Category: Communication

  • How to Initiate Conversation

    How to Initiate Conversation

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    If there’s one thing those closest to me will tell you about me, it’s that I like conversation. I like to talk. There, I said it. I don’t like walking by people and not making eye contact or saying, “Hey.” If I stand by someone for more than a second or two, I like to…

  • Ways To Be More Likable

    Ways To Be More Likable

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    Let’s face it, in a world where we’re hearing, “Do whatever makes you happy,” more and more, we need more nice and Likeable people.

  • 12 Ways Your iPhone Can Help You Grow

    12 Ways Your iPhone Can Help You Grow

    Bible Study Apps There are several Bible study apps that work well on an iPhone (or any other phone). Of course, the Bible from Lifechurch.tv is great, but I like the suite of apps from Olive Tree. You can add commentaries to it on a purchase by purchase basis and sync across all your devices.

  • 3 Reasons To Not Turn Your Phone Off In Church

    3 Reasons To Not Turn Your Phone Off In Church

    Okay, the title may have just been meant to get your attention, but there are a few great things we can do with our cell phone or tablet while we’re in church. Don’t forget, our electronic devices are tools. We should never let them become distractions or detractors, but they can be useful. Here are…

  • 5 Simple Facebook Tips for Businesses and Churches

    5 Simple Facebook Tips for Businesses and Churches

    I see it all the time. A Facebook profile that should be a page. A Facebook page that is dormant or only posts things that are also posted on someone’s profile. For a lot of people, this may not matter that much. For a church or business that’s using Facebook as a key part of…

  • 4 Free Photo Sites for Blog and Design Use

    4 Free Photo Sites for Blog and Design Use

    If you’re a blogger, social media user, or hobbyist designer (I may have made that name up), you know how difficult it can be to find stock images. If you’re on a limited budget, it’s hard to find free options out there that look good and are big enough to use in just about any…

  • A Quick Way To Spoil It All

    A Quick Way To Spoil It All

    It seems we live in a day in time when people want to say what’s on their mind. It also seems like we live in a day and time when less and less is becoming “correct” to actually say. I’ve seen it recently with athletes, entertainers, hollywood stars, pastors, and young leaders…

  • How to Consistently Create Great Content

    Every week I create a lot of content. On any given week I… Preach Blog Write Guest Blog Tweet Post to Instagram Record podcasts Do interviews Manage social media networks Manage other blogs That’s a lot to keep up with! One of the questions I often get is, “How do you create all of the…

  • The Best Art Is Personal Art

    The Best Art Is Personal Art

    Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. Then go to your people in exile and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says!’ Do this whether they listen to you or not.” (Ezekiel 3:10, 11 NLT) Anyone…

  • 3 Things That Kill Communication

    3 Things That Kill Communication

    We all have something important to say. I really do believe that. For those of us in church work, our message is not only important, but life changing. It’s the message that we want everyone to know and no one to miss. Working with people and being around people, we can often find ourselves in…