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How much “Klout” does a church leader need?There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often you're retweeted on Twitter, how many people view …
6 things you DON'T/DO want said about your churchChurches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going …
Laughing Matters.When I was 8 years old, I won the Saline County Fair talent show in Michigan. My challenger was a bratty girl with a big stuffed animal singing "what's up pussycat". When it was my turn, I walked onto the stage and sang "The Grandmother Song". It …
3 Episcopalian You may think that worship in the Episcopalian church is mostly about ritual, but you'd be wrong—as it turns out! My wife and I have been honored by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas to give several of its leaders an introductory glimpse at the …
Announcement Time: A Highlight Of Worship? I have an announcement to make: I love announcement time. Really, I do! I wouldn't want to worship without it. But I know so many church leaders who treat announcement time as a waste of time, a necessary evil. They'll call attention to a few blurbs …
A Tragic DistractionIn Something by Tolstoi author Tennessee Williams tells the story of Jacob Brodzky, a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The elder Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. But Jacob desired nothing but to marry Lila, his childhood …
Proclaiming Christmas The Little Drummer Boy first came into my life when I was six years old. A cousin had a record player with a red 45 RPM single of that song. I stood perfectly still and all alone in the playroom and listened to that song again and again. The music …
A missing element in local church discipleshipI once told my wife that I was thinking about writing a book on mistakes I've made in ministry. She suggested that I reconsider since it would have to be a multi-volume series. One of the biggest mistakes I made when I served as pastor of four …
Make a difference using technology, the Zambian way"Can a small group of people who see and respond differently to the world make a difference? Indeed, history shows it is the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead) Zambia is a developing country in Southern Africa. Only 6% of the population is …
Did Steve Job’s give 7 Worship Lessons to the Church? Couldn't help it...Mr. Jobs was a Buddhist, but that doesn't disqualify him from having been wise about how Christian worship ticks. My wife said I shouldn't write this because it was too much like piling on the "What Would Steve Do" bandwagon, but I just couldn't …
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