and big companies alike have tried to take on Google by building a better search engine. That they have failed has not stopped brave new entrants. The latest is Blekko, a search engine that will open to the public on Monday. Rich Skrenta, Blekko’s co-founder  [ Read More ]

Barnes & Noble’s official launch last week of PubIt, its self-publishing digital platform, makes the bookstore chain the latest industry player to offer some sort of service for the rapidly growing self-publishing market. PubIt will allow authors and independent publishers to load e-books into its system for free; the e-books will then be available for sale in the B&N eBookstore and on devices compatible with the Nook. There is no startup fee, and royalties will range from 40% to 65% of list price. E-books priced at or between $2.99 and $9.99 will earn a 65% royalty; e-books under $2.99 and  [ Read More ]

Whispers: Hearing God and Responding Live Q & A with Bill Hybels Friday • October 29 • Noon – 1 p.m. CST “Obeying the Spirit instead of your own self-centered whims will lead you to places you’ve never been. This is the power and the promise of full-throttle faith, of living a life fueled solely by God.” –Bill Hybels One of the greatest thrills of the Christ-following life comes from hearing directly from God. Are you listening? Imagine what might happen in the life of your congregation as your people learn to better sense His guidance and respond decisively to  [ Read More ]

This looks like a great option for church plants! It is a webbased paging system for you children’s ministry. I know firsthand the expense of the typical paging systems used. They are about $90 per pager. You have to worry about charging and set up especially if you are in a temp location. This looks like it could be a great solution. You could use and Ipad, Iphone or any laptop at the counter to register parents. http://www.agapage.com/

Saw this at the Shrink the Church website. Pastor Mark Connelly from MISSION Community Church in Gilbert, AZ talking about the kind of men we need in the church.

I saw this performance this morning and I thought it was an amazing use of projection and message. Blaine Hogan performed this at the Global Leadership Summit. If you are feeling restless, anxious and peace seems to evade you, it is worth a couple of mins of your time. Ministries who invest in time, talent and technology are going to see the biggest return on investment.

A One Degree high impact leader is much more than just having power, money or position. A One Degree leader influences people to action…to commitment…to achieve their optimum performance…and to have a strong passion to go beyond their normal abilities. Influence achieves goals, builds effective teams, resolves differences, and maximizes your objectives. As you review the basic 8 C’s of a One Degree high impact leader, where do you “C” yourself? 1. Character Robert Cook: “There is no substitute for character; you can buy brains, but you cannot buy character.” A great team – family – marriage – business –  [ Read More ]

You can have a Masters in Communication and still not communicate effectivly.  I think this guy had a couple shots of Esspresso before his speech. At least watch the first 2 mins. I don’t believe you need to be loud to be heard.

Sept 13th S.O.A.P. Scripture: Psalm 57:6-7  My enemies have  set a trap for me. I am weary from distress.  They have dug a deep pit in my path, but  they themselves have fallen into it. 7 My  heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is  confident No wonder I can sing your praises! Observation: Here David who is weary, broken, and distressed, telling of how the enemy has set a trap for him. They dug a deep pit in his(David’s) path. However the Lord must have guided David into a different pathway or route. He avoided the trap. Perhaps if David listened to  [ Read More ]

If you are a Moleskine fan like i am, you’ll love this fun feature. Imagine printing your blog posts into a template for your journal! The possibilities are endless if you use these journals. MSK is a printable version for Moleskine of digital content like contacts, events or original associations of images and text. You can use the Wizard to create your own page, or use the Events pacompge to upload the events you’ll be attending, or the Contacts page to upload your contacts. You also can share with others your content creating MSK formats. Check out this video from the MSK site… I love the creative  [ Read More ]