Every week someone asks “can you get this announced today?” or “why isn’t my _______ in the announcements?”
Someone else asks “why do we take time to read the announcements?” and someone else wants to know “why didn’t I heard about ______?”
Some may think we are choosing favorites … and everyone thinks that “fair” is a biblical mandate! (NOT!)
How we connect to the people we want to get our message to is important to all of us, and it’s becoming harder and harder to break through all the noise and clutter in life.
Whatever you believe, we all know this; the way we communicate is changing, and it’s changing fast. This video shows how change is making it easier to reach a wider audience, but harder than ever to actually connect to it.
I don’t know much about Joel Hunter or his church, but his prayer at the Democratic National Convention demonstrated the difference between tolerance and respect. He invited people to end the prayer they way they would end their own prayers. This showed respect without condoning other faiths in the room. He showed the difference between praying in a national, political venue vs. praying in his own church or any other evangelical church.
My friend, and fellow worrier, Chris and his new website assistant Janine from North Shore Church sat down for several hours today so they could learn how to use their new website. He went home and posted his first blog entry already tonight. I’m impressed.
So what’s the bid deal? Is a website so important for a church?
I thought it was a joke when I first heard it. On April 10 the top 8 contestants on American Idol sing “Shout To The Lord”. I have to say this is the best I have ever heard it done.
If you’re not sure how to use this in your church, I suggest reading “Pop Goes The Church” before you make any critical comments.
I took this photo of my son eagerly waiting for the gates to open at Tiger Stadium in Detroit this weekend. We wanted to get there early to watch batting practice. We found out that the gates don’t open until two hours before the game time (this was taken about three).
