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 …
I found GoToMeeting’s recent advertisement inspiring. It not only captures the power of online collaboration in general, but illustrates the mobile centric, multi-device world that we are moving towards.
“One of the things I always do is study the object, and thinking about what is the object that we are bringing to life.” –John Lasseter I found this short interview between Charlie Rose and John Lasseter fascinating and insightful. Lasseter created ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Cars;’ here he talks about the process of bringing animated …
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We’re not content to rest on our yesterdays. We’ll continue to move forward. To make the most of tomorrow. And every day after that.–source Fantastic and inspiring. Thanks @djjenkins for the find.
Identifying and selecting new leaders is critical for long-term ministry growth. Here’s four ways to refine the process: 1. Start a google document listing the potential leaders for your ministry at the beginning of every year. I suggest dividing them at least by male/female. You can also categorize them by readiness to lead, or some …
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