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Free Bundle of Social Media Templates

June 10, 2011 in Social Web, Tools with 0 Comments

Social Media Template Bundle

Over the past few weeks, I’ve released the first in a series of social media templates. Based on the number of downloads and your feedback, many of you are finding them helpful. And just to be clear, these are FREE for you to use.

At the request of a few my readers, I have now bundled the templates. The file includes:

  • YOUTUBE TEMPLATE — I’ve created a PhotoShop template that will easily allow you to create your own custom YouTube Channel background. The template identifies structural grids that you will need to accommodate, as well as design changes that YouTube allows.
  • TWITTER TEMPLATE – As you may know, Twitter made significant structural changes to your profile page in late 2010. Making your customized background obsolete. I’ve created a PhotoShop template that takes into account the structural changes. Please be aware that the dimensions are set to accommodate a screen resolution of 1280X800 pixels. Continue Reading…

Tim Schraeder: 5 Ways Text Messaging Can Impact Your Church

June 9, 2011 in Social Web, Tools with 1 Comment

Late last year I had the opportunity to speak with Tim Schraeder during the M2LIVE webianr. Tim is the former director of communications at Park Community Church in Chicago. He presently serves as the co-director for the Center for Church Communication and is a branding and communications consultant with Church Solutions Group, working with churches and organizations across the country. In October, Tim sat down with me and my M2LIVE partner, Erin Sean McAtee, to discuss 5 ways texting can impact a church. Enjoy! [WATCH VIDEO]

Tim Schraeder Webinar

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Photo: Communicating Beyond the Internet

June 7, 2011 in Communications, Social Web, Tools, Web Ministry with 2 Comments

Mimeograph Machine

If you’ve ever attended one of my workshops or presentations, I will typically start by asking the crowd to identify the technology being used in this photo. I’ve heard everything from folding machine, printing press, to paper shredder. If you are over the age of 45, you are more than likely able to identify it as a mimeograph machine. Continue Reading…

Do You Suffer From Family Tech Supportitis?

May 30, 2011 in Humor, Tools with 2 Comments

Boca Computer Repair

Let me preface this post by saying that I dearly love my family and that I am more than willing to support them unconditionally.

There’s an epidemic afoot that many in the technology field are suffering from, Family Tech Supportitis. If your job pertains in any way to technology, or if you simply own the latest and greatest in technology, you tend to be “the one” who becomes the family tech support. Especially true during holidays, you are met at the door with a laundry list of computer questions and critical fixes. I’m lucky in that my family has upgraded their technology over the years, but many of you are dealing with parents unwilling to upgrade from Internet Explorer 6 … and you are in my prayers. Continue Reading…

Ready to Tithe Using Google Wallet?

May 27, 2011 in Tools, Web Ministry with 2 Comments

 

Google Wallet TithingGoogle recently announced that it will soon be releasing Google Wallet. The app will make your smart phone your wallet, allowing you to tap your phone on the payment reader to checkout and/or redeem coupons. In the make-more-convenient world that we live, I’m confident you will soon see payment readers mounted on the back of church pews across the country. This left me to wonder, if churches do offer Google Wallet convenience, will you feel you are losing the symbolic act of tithing on Sunday? Please share your opinion below.

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