You cannot be effective in ministry today unless you are PROFICIENT in technology/social media. Not an expert, nor a casual observer, but intentional, strategic, and humble to learn, try, and discard technological tools. I love what Matt Stauffer, a staff member from Intervarsity, is doing over at Staffhacker. So much so that I’m going to …
Technology + Productivity + Ministry = Staffhacker Read More »
I’ve started using Evernote to remember the various sites I visit and Twitter favorites to archive links that I want to read or save for a later time. Evernote for Web Bookmarks Evernote has a Firefox add-on and a Chrome extension that make it super easy to save both the link and/or the entire page …
“We need more citizens who feel agency — that they can actually influence the future of their communities. Otherwise, there is complacency and resignation. Give a Minute encourages agency. Go ahead. Share your ideas. Change your city.”–from a recent NY Times post. Check out Give a Minute’s home page, which includes not only idea generation …
I’ve shared a Brian Solis interview before with Charlene Li on Open Leadership but this one proves extremely interesting. Brian interviews Mark Burnett from Survivor and talks story-telling, behind the scenes of Survivor, and how social media will influence and affect mainstream TV. Some key quotes: “Electronic, omnipresent, water-cooler moment.” “These moments become social objects …
Why You Love Survivor: Inside the Mind of Mark Burnett Read More »
“What we discovered with this process change is that when tasks were not done in one day it was an indication of an impediment that no-one had thought to mention, or even acknowledged as an impediment.” –from the post “Unearthing Impediments by Doing Less” by Tobias Mayer Found a gem of a post via Twitter. …
68% of customers leave a company because of the treatment they received. This is a ridiculously awesome infographic from Get Satisfaction, a company that does user generated customer service. Not completely new information but reiterates how important it is to make people new to your ministry feel welcomed (the way they understand being welcomed, not …
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 …
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 …
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 »
I’m a sucker for vision and long term strategy but getting something done RIGHT NOW that’s important feels so good. Here’s some links that have helped me: 1. Turn Up the Heat: “Raising the temperature of an insurance company’s offices from 68 degrees to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (20 to 25 C) reduced typing errors by …
