Communication

Last year this time, there was a huge discussion of giving up some form of technology for Lent. Since Lent kicks off this Ash...

The internet continually surprises me, no matter how much time I spend online.  Here are a few things I learned about the internet during...

We’ve written about ways that web savvy churches like Northland have used Facebook to interact with worshippers and their guests. But how can traditional brick-and-mortar...

If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world behindChina (1.33 billion) and India (1.17 billion), and followed by the U.S. (307 million). Now, a new church is being planted in the "nation" of Facebook, bringing live worship to its 400 million-plus residents.

How do you listen to the congregation? Do they send emails to express their thoughts and feelings about the current state of your church? Do they text you? Post comments on your blog? Or is their silence? I had the opportunity to attend the Nonprofit Technology Conference last Monday in San Francisco where I attended several workshops on using social media in your "listening" campaign.

Occasionally, I feel moved to make a post that's about my experience with church, and not only about technology. I hope you don't mind. I'm feeling conflicted because last week, I had been asked to help out with our kid's ministry on Sunday and my husband and I agreed to both help in the preschool room where two out of three of our kids are on Sunday morning. The kids are always thrilled to have us help out in "their world."