How is technology affecting the way we care for one another as Christians? Maybe you think it is not. Maybe you think it shouldn’t. Oh, but it is. The question is, “Will we choose to make the best of it?” James 5:14 Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the…
Next time you are at your church, look around. How do your signs look? Specifically, how do your “First Time Guest Parking” signs look? Oh, you don’t have any? I will address that in a moment. Do they look like they have been around for a while? Maybe quite a while? Can you still read…
What if you don’t have any money to spend on a website for your church? I am an advocate for churches investing money in technology, especially when it is technology that helps us reach out to our mission field. Almost all churches have tight budgets. However, if reaching new people is a priority, a church…
I am not shy about it, I don’t like email. I don’t like it because there is currently no universal understand of how to use it. Therefore, I get too much of it. Too much of what I get is unnecessary. Too many people treat it like certified mail. In other words, they assume if…
I believe I have completed my virtual tour of the websites of the Rio Texas Annual Conference. I have started my physical tour of the churches though I have a lot more driving to do. I have found that a very small percentage of the churches in the conference offer and online giving option. That…
If someone has made a decision to look for a place to worship, I have the tools to help your church get found on the web, Google Maps, and social media. I can help you create a website that will help people make a decision to visit your church. But what if someone isn’t looking…
I have been spending a lot of time lately in front of my Mac meeting with people from all over the Rio Texas Annual Conference. Video conferencing has been around for a while now, but many of the folks I work with are new to the platform. When you are new to something, it takes…
Seriously, your church needs a website that works on mobile devices. Notice I didn’t say that your church needs a mobile website. That was the thing a couple of years ago and that thing has passed. You now need one website that works on computers, tablets and smartphones. We will talk more about that in…
If someone decides to visit your church, there is a pretty good chance they are going to use their smartphone to help get them there. Over half of American adults now own a smartphone. I could do a whole post on how using GPS and smartphones to get around has made us directionally challenged, but…
Some think that my job is a purely technical position. I do spend a lot of time with computers, websites, video-conferencing, social media and other technical media. Yet, those are just tools of the larger picture: communicating. I spend a lot of time with technology, but my work is really about words. Words are powerful…
