Kindle saves the day at a funeral

I’m always a fan of using current technology in unique ways to the benefit of worship. Here is a report on someone using their Kindle to lead a funeral… If you aren’t familiar with it, the Kindle’s screen uses e-ink. It is a technology that is reflective, meaning that unlike most screens which shine a [...]

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Essential Tools – Dropbox

This little thing has quickly improved the way I work and become organized. Instead of emailing myself documents to work on from home or print somewhere else, I drop them in my box, and have them everywhere. Laptop, desktop, iPhone, internet. It can be helpful in ministry too. It is really easy to share recordings, [...]

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What can the church learn from Apple?

Does your church take design seriously (architecture, worship, long range planning, etc.)? Does your church offer guest-friendly “try before you buy” environments? Is your church’s view of the world present in how you design worship? Does your church welcome the question “Why is it like that?” around the subject of worship? How much attention is [...]

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JD Walt on Twitter in Worship

JD Walt writes a blog that I’ve just subscribed to. He says twittering in worship services may help draw attention where it needs to be… We have become so accustomed to worship being a “one or few to many” kind of event. We pay attention to and follow a person who is leading music or [...]

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To Print or Not to Print

From Tony Morgan… Feel free to keep investing in print communications if your highest priority is keeping your “internal customers” happy. Just thought you should know that other organizations are using the web to reach the same people you’re probably trying to reach in your community. So what else does your church do to keep [...]

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The New Traditional Church’s Approach to Websites

From Tony Morgan… Rather than looking at the Web through the eyes of a Facebook and YouTube and Twitter user, though, we’re still looking at the Web through the eyes of a Sunday bulletin reader. That approach works for the people who are already attending our churches. It completely ignores the people who we are [...]

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Northern Sound and Light

Worship musicians need to buy a lot of gear. Northern Sound & Light is the latest place I’ve used for cheap prices. Sennheiser e835 mic: @Musiciansfriend.com = $99.99 @Sweetwater.com = $99.97 @NorthernSound.net = $80.70 Aviom A-16II Personal 16 channel mixer: @Musiciansfriend.com = $620.00 @Sweetwater.com = $620.00 @NorthernSound.net = $430.56 Tell ‘em Clayton sent ya.

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Tech Script Freebie

blank-tech-script.doc You’re welcome! Communication is everything. And this is a valuable little tool that I use to communicate to our technical voluteers (audio, video, lighting operators) the flow of a service. This group of volunteers needs to be aware of every aspect of the service. They need as much information as possible in order to [...]

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Graphic Converter for Apple

Many times, being a Worship Leader goes way beyond just picking out songs and playing a guitar. You get to do things like graphic design, with or without any previous experience. Graphic Converter is a free application for Apple that will get you started and lets you do basic photo editing on the cheap.

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Twitturgies

Discovered from Jonny Baker…twitturgies. If hope at times is hard to hold, you are still God. If dreams are dashed and desires delayed, you are still God. Still me, God, to know you.

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