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ministry

Mobile Bible Apps

I appreciate YouVersion’s generosity in sharing a compilation of Bible Apps for mobile devices at http://www.youversion.com/free-bible-apps What do you use to access the Bible on your mobile device?

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ministry

2010 Congregational Survey Results for Resurrection Online

Each year, Resurrection takes an anonymous survey of the congregation. This year there were 134 people who took part in the survey that indicated they primarily worship with Resurrection Online. I have completed some analysis of the survey. What do you make of these results? More gender balanced than the rest of the church with […]

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church renewing the church

Church Conference via Skype

As Pastor of Resurrection Online, I hope to help build a Christian community online where non religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians. A key to this purpose is building community. There has been a good deal of conversation about whether there can be authentic Christian community online, so how about a […]

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leadership ministry renewing the church

Non-Negotiables for Church Staff

I was inspired by Alexandra Bornkessel to consider What Are Your Non-Negotiables? I have four non-negotiables for church staff. They are: Commitment – You need to be committed to Christ and to the mission of the church. If this is missing, there is really no use continuing a conversation about possible involvement. Passion – You […]

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renewing the church

The Missional Church… simple

Does this describe your church? [Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arxfLK_sd68] What is helpful about this video? What could be improved?

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changing lives

World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. I wanted to share some of this information from Wikipedia: World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDSpandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It is common to hold memorials to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS on this day. Government and […]

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church ministry

10-11-30 Resurrection Online Update

I am looking forward to the next few weeks at Resurrection Online. In two weeks we are going to be launching a refresh of the Resurrection Online web and mobile page at http://www.rezonline.org. This will allow you to register your attendance and give without opening a new window. It will also position us to begin […]

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life

Family Time and Baby Preparation

The past few days have been full of baby preparation and family time. My parents traveled from Hutchinson to be with us for Hutchinson. Nicole’s parents and sister were planning to be here as well, however they were not able to make it due to a death in the family. We were blessed to be […]

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life

The Automation of Diapers.com

My wife, Nicole, and I are are expecting our first child in January. While checking around online for resources to help with all things baby, I found Diapers.com and was fascinated by the level of automation that they have pulled off in their warehouse. Check it out… I have also looked at delivery of diapers […]

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communications ministry renewing the church

Social Media and US Catholic Bishops

The US Catholic Bishops are Urged to Embrace Social Media in Order to Effectively Evangelize ‘Digital Continent’ “Although social media has been around for less than 10 years, it doesn’t have the makings of a fad,” said Bishop Herzog. “We’re being told that it is causing as fundamental a shift in communication patterns and behavior […]

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communications life

Invitation to the National Prayer in Medicine Survey

Check it out at http://www.prayerinmedicine.com. I was alerted to this from the United Methodist Reporter Blog post – Healing Prayer.

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fun ministry

My Workspace at Resurrection

I enjoy keeping a clean workspace. This is where I spend a good deal of my time hacking away at Resurrection Online.