I hope you took the time to check out the Back to School Blogathon. One post by Benson Hines on discipling during the first month and another by Linda Osborne on making the most of the first month had some great nuggets. I also formatted my blog post on 4000 Ways to Maximize the First …
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Gowalla and Foursquare are fun! You should try them both for a week. Places powerfully unite and connect people–I believe online it has the same potential. At this point there simply are not enough users to warrant a wide spread call to integrate them into ministry as with Facebook and YouTube, but right now is …
We have a tremendous opportunities to use social media to complement existing ministry events AND create a higher level of intent among students that do not know Christ. In June I presented to Campus Crusade students from the Caribbean on using social media as a tool for ministry rather than a toy. Here’s the slides …
The content on the Faith on Campus Blog-athon has been interesting. The sheer variety of posts has been great for me to look over. I mentioned on Twitter that I guest posted on 4,000 Ways to Maximize the First 4 Weeks. Click here to read it. Here’s some quotes from the various posts that stuck …
Chris Brogan talked about the challenges of commuting to work in a big city. His video challenged me to think about areas where I am unnecessarily commuting. Sadly I have to admit that I’m still commuting many of my resources. When you think about the best resources you have are they being shared mostly/only with …
“If we want to increase our relational intelligence, we must learn how to identify our blind spots clearly and specifically, while also paying attention to how they affect our leadership and relationships.” Doug Pollock has a resource site containing a variety of articles relevant to ministry. It’s worth taking a second to check it out. …
Found some great stuff last week via the Twittersphere and wanted to pass them along! Does the Bridge Illustration Still Work? via Justin Wise’s blog BeDeviant The comments a worth checking out. Here’s one: “I believe that the culture has moved beyond its obsession with salvation and moralism, and is rather asking itself far more …
Implementing Ideas, Gospel Illustrations, and Quitting Leaders: 3 Links Read More »
Faith on Campus is a great site for college ministers. Guy Chmieleski, a univeristy minister at Belmont University blogs regularly about strategies and issues related to college ministry. He’s hosting a blogathon on his site next Tuesday through Friday similar to the Re-Think Blogference Format. Here’s what Guy says about it: “Over the course of …
20 College Ministers Blogging in 1 Place Next Tuesday! Read More »
Starting and building a ministry requires growing your leadership team in both quantity (number of leaders) and quality (ability + spiritual maturity). Inevitably a ministry leader needs to take some risks on younger/less qualified people in order to increase the number of leaders, which ultimately grows the size (and health) of the entire ministry. But …
“Braddock changed when the world started to change” The way the townspeople spoke about the past deeply struck me. I’ve heard those same sentiments in the church and in Campus Crusade–a desire for the good ole days, and a resistance toward newness or renewal. I’m excited about the young entrepreneurs I see in the church …
