Archive | January, 2013

Don’t Get Trendy

29 Jan

Don’t just do what is trendy. How many congregations are doing social media and have absolutely no idea why? How many pastors have a blog and have no idea why? Are you multi-site with a vision, or just because it worked for another congregation? Trends are short sited, God’s calling is eternal. Better for a [...]

Hype is Worthless

15 Jan

Hype is giving something more exposure than it is due. This takes place all the time. American news is almost entirely hype, focusing on short term unimportant news entertainment. Our lives are so sadly centered around celebrities. Let me translate that for you: centered around people we have never meet! Quit the hype, focus on [...]

Congregations & Technology Part 1

10 Jan

A congregation hires a new pastor, John, he has some mad tech knowledge so they put him in charge of technology, for this post we will look at acquisitions. There are two roads this guy can take, one is helpful to everyone, the other ticks off his fellow pastors and slows down their work. Road [...]