If you recently started sharing blog posts and pages on Facebook and Twitter here are some things you will need to know… CHANGE YOUR PERMALINKS! (WordPress users) Permalinks are the permanent urls to your posts and pages that you create. If you do not change the settings they will follow this structure: The end of …
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When seeking to lead significant change the focus has to be on what’s most required/needed by those on the field. This is an illustration of the Waterfall Model that applies to software development. It’s a great example of what NOT to do when leading change because the requirements are set before the product has been …
Personal Development that’s provided by your ministry or organization offers the least resistance but often short circuits what’s actually needed to become more effective as a ministry leader. a simple chart: On the Y-axis is developmental experiences, which I define as experiences that increase both your skill and capacity in some leadership related area–giving speeches …
Don’t miss the opportunity to claim your ministry place on facebook! It’s one more way that new people can find and explore your ministry online! Here’s how: You’ll need someone with a smart phone (Android or iPhone easiest) Have that person go to the place where your ministry MEETS (not the place where your staff …
If you click on any of these links I will earn ZERO dollars. The only incentive is to share a resource that I love and has made me exponentially more effective. This is a snapshot of my workflow with task completion as the goal. Inputs are the main areas where tasks are generated and outputs …
Lots of great blogs being produced these days from CCC staff. Here’s four I liked from the last week: Bloggin Beav: MiSDIRECT Communication is when you actually end up communicating the exact opposite of what you’re trying to communicate. I’ve noticed of late in some organizational settings outside of my immediate context that some communicators …
Thought this was great advice from the 37 Signals guys if you are part of or leading a small team: Less Money, more power Small teams can make accurate observations since they are close to the action and DO something about it quickly. You may lose some wisdom or insight that larger teams offer but …
How do you know when someone is ready to be apart of the change you seek to make? I’ve been around my kids a lot more in the last two months and the one word that comes to mind when I watch them is TOLERANCE–there is a clear point when they either receive too much …
A Facebook Page used strategically and intentionally can be exponentially more effective than a traditional ministry website. I hosted a quick webinar for some campus ministers on how using a Facebook Fan page dramatically improves both external and internal communication. Facebook Fan Page Training for Ministry View more presentations from New Media Strategies–Campus Crusade for …
Is Online Church Really church? No is it REALLY church? Chris Brogan, social media marketing guru and self confessed spiritual seeker attended Lifechurch.tv this weekend and blogged about it. “Some of you might be thinking that an online church might feel cold. On the contrary, I felt totally warm and invited. Lots and lots of …
