Tag: messaging

Texting, Facebook, etc.

Communication, eMinistry2 Comments

Have You Tapped into the Culture of Generosity?

Sus Schmitt

I’m sure you’re aware of the growing collaborative nature of the internet (see this Wikipedia explanation of Web 2.0). Many ministry sites are leaving behind passive web sites and moving ahead to involve others in ministry using the internet. If you want to change the world using volunteers and/or disciples who are freely contributing to a project, whether or not you plan to use technology to do it, then I recommend you watch this excellent thirteen-minute Ted talk by Clay Shirky, an expert on the social and economic effects of technology. Continue reading Have You Tapped into the Culture of Generosity?

Communication, eMinistry7 Comments

MPD, Community, and Text-Prayers (Guest Post)

Sus Schmitt

Guest post: “Several times a week, if not each day, I will receive multiple texts from a group of 5 women. We are able to share details that are relevant only to people who know our whole stories, who are invested in our lives.”

These women for me, and the men for my husband, have created this intimate community through texting. I know that when I text that group, there are 5 women who are immediately taking me to the throne of heaven and interceding for me. And, on the flip side, there are very few things that I enjoy more than interceding for these women in that way. Continue reading MPD, Community, and Text-Prayers (Guest Post)

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MinistryNet 2011 Overflows with New Ideas

Sus Schmitt

New ideas and new methods were presented in seminars and discussed in groups at MinstreyNet 2011. The groups were challenged to meet several times during the conference to develop do-able 90-day projects. Some of these projects are already in process. You can watch the videos the groups created to present their ideas. (Also, three friends who attended MinistryNet allowed me to post photos from the conference for a short Flickr slideshow.) Read more about this strategic conference held recently in Bangkok. Continue reading MinistryNet 2011 Overflows with New Ideas