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mediaslinky — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:14 +0000

If you are like me, finding an easy way to get files larger than 5MB to someone by email is difficult. if you don’t have an ftp site set up, you may find yourself trying to get by email file limits. Even if you do have an ftp site, your recipient may not know how [...]

To iPhone or not iPhone…

Sean — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:59:28 +0000

So the question started about a month or so ago, and I have to be honest it hasn’t been all apps and games. I’m a hacker from the old windows mobile 5 days. Had a t-mobile mda with every mod hack I could get my hands on. I was like the rest of the world, [...]

Firing People as an Act of Stewardship

mediaslinky — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:55:31 +0000

No one likes to fire someone. It’s a hard thing to do. Coming to the place where you decide that a player isn’t working for the team is difficult, and actually letting that person go is not any easier. It is, however, a very important thing to do. If you have a person on staff that [...]

People vs. Tasks

mediaslinky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:22:28 +0000

Are you a people person? Or do you bury yourself in tasks? If you are like me, you have a list of things to get done each week. Sundays come around with startling regularity, and making sure everything is set for the weekend is a major task. It’s important. It must be done. I find myself annoyed [...]

Bare Wire Ministry

mediaslinky — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:10:16 +0000

How insulated are you? A relationship with Christ is like an electric current, but if we keep it insulated, no one else can feel it. It’s time to strip the insulation away. Get out of our protective covering and take a chance. As Christians, we can easily become insulated from the world we are trying to reach, [...]

What Makes a Church Successful?

mediaslinky — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:59:45 +0000

A comment on a previous post got me to thinking… How do you define a successful church? Is it numbers? Are large churches automatically successful? Simply because they draw big crowds? Is it growth? Are churches that show increases in membership successful? How do you measure a church’s success? While I can’t cover every aspect of what a [...]

Because we can or because we should?

mediaslinky — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:09:48 +0000

I think this question should be in every minister’s vocabulary. I will speak to it regarding use of media, but every area of ministry should ask it of every new idea. How many times does a new idea come up, and get implemented simply because we have the resources to do it? The conversation normally starts [...]

New Model Christian Movie Making

mediaslinky — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:45 +0000

Last night I was privileged to watch the first pre-release screening of Fireproof, which is the 3rd movie from Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. While I’m not going to review the film at this time, I will say that it was great; funny and engaging. I really enjoyed it. I was reminded of how Christians [...]

Technology in Church

mediaslinky — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:49:30 +0000

Recently the Barna Group released a report about technology in church. Because my career in church media has been in larger churches, I always assume that more people are using technology than are. Only 2/3s are using a screen in worship? That is only up 3% in 3 years! Is it any wonder we hear that [...]

Free Swag

Sean — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:36:46 +0000

Great custom graphic design is ideal. But sometimes time, money, or skill limitations make it necessary to use premade graphics. And even when you have the time, money, and skills, there are still occasions when it is more efficient to not reinvent the wheel and to instead use and build upon a premade resource. In either [...]