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3 SAG Awards lessons for churches I've been a member of the Screen Actors Guild for 48 years (Holy cinema, Sparky!) and that means that I get free DVDs of all the votable movies for the awards presentation each year. Whoopee! Yep, I get 'em all—"Argo," "The Best Exotic …
Christmas Gift Ideas for Tech Arts LeadersThey're behind-the-scenes guys and gals who show up early and stay late to ensure every service goes as smoothly as possible. They sit in the hot seat behind the audio console where hardly a service goes by without one person telling them it was …
Church Wider-ScreenBack in 2002 I wrote a widely-publicized article about all churches needing to make the move to 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen. Almost 11 years later, it turns out I was almost right. The idea that 16:9 aspect ratio allows for the width to type in …
Pastors, Please Don't Ever Do ThisI'll never forget the moment I blew it live in front of 2,500 worshipers at church mixing Front of House on Sunday morning. I was 22 years old when the accident happened and the moment is seared into my mind. The senior pastor was wrapping up his …
10 things the Apple Store teaches pastorsCan you really learn how to make your church more effective by looking at the Apple Store culture? Carmine Gallo, has written a book called The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty. "The Apple Store is the most …
Everybody Likes a FerrariIs more expensive technology what your church really needs? Sometimes, we're told that only "high end" equipment will solve our problems. Is this really true? Technology is a lot like cars: sure, everybody likes a Ferrari, but the majority of us …
4 risks of being a "professional" ChristianMinistry is NOT neutral and I'm always curious to know what others have experienced in their churches. Many folks write to tell me their disconcerting stories. The names of my "informants," for obvious reasons, have been changed! Too much …
3 reasons for mystical, not magical worshipI love a good worship service and I love a good magic show, and most of the time I can easily tell the difference. That may seem a little strident, but reliance on "tricks of the trade" to reveal God may, in fact, make Him harder to find. In worship …
20 questions for any "value-add" churchMany years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed. He deliberately created a "value-add" church …
O Come, All Ye FaithfulO Come, All Ye FaithfulWhy we aren't so faithful after all... O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold Him, born the King of angels! O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come …
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