A More Purpose Driven Page


Guest Post: “Since I can no longer discern whether Facebook has an inappropriate relationship with me, or vise-versa, I will remove my personal page and replace it with one a little more professional in order to allow Facebook to witness more of my relationship with Christ than my daily relationships with friends and family.  My hope is that my mere acquaintances will start talking more about my most recent blog post than my most recent vacation.  After all, if Facebook in itself is an avenue for eMinistry, then perhaps I have failed my friends by not simply pointing them to Christ, but by filling their news feeds with fluff.” Continue reading A More Purpose Driven Page

A Cell Phone + Projector


Samsung unveiled their new Galaxy Beam phone at a conference in Barcelona this week.  It’s just a bit bigger than a mobile phone and pricey at this point. (I only saw it for sale on one website for $800.) So, let’s dream a bit while we wait for the price to come down. What can this phone do? Projects videos, PowerPoints, and more, up to 50 ” wide (1.2 m) in high definition Runs in a loop Has a battery life of three hours and should last for two years Needs a speaker accessory to project the sound for a … Continue reading A Cell Phone + Projector

3 Reasons Why You Need a Reader


Are you drowning in a sea of information that is the internet? Would you like to follow some sites regularly, but it would be just one more thing to do? For either question, a reader may be the answer for you. (I’m referring to web-based aggregators, not e-readers for e-books like Kindle or Nook.) If you don’t have a reader, then I hope by the end of this series, you’ll know some effective ways to follow content on the internet and whether a reader would help and also have some creative ideas to consider.
If you only like to read occasionally you might just use the bookmarks in your browser and not bother with a reader. Another option is an extension for the Mozilla Firefox browser called Read It Later. Read more… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why You Need a Reader

1-2-1 Labs Start at Lake Hart


We’ll be having computer labs (called “1-2-1 Labs at Lake Hart”) during the lunch hour on the first Tuesday of each month at headquarters.  A dozen staff have volunteered to be available to answer questions on topics ranging from Macs, social networks, mobile devices, eMail, blogging, TntMPD, MailChimp, and more.  Twenty-eight staff came to our “trial run” lab in February.  I asked them what they thought of the lab: “This was very helpful!!!  I like the informal setting where we can ask questions.  It is very difficult to grasp the tools we have available.  What is very basic for one … Continue reading 1-2-1 Labs Start at Lake Hart

Easy Video Mixing with Your Smartphone Camera


You can easily mix a video with just your iPhone (or comparable device). Using a homemade “mixer” like this also means you don’t have to learn how to use software to mix your video. What if you used this “mixer” to have a conversation with a disciple to share with your ministry partners? and more… Continue reading Easy Video Mixing with Your Smartphone Camera