As of July 1, 2019, I will no longer serve as the Director of Communications and Media for the Rio Texas Annual Conference. My answer was always the same. “I help local churches leverage technology to reach the mission field.” When I first left the local church to work for the Rio Texas Annual Conference*,…
Are you looking for a way to record church sound so that you can post your sermons online and make them available for people who can’t be there on Sunday? Capturing the sound from a church sermon can be pretty simple if you already have microphones and a soundboard. But what if you are in…
Ready for church podcasting? Are you starting a podcast at your church? Where do you start? Hopefully, this will help. In my last post, I discussed some of the reasons your church should be thinking about podcasting. I also shared some ideas for ways to use podcasting to reach new people and help the people…
If you are not thinking about welcoming guests to church on Christmas Eve, you may get more first-time visitors, but it is possible none of them will come back again. This is part 5 of the series, “Is it too early to start planning for Christmas? Or is it too late?” Feel free to start…
Click Here to Register Now! Registration is now closed. Stay tuned for information about the next webinar series. Does your church have a great website? Is it easy for you to keep your site updated? Are you happy with what you are able to do with your website? If you answered no to any of…
I have a YouTube Channel that has been a little lonely lately. On it, I mostly create “How-To” videos to address questions I receive. When someone has a tech question, often it is easier to create a short video to show them what to do instead of explaining it over the phone. Some of these…
It may seem odd for me to suggest that churches quit social media. After all, I have written, taught, and offered webinars on church social media. However, it might be time for your church or organization to take a break. Why? This is about return on investment. Church Social Media R.O.I.? If your church is…
In Part 1 of “What is Your Church’s Twitter ‘Why?’“, I reviewed using Twitter in a micro-targeting way to connect and engage current church members, guests, and friends with Twitter. Whether or not that is intentional, it seems to be the default strategy of most churches I find on Twitter. But what if your church’s goal…
Does your church live stream? If not, you can skip the rest of this post and read this on why you should. If you do stream your worship services, are you greeting your online guests? If not, keep reading. Your church may be missing out on an opportunity to enter into relationships with new people….
Let’s Talk about online church. Sometimes I don’t know where to draw the line between being prophetic and being annoying. I think I am starting to become annoying to some of my colleagues when I insist on talking about how the church is completely missing the boat when it comes to the digital realm. I…
