Church 2.0 - the blog

Go Where The People Are

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:00 +0000

It's obvious, that in the social networking scene, facebook has emerged as the front runner. Not only is Facebook powerful because of it's ability to collaborate, communicate, invite, and present to one another. But it's powerful because it's where the people are.

I can't even tell you how many people (from nearly every demographic) want be my friend on facebook. And I can't tell you how many people who have never set foot into our church gatherings/services, but have become a fan on our churches facebook fan page. So now our church has direct access into their lives and a platform to connect with them, and the best part is that they found us!

If your church or organization is not on facebook, you should be. I always say, 'Go where the people are.'

Guru's Tutorial...

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:00 +0000

One of the most creative designers I've crossed paths with is Barton Damer (Alreadybeenchewed.net)

At Guru's conference Barton did some fabulous tutorials that are now online.

Here is a tutorial he did at the Echo conference...

BartonDamer-Tutorial 1 from Echo Conference on Vimeo.

The Nines Archived

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +0000

For those of you who missed the Nines online conference on 9.9.09 check out all of the archived videos...

Which speaker impacted you most and why?

Worship House Kids Launches!

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:36:00 +0000

It's basically your one stop media shop for children's ministry.

Check it out!

Experience Catalyst Right Where You Are

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:14:00 +0000

Can't go to Catalyst? Don't have the money? Missed purchasing your tickets before they sold out? Check out Catalyst Backstage the day of the conference for interviews.

GCC Exposes Themselves

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:03:00 +0000

Just kidding. But Granger Community Church (GCC) is offering their Exposed Conference online to watch for free. If you missed the event you should check it out. Also check out the film festival. Very cool.

25% Off Igniter Media!

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:10:00 +0000

Igniter Media is running a promo code to save 25% off any order. The code is 'SITEPROMO' and it's good until October 15th.

I wasn't checking email...I promise!

noreply@blogger.com (Chad Lemon) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:46:00 +0000

Bible Gateway, a great resource for online scripture, among other things, recently noted that the greatest amount of traffic to their mobile site, mobile.biblegateway.com, is none other than Sunday morning during church.

It was comforting to know it's not just me.

Should we be encouraging people to use their mobile devices to access the Word on Sunday mornings (or whenever they worship) in order to help them become aware that the scripture is often no further away than their belt clip or purse during the rest of the week?

P.S. If you've not seen Bible Gateway's Bible-in-a-year via RSS and email, you may want to take a look. If you have trouble keeping yourself on track, having your reading show up with your regular news reading could be helpful.

Church 2.0 face-lift

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:04:00 +0000

Just gave the old C2.0-the blog a face lift. Come check it out...

More importantly - What questions do you have about Technology and the Church?

We want to address relevant topics so let us know.

YouVersion Live Demo

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:46:00 +0000

I just got an email from the YouVersion team
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This October, YouVersion Live will give you a brand new way to interact with live events like church services, conferences, and more. Want to know how you’ll be able to use it?

Join us for a live webinar: Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00-3:00 PM CDT at http://www.youversion.com/live

LifeChurch.tv Pastor, Innovation Leader Bobby Gruenewald and Digerati Pastor Terry Storch will guide you through YouVersion Live and show you how this free new tool can work in your environment.

• What will it look like to use this in a church service or other live experience?
• As a communicator, how can I use it to help people get more out of my message?
• How will people find a live experience?
• What will it take to set up an experience ahead of time?
• How likely is it that people around me will be able to use it?

Get answers to these questions and have a chance to ask your own during this free webinar. To join us, just go to http://www.youversion.com/live on Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00 CDT. Hope to see you there!

The YouVersion team
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So mark it on your calendars!

YouVersion Live looks amazing. Check out this ChurchCrunch Exclusive of YouVersion Live with Tony Steward.

YouVersion Live Exclusive from John on Vimeo.

Own the Mix

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Own the Mix is an awesome site for your sound guys/audio team. If you are a church leader and value excellence in all of your ministries you need to get this.

Imagine the best in audio giving your team tutorial and tips of how to better your worship ministry. Imagine having access to a group of the best audio techs on the plant at anytime. It does cost $20/mo or $200/yr, but it would be worth it for your team until they have developed.

Giving/Offering Kiosks

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:22:00 +0000

I've seen some companies try to push this, but Granger Community Church is the first place I've seen adopt them.

Check out Tim Steven's and Mark Beeson's blog posts on why they added them.

I never have cash on me. If it wasn't for online giving with automatic withdraw, I'm not sure I would give on a regular basis. I know that's bad coming from a Pastor, but it's true.

Do you think online giving and giving kiosks detract from the worship aspect of giving/offering/tithing?

Free Web Hosting for Non-profits

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:45:00 +0000

DreamHost is offering FREE web hosting for Non-profits. Yes Church, this means you!

Click here to see how you sign-up.

Free Leadership Conferences

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:33:00 +0000

I am sure that most of you have heard, but I thought I should give these two FREE conferences a plug anyhow.

THE NINES - On 9/9/09 Leadership Network and Caltayst is having a conference from 9:09a CDT and will be approximately 9 hours. Each speaker will have 9mins to communicate one thing, idea or principle to you.

THE FORUM - presented by LifeChurch.tv, Southeastern University, and 316 Network on Sept 10-11th looks to be a very high quality, high impact leadership conference.

You will want to check both of these out, and why not, they are FREE!

Make the Shift...

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:22:00 +0000

The culture and industries are making the shift to social media.

Has your church?

8 Keys to Effective Word of Mouth Advertising

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Truth Advertising just put out 8 Keys to Effective Word of Mouth Advertising in there latest newsletter. They are...

Give people something positive to say
Be the church “that”
Make it easy for your members to invite others
Throw a party
Don’t do boring types of marketing
Put your pastor’s picture in your direct mail cards
Be Relevant
Be the church that changes lives

My favorite one is #8 followed by #4. My least favorite one is #6.
What is your favorite and least favorite? What would you add to the list?

TheCommon.org

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Looking for ways to serve your church community and even your city? Check out TheCommon.org

TheCommon.org - In Book Form

How awesome is that!

Free Video Countdowns

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:59:00 +0000

FreeCountdowns.net is a great site for FREE Video Countdowns.

Blockbusters Online

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:06:00 +0000

Well it's not Blockbuster, but there will be blockbuster movies online for free through EpixHD. Many of you may use hulu for TV shows. Epix will be the Hulu of movies.

Let's see what comes of Epix when it finally goes live.

Fax for Free Online

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:38:00 +0000

If you need to fax a file or document and you don't have a fax machine. Check out faxZERO. It's Free!

Vote | Church Conference

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:17:00 +0000

There are a lot of church and ministry conferences out there. And everyday it seems I hear about a new one popping up. What I want to know is what is your favorite conference? If you only could go to one, what is the one to go to?

Online Meals Ministry!

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Food Tidings is a perfect website for your church's food ministry. Set up a schedule for a new mother and let people sign up for the day they will cook for them. They can put what they are cooking that way people will not get the same meal twice.

Check it out!

Gurus | Free Conference

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:57:00 +0000

You've got to check this out...
Gurus User-group from Church Tech Talk on Vimeo.

Hope to see you in Louisville at Southeast!

Build A Cheap Green Screen!

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:50:00 +0000

With the economic crunch at we are in churches need to save money. See how we made a green screen for less than $10.

Tim then edited the footage on an very old version of Sony Vegas Video Editing and we came up with this...

Also the spinning 'Plugged IN' box was made in Google Sketch Up which is Free.

"Virtual Community"

kezrush@gmail.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:39:00 +0000

What's you thoughts can we truly have virtual community in the Church?