“There is no relation to thunder – no dark cloud, no lightning, no rain, no thundering herd.”–blog post critiquing the Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball Logo As I read this critique of the Oklahoma City Thunder logo I thought about how often my days/weeks do not include actions that are true of my ministry’s mission, vision, …
How is Your Ministry’s Present Connected to It’s Future? Read More »
“A couple years ago, the typical steps for designing something on screen meant that a designer designed for a desktop browser. Trying to interact with the site on a mobile device was almost an afterthought. But with more focus on product design and mobile devices, sites and apps are now being designed for mobility first, …
Mobile Screens Are The First Thought, Not an Afterthought Read More »
“Good leaders are empowerment freaks, not control freaks, and you can’t empower people if you don’t share information with them.”–Ken Blanchard and Charlene Li Control freaks often receive criticism for sharing few roles and responsibilities with those whom they lead, but failing to share information stifles empowerment even more. With a clear and compelling vision …
I’m so excited for the upcoming Blogference this August 15th-17th. It’s an online conference hosted on one blog, but with “speakers” being blog post authors, and attendees being those that read, comment, and share the posts with others. So far the conference has seen engagement from ministry leaders in over 90 countries! This fall online …
3 Awesome Authors Confirmed for The Blogference in August! Read More »
If you cannot visualize how your ministry is supposed to look like how can you boldly ask God for big things that will lead to significant transformation? The stock answer to the question “What would it look like for God to powerfully show up in our ministry?” is “more people and the current people doing …
Do You Know What Your Ministry Is Supposed to Look Like? Read More »
Greater effectiveness: “Technology is fundamentally about doing more with less. Once you realize that, it’s hard to think about doing anything else.”–Peter Thiel, Paypal Founder and first investor in Facebook The majority of arguments I hear against integrating technology deeper into a ministry relate to the additional time and energy it will require, and how …
Technology Used Well In Ministry Always Results In… Read More »
Providing your ministry leaders access to people and experiences leads to exploration and discovery of gifts, strengths and weaknesses that will lead to significant growth. I have been a subscriber of Rdio for three months now. It’s similar to Netflix but for music; for $9.99 a month I can access their seemingly unlimited supply of …
The Blogference is a global online conference for ministry leaders. I started hosting the conference five years ago to help connect our Campus Crusade staff and encourage more discussion and thought about ministry philosophy. From August 15-18th there will be a variety of ministry leaders starting conversations about evangelism, leadership, and social media. This year …
“Only 3% to 7.5% of Fans View Posts From A Facebook”–source It’s so tempting to use every tool that Facebook creates to enhance your ministry communications. However creating a Facebook Page for your personal ministry is not strategic according to recent data released. A better alternative is to distribute ministry content on your profile page, …
Campus Crusade Staff: You Still Do Not Need a Facebook Page for Your Personal Ministry Read More »
“Be Decisive” I found this short video on The Best Advice for a New CEO captured my experience as a new leader regarding decision making. As a new leader I was so fearful of making mistakes, yet in order to grow I needed to make significant decisions and experience the consequences. What I found was …
