Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: technology
This week's new resource, Building Blocks of an A/V Ministry, includes six training articles to equip your church's technicians. Below is an excerpt from the first article. Learn the effects of lighting. The visual tech team handles lighting, media,...
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multimedia, technology, worship,
February 27, 2009
3 Questions for Lynne Baab
How can churches be smarter with websites, brochures, and other visual media?
Technology is like a teenager: rapidly changing, sometimes frustrating, and full of potential. Lynne Baab, a lecturer in pastoral theology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, is interested in helping the church and technology get along....
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3 questions, culture, images, technology,
Earlier today I stumbled across a fascinating set of four images—posted here—that were created by The Glue Society, a creative collective. The pictures mimic the satellite photography found on Google Earth and elsewhere, imagining what certain events from the...
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culture, images, imagination, reading, technology,
It seems like it is taking my wife and me a long time getting to know each other's parents. I blame cell phones. If Amy's family wants to talk to her, they call her phone; if my parents want...
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book corner, culture, technology,
January 9, 2009
Freedom to Think in 2009
In a world of micro-blogging and streaming updates, 6 ways to clear your head.
In a world of too much information, the people who stand out are not those with the most factoids and the most RSS feeds. The people who shine like stars are those whose minds are uncluttered, whose spirits are...
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busyness, reading, technology, time management,
January 7, 2009
BlogSpotting: Scot McKnight Isn't Happy with Pastor Bios
How should church leaders portray themselves online, or anywhere?
Churches are increasing their visibility online these days, but Scot McKnight is frustrated with how some choose to do it—that is, at least on pastor or staff bio pages. McKnight argues that many of these pages reflect a trivial...
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blogspotting, church leaders, communication, pastors, technology,
About four years ago, I bought a little flowering vine and planted it in my yard. The first year it sprouted a few flowers, then it appeared to have died, but then it sprouted again. And every year since it...
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burnout, pop culture, quiet time, technology, time management,
June 5, 2008
Special Offer for "Off the Agenda" Readers
A new opportunity for you to engage your leaders with top-quality church leader training
Seven months ago, the editors of BuildingChurchLeaders.com launched this blog to connect church leaders through conversations about ministry, leadership, and spiritual formation. Watching Off the Agenda step into this space has been, and continues to be, very exciting. However,...
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administration, budget, team, technology, training,
May 23, 2008
Special Offer for "Off the Agenda" Readers
A new opportunity for you to engage your leaders with top-quality church leader training
Seven months ago, the editors of BuildingChurchLeaders.com launched this blog to connect church leaders through conversations about ministry, leadership, and spiritual formation. Watching Off the Agenda step into this space has been, and continues to be, very exciting. However,...
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administration, budget, team, technology, training,
April 21, 2008
Secular Thoughts on Sacred Marketing
Seth Godin’s advice on spreading your church’s message.
StreamingFaith.com recently sat down with marketing guru Seth Godin and asked his advice on church "marketing" in our increasingly plugged-in, techno-driven society. At the forefront of Godin's thought-world these days is "new marketing" - methods of communicating messages that aren't...
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outreach, pop culture, technology,
January 30, 2008
How Websites Communicate Congregational Values
Websites “speak” beyond the words they use
I spent the better part of two years looking at congregational websites as I wrote my doctoral dissertation in the field of communication studies. One of the things I noticed was the strategic use of links by congregations to communicate...
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evangelism, pop culture, technology, vision,
Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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administration, Bible study, boards, budget, buildings, burnout, children's ministry, community, compromise, current events, devotions, difficult people, elections, evangelism, failure, family, fund-raising, giving, hiring, legal, liability, mediation, meditation, men's ministry, missional, missions, money, multimedia, outreach, pastors, politics, pop culture, prayer, quiet time, recruiting, risk, sample forms, seniors, small groups, spiritual gifts, staff, stewardship, study, team, technology, time management, tithing, training, vision, volunteers, women's ministry, worship,
October 15, 2007
Dave Ferguson
Dave Ferguson is the lead pastor of Community Christian Church, a multi-site, missional community in Chicagoland that draws more than 5,000 people every weekend at eight locations. The church recently was recognized as one of the most influential churches in...
October 15, 2007
Kevin Miller
Kevin A. Miller is editor-at-large of Leadership journal and executive vice president at Christianity Today International. Kevin writes for Leadership journal and PreachingToday.com, and he is a featured speaker for Preaching Today Audio. Kevin is also the author of several...
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boards, burnout, community, elections, evangelism, hiring, multimedia, outreach, pastors, politics, staff, stewardship, study, team, technology, time management, training, vision, volunteers,
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