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 ]

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/

As we read God’s words, we begin to see how God responds to things. Daily devotions re-pattern the way we think and transforms the spirit of the mind. Journaling is an excellent way to both record and process what God has spoken to us. It’s also a useful tool to use at a later time, to reflect on and review some of the ‘gems’ that you have received. Without writing them down, you may forget those blessings and some very important lessons! And while journaling is a very personal time with the Lord, you may want to share some of your daily  [ Read More ]

Leaders/Managers/Pastors… do you ever feel like you’re lost for words, “off” in your messages? Does it seem like you just can’t make the impact you were looking for?  We have all had meeting or services that just went horrible (mostly in our own minds). Watch the video of this motivational speaker.  I can imagine the set up on this. He has been preparing his message in his mind over and over. He is so anxious to knock it out of the park, really change some lives with what he was going to say. He was going to make an impact  [ Read More ]

Rain to me is incredibly refreshing. One of my favorite things in life is to take a walk in the rain. Having lived in the Midwest, now in Texas, I have come to appreciate the rain we would get in Seattle. It is a gentle rain, not a violent pounding such as the rain in the Midwest. When I walk I don’t wear a raincoat or carry an umbrella, I just let the rain fall on me cool and steady. My wife used to think I was clinically insane when she would walk into our kitchen and see me just  [ Read More ]