In my last post, I demonstrated capturing, editing and publishing quality HD video using an iPhone and some accessories. The video came out great but it had one problem: the lighting was terrible. The lighting in my office is usually pretty good, but I shot that video in a different spot of my office. I…
Will tech proficiency become mandatory for people who work in ministry? Let me give away the answer up front. Probably not. The bigger question is “Will lifelong learning become mandatory for people who work in ministry?” Probably. I have been working on this blog post for far too long. I keep writing and deleting.…
As part of the plan that created the new Río Texas Annual Conference, our annual conference committed to ensuring that all of our local churches have the required tools and infrastructure to stay connected to the conference and their mission field. The unification plan called for all churches to eventually have the internet connection and…
The Rio Texas Annual Conference has made it a priority to use video conferencing to facilitate our work together. This annual conference covers an immense geographic area. Meeting to do our important mutual work is expensive in time and money. As I have written before, there is great value in meeting face to face. However,…
What started as one blog post about technology and pastoral care continues into part 5. I want to dig a little deeper into some specific technologies and how they might help us in our ministry of prayer and mutual support. I have already laid out my thoughts on why this is an important topic. In…
I wrote in my last post about the new opportunities and challenges we face caring for one another as Christians in this new digital age. The post mostly focused on Facebook and how it is changing the landscape of how we hear and share prayer concerns. Now, I want to look at some of the…
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…
