The church itself is the most successful and largest word-of-mouth marketing campaign ever. There are several large scale Christian marketing and message campaigns that are worthy of studying regardless of if you are a communicator for the secular or sacred. However there aren’t any books on the bookshelves at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon […]
5 Things I Love About Circle with Disney
I recently got the Circle with Disney Internet device and today I want to share the experience that we have had with it with you. I have been hearing a bunch of other people across my personal networks mentioning Circle here and there. I recently sat down with my friend Justin who was one of […]
Introducing: The Generosity Labs Project
Over the last several years, I’ve been exposed to a number of projects that are related to giving, fundraising, stewardship and generosity for the church and ministries. It’s an critically important topic. It means life or death to many organizations. In fact, 86% of churches are at or below budget. (WHAT????!??!?!?!?). And generosity is widely misunderstood […]
118 Tips On Using Facebook LIVE Like A Champ
You’ve heard of Periscope with its live stream video broadcasting on demand. Basically a tv broadcast in your pocket. It has been growing like wildfireZ it also might be one of the contributing reasons for why Twitter is having a comeback. Facebook isn’t sitting still and has launched a new feature called Facebook LIVE. According […]
Interview: @DJChuang, 200th Birthday and Innovation on the Interwebs
Today I had a chance to connect with uber innovator and everyone’s favorite digital disciple, @DJChuang. Lately, (or rather for the last couple of YEARS), DJ has been leading a project with American Bible Society regarding quite a unique innovation front for a Bible non-profit — Launching of the .Bible TLD (top level domain). Here’s our […]
Inbox Zero Secret Weapon #2: Streak for Gmail
Your email inbox. Most likely your relationship with it falls into one of two categories: when you think about your email inbox, your thoughts are either neutral, or evil ones. Processing email and Google searching are 2 Life skills that I think should be taught in schools from an early age. But they aren’t. Both my […]
22 INFOGRAPHICS THAT TELL THE STORY ABOUT SNAPCHAT
You know Snapchat is all the rage, but have you tried it out yet? Perhaps you’re not getting the entire picture. There’s some early chatter about how to use it, examples for churches, etc. And you should expect more to come for sure. I pulled together this collection of infographics to help tell the story […]
The Comprehensive List of SnapChat Tutorials, How-To Guides & Tips for Churches
SnapChat is the new kid on the block, even though it’s been around for awhile. It hasn’t really been considered as a main platform for churches and most organizations to date — even Jay Kranda and I didn’t include it in the tour of social platforms within our free Social Media Jumpstart microcourse. But today, […]
The Exhaustive List of Bible Verses For Father’s Day
Fatherhood is a common and important theme found in the Bible. So there must be Bible verses appropriate for Father’s Day, right? YUP. For this coming Father’s Day, here’s a list of verses from Scripture that you might find to be relevant and a source of inspiration. I’ll give you 7 key verses below first […]
Mindset by Carol Dweck // Leaders are Readers
As you know, this year I am trying to tackle two books a month at the minimum as I get back into the rhythm of reading and learning from other leaders. #LeadersAreReaders! One of the “classics” that I started the year off is Mindset by Carol Dweck. This is one book that I have heard […]