The Tension is Good

by | Aug 30, 2013 | Blogs, Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Continuing Education, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading

I remember years ago attending a Catalyst event and hearing Andy Stanley talk about how the “tension is good.” I’m a both-and kind of guy anyway – that’s just how I’m wired. I’ve already blogged before about the tension I feel...

Pandora’s Hope: Protect Your Family from Porn

by | Aug 27, 2013 | Church 2.0, Church Media, Church video, Companies, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Software, Web 2.0

My kids are getting older and are constantly on computers, iPads and mobile devices. I wanted to protect their innocent eyes from bad stuff on the web so I ordered Pandora’s Hope. I set it up in a matter of minutes and made some adjustments to their settings,...

Up All Night to Get Lucky?

by | Aug 22, 2013 | Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

Everywhere I go I hear that song playing. It’s on TV, radio, at ballgames, in convenient stores, all over. It’s got stuck in my head. I started thinking on the title and reflecting on past experiences and conversations. I started thinking about how many...

Rainer Publishing: A Great New Resource for the Church

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Audio, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

Yesterday, Rainer Publishing officially launched and went public. I’m thrilled about this great new resource for churches, pastors and Christians in general. I’m also pleased to announce that I’m under contract with them and will be releasing a brand...

Have You Heard of CMG?

by | Aug 20, 2013 | Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Creativity, HD, Ideas, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Media ministry, Outreach, Social Media, Software, Specials, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

We use CMG or Church Motion Graphics at our church. I met the owner Jeff via social media and then in-person while speaking at a conference up in his neck of the wood (Canada). I got him connected with our worship pastor, Matt Rector. This is Matt’s review of...