http://churchtechmatters.com Equipping the church to effectively use technology to reach people for Christ. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:06:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last month, this blog's 4th anniversary came and went and I nearly missed it. The thought crossed my mind about a day or two after, but it didn't trigger a celebration or even an acknowledgement on here.  I wonder why?  Seriously, I wonder that a lot lately.  It has been ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/11/19/something-to-say/ I received the following email a few days ago, which I responded to with some ideas, such as MinistryTech, but I thought I would throw it out here and see what you all might suggest.  Please leave a comment with any suggestions for him, whether it's a conference or two ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/27/church-tech-conference-ideas/ As I have been thinking about what I have been up to lately, it's pretty amazing what all is going on, but most of it, or all of it, I either can't talk about or I'm not ready to talk about. There's that project I'm working on with a couple of ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/18/something-brewing-just-under-the-surface/ I am still recovering and processing everything I took in from Catalyst.  There were so many good speakers and too much to fully process all at once.  I have wanted to write about it for the last couple of days and just haven't been able to.  Plus, I have been ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/12/post-catalyst/ Bear Yarbrough is a new friend of mine who has a heart for Africa and specifically, Mali.  Check this video out and if you want to support him with either financial support or your prayers, go here and learn more about their efforts.  Also check out Bear's blog here. http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/11/bear-yarbrough/ As of a couple of days ago, I stepped down from my leadership role of the tech ministry at my church.  It was a volunteer role but I was responsible for nearly everything tech related.  There are always questions when someone steps down from a leadership position and I thought ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/06/now-what/ I spend a good amount of time in front of my laptop.  I also spend a good amount of time on my cell phone, sometimes even making a phone call.  It seems like nowadays, those 2 items are the tools of the trade.  Which trade is that? You name it. ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/10/01/techsnobinfo/  for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.  - Hebrews 4:10 This seems to be what God is telling me, I need to rest.  So, today, that's what I plan to do for a change. http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/28/rest/ Back when I used to write all the time, I learned when the best days and times were to post, based on the number of readers who would read my blog.  The weekend was clearly the worst time because my readers were not reading.  Not that it matters, but I ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/27/blogging-strategy/ I am just getting back in the habit of writing after taking an unscheduled 2-3 month break.  Now I'm getting settled back into a routine and life is good.  Feedburner shows that in my downtime, my subscriber base went from over 650 to around 500 and it's interesting, the drop ... http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/19/youre-a-loser/