Why I Think the Demise of Cable/Broadcast is Overblown

I know that it seems strange for a preacher to weigh in on the predicted demise of cable and broadcast television. Yet given the prognostication on the web today in the wake of Apple's announcement regarding their TV product (the hockey puck) I have heard all sorts suggesting that cable's days are numbered. And I … Continue reading Why I Think the Demise of Cable/Broadcast is Overblown →

Redefining Connectional – Part 1

Last night I had a chance to sit down with Chuck Russell and Clif Guy, the tech gurus of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City, Jack Ewing, director of the Foundation On Evangelism, and Gavin Richardson, my partner in crime, to talk about technology and the church. As is typical in … Continue reading Redefining Connectional – Part 1 →

Redefining Connectional – Part 1

Communications: Making Connections in a Media Literate World — Part 2

Developing a Communications Plan: 3 Questions Basic communication is an encoding and decoding process. We arrive at a thought or concept and want to share it with another. We have to encode that thought into some form (a medium) that is transmitted to the other. That person then has to decode the information from that … Continue reading Communications: Making Connections in a Media Literate World — Part 2 →

Communications: Making connections in a media literate world — Part 1

Defining Communications During the past thirty years of being involved with communications and technology in the church I have seen a consistent trend. Invariably some new technology will come along -- be it video, blogging, or something esoteric -- and every leader in the church who thinks that they are half way hip wants to … Continue reading Communications: Making connections in a media literate world — Part 1 →