Archive for January, 2009

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Should Pastors Use Social Media?

Should Pastors Use Social Media?

“I think our pastor is spending too much time on his blog,” said the voice on the other side of the phone. I had to disagree with the caller and spend some time talking with him about why blogging was one of the best way for his pastor to spend (Continue reading…)

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Rick Warren Inaugural Prayer

Rick Warren Inaugural Prayer

Almighty God, our Father:Everything we see, and everything we can’t see, exists because of you alone. It all comes from you, it all belongs to you, it all exists for your glory. History is your story. The Scripture tells us, “Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD (Continue reading…)

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How Should We Manage Technology?

How Should We Manage Technology?

It seems like yesterday I was sitting in board meetings considering investing in technology, website, servers, productivity tools, we fully expected to be the useful , or at least foundational for “the next 10 years.” Oh my, how times have changed. Unfortunately today I run into all sorts of limitation (Continue reading…)

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Cross Point Launches Social Media Friendly Site

We have just launched the latest redesign of Cross Point Church’s website. I love the way the site looks and the way it accounts for multiple campuses. But my favorite feature is how simple the site makes to share content anywhere online. As a part of our MediaMachine back end (Continue reading…)

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I Say Yes: My 4 Promises for 2009

I Say Yes: My 4 Promises for 2009

It’s a new year and this time I decided not to make any new year’s resolutions. Instead, I’m going to make new year’s promises. While some might say this is simply a matter of semantics, it’s important to me to make the distinction. It’s easy for me to break a (Continue reading…)