October 30th, 2009 by
Jan CoxLeverage is where Chris Brogan and Julien Smith take us throughout the second half of chapter four. But it was one sentence toward the middle of chapter four that’s been swirling around in my brain for the last few days… “Don’t ever sell to your audience. Instead, be their gatekeeper.”
October 27th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckDoes social media empower or impair our call to act as the body of Christ? Let’s examine together how we might learn from Christ’s work of applying everyday scenarios as life lessons—in common language, wrapping His message in simple, yet soul-gripping stories.
Ryan Wynia - I lead social brand innovation at a new brand consultancy called [...]
October 27th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckOnline discipleship, building community and outreach are often talked about, but what is working? Come hear case studies, best practices and participate in a conversation about how the web can be used to fulfill our mission.
Drew Goodmanson - CEO of Monk Development + Elder at Kaleo Church
Gabe Taviano - Christian web designer at Taviano.com + [...]
October 27th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckToday I’ll be blogging live from the first ever Cultivate Conference in Chicago. Cultivate is being described as less of a conference (which tends to be a few people speaking and the vast majority sitting back and listening) and more of a series of “organized conversations” for participants to discuss issues related to church communications.
September 30th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckListen live at 3 PM to the Internet radio program “Simple Church Websites that Work.” The show is being hosted by Chris Walker of EvangelismCoach.org and I’ll be joined by Yvon Prehn and Neal Locke.
Many of you don’t like the look or feel of your church websites.
They are embarrassing.
They are clumsy.
They are [...]
September 28th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckThis morning I read an interesting article on EpiscopalChurch.org by Deb Cuny titled In search of communion: Cross-country pilgrimage reveals keys to church growth. The article describes part of her journey of faith, and by “journey” I mean that literally. In 2008 she sold all her stuff, rented out her house, and [...]
September 25th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckThis coming Wednesday (September 30) at 3 PM I’ve been invited by my friend Chris Walker of EvangelismCoach.org to join him, Yvon Prehn, and Neal Locke to do an Internet radio show about church websites.
As Chris wrote on his blog yesterday…
Based on what my newsletter subscribers tell me, many of you don’t like the look [...]
July 30th, 2009 by
Paul SteinbrueckFor the last couple of decades Willow Creek Community Church outside of Chicago and Saddleback Church in Southern California have been the twin towers of influence in American evangelical circles. Thousands of churches have sought to emulate their success by adopting Willow Creek’s seeker church model and Saddleback’s purpose driven church model.
But in the last several year’s Willow Creek’s and Saddleback’s influence has begin to decline. Pastors and Christian leaders have been looking elsewhere for ideas, resources, and leadership. More and more of them (especially those in their 20s and 30s) are being influenced by churches like North Point Community Church in Atlanta, led by Andy Stanley, and LifeChurch.tv in Edmond, OK led by Craig Groeschel.
There are some obvious reasons for this, but there are also some not-so-obvious reasons.
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