So far social media applications have only begun to leverage the multi-screen reality that has emerged. The TV, desktop, laptop, mobile phone, iPod, and iPad/tablet have different sized screens and different sized capacities. Rather than force an application into all these devices in the same manner, many applications are starting to see the various devices …
Charismatic, good-looking, selfish, and pretentious people plague ministries by their unaligned influence and multiplying others who seek to derail the mission, vision and values. Bentley from the Bachelorette deceived Ashley and nearly caused my wife (and me) to attack the screen on several occasions. His interactions reminded me of many people I have come across …
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“Data usage for the top 1 percent (99th percentile) has grown their usage by an astonishing 155 percent from 1.8GB in Q1 2010 to over 4.6GB in Q1 2011.”–source This chart shows the effective cost per MB for smartphone users:
“The share of Americans younger than 24 neither at work nor in school has steadily increased since 2007.”–source Interpretations of this kind of data often leans toward the negative–focusing on the idleness, lack of a steady income, or not gaining skills to help with employment. I’m sure these things happen but I see tremendous opportunities …
Leading redemptive change in your ministry requires specific knowledge of the types of people that form the whole. This chart from Dealing with Darwin by Geoffrey Moore illustrates five kinds of people: Techies, Visionaries, Pragmatists, Conservatives, and Skeptics. A few key questions related to applying this chart to your ministry: Which one of the five …
“Well, you don’t want to show something that is weak, or poor, so you want to hold off until you get it right. And the trick is to actually stop that behavior.”–Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Catmull explains one challenge in the creative process for Pixar but this reflected the challenges faced in ministry. I …
“Tonight I got more readers seeing the post as a tweet with the images associated with each other than I could hope with an actual post.”–source I’ve noticed more and more people using images as the primary content piece for their online communications. Using photos to capture attention is the MOST effective content medium on …
Either you never watch television again or you could never use your smartphone again, which one are you more willing to eliminate from your life? 64% of people surveyed would choose their smartphone over their television. Edison Research recently released a fantastic summary of social media usage patterns and trends for 2011 called “The Social …
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The closer leaders move toward faith-filled actions rooted more in the UNSEEN than the seen the easier it is to stop and analyze your actions. Yet those that start and improve on their first steps will see the future become reality right before their eyes. There are so many reasons to stop; a careful audit …
Online ministry communications excel when the content matches the audience’s demographics. This is the demographic breakdown of a church that I help with their online communications. Two significant data points: 65% female 39% of the total fans are females between the age 25-44. If this page is to grow organically through likes and comments from …
