You are in ministry. You might be the pastor or a ministry leader. You are responsible for the ministry’s or the church’s success. Well, we can say at least to some degree. We all know that Lord is the head of the church. You know what I mean. I believe in utilizing a variety of sources to [...]
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Online Extensions for Your Ministry
Posted in blogs, ministry, multimedia, pastors, sites, software, tips, writing on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ongoing Optimism
Posted in articles, blogs, entrepreneurship, twitter, writers, tagged ministry, service on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill Not long ago, the State of California and its legislators figured to get a few more dollars from business by taxing goods, products and any items sold on the Internet that had a connection to California. It [...]
Marketing Christian Content Beyond the Norm
Posted in blogs, books, multimedia, networking, poetry, tagged calling, daily, ministry, service on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Christian writers need to tap into their creativity just as much as any other writers. It is especially necessary when you are a freelancer, when your gigs are not a steady of stream of syndicated newspaper columns or a growing base of endearing readers due to all of the advertising and marketing dollars that go [...]
Coin a Phrase
Posted in blogs, books, tips, training, writers, tagged community, help, support on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“To be or not to be…” “Beware of the Ides of March…” “Something is afoul in Denmark…” “Et tu, Brute?…” Hamlet . Julius Caesar. Shakespeare wrote all of these words. They are contained within his plays and have echoed on stage and in classrooms for years. We can say that we don’t put [...]
Build Your Biz with a Buzz
Posted in blogs, business, innovations, methods, multimedia, writing, tagged business, marketing, online on May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The average business needs to generate a buzz. How do you get the attention of potential customers or clients today? Marketing? Publicity? Advertising? Promotions? Good press? Media coverage? Consider all of the above and more. Get connected through social media and social networking. Build more than a website. Create some online profiles on sites such as LinkedIn [...]
Writers Write
Posted in blogs, books, writers, writing on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I say write your heart out at every shot that you get. If you get rejected, so be it. Make the most of your writing opportunities. You can do so with a traditional publisher or you can go the route of self-publishing your own work. I go so far as to post my poetry online. [...]
Growth Demonstrated
Posted in blogs, books, business, church, community, entrepreneurship, evangelism, events, ministry, nonprofit, pastors on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“You have to hold yourself accountable for everything – the good and the bad…There is no such thing as luck…Everything that happens (or doesn’t happen) in your business is the result of your work or lack thereof.”- Rob Cuesta, Extreme Business Coach If you are running a start-up, you want growth. If you are [...]
>Room for Growth
Posted in blogs, business, change, entrepreneurship, growth, multimedia, sites, twitter on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> Incorporated self-employment is 37% of total self-employment. In January, for example, there were 14.5 million self-employed workers in the U.S. with 5.2 million incorporated and 9.3 million unincorporated. – Small Biz Labs If you are in business or thinking about going into business for yourself, there is good news. There is still room for [...]
Modern Messaging
Posted in blogs, church, ministry, multimedia, pastors, sites, software, teams, tools, twitter on December 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.” -Albert Einstein Today’s technology has all sorts of possibilities. Can I offer some simple possibilities that float around in my imagination? Here there are: Gospel-on-the Go: Blackberry Bible Buddies, mBible, Mobile Ministry Meetings Sunday Specials: Clips from Church, Sermon Soundbytes, and Live From… Pastor’s [...]
Virtual Venues
Posted in blogs, business, innovations, ministry, multimedia, nonprofit, sites, software, tools on November 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The new information technology—Internet and e-mail—have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.- Peter Drucker In this technological age, you have to consider going into virtual venues. You have to see how to maximize the current technology to your advantage. See how to establish yourself within online communities that can expand your territory. You set [...]