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August 2008

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Church in the Digital World

by Cathy Hutchison

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The Digital World in the Palm of Your Hand

While the new iPhone 3G is sleek, sophisticated and has an exponential coolness factor, its real power is in convergence.

Posted 08/05/2008

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Hackers, Steampunkers and the Sunday AM Experience

The digital world brings with it the concept of art based on altering something existing in addition to art as something newly created. From open source software (that is continually being added to and modified), to altered books, to steampunked guitars, people aren't just leaving things as they are...they are becoming hackers.

Posted 07/24/2008

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Adventures in Church 2.0 | Guest Blog - Kelsen Depp

I met Kelsen Depp of Countryside Church in Michigan City, Indiana via e-mail after the Church 2.0 article came out in the January 2008 issue of Church Production. I asked him to keep in touch with me on their experiences. This from Kelsen...

Posted 07/14/2008

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Adventures in Church 2.0

For the most part, bi-directional communication in a worship service is uncharted territory. Yesterday morning at my home church; however, we gave it a try.

Posted 07/07/2008

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So what is this whole del.icio.us thing anyway?

Del.icio.us is just one more way of trying to make sense of the miscellaneous pool of data available to us on the WWW. Luckily, it is a good one.

Posted 07/03/2008

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A Cool Digital Find for Musicians…

Corevalus' Same Page system brings the digital world live to your music stand.

Posted 06/24/2008

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Communication in the Digital World…Part 2

In the digital world, there are no captive audiences. How do you need to adjust your communications strategies to truly connect?

Posted 06/10/2008

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Communication in the Digital World…Part 1

Communication in a digital world is highly visual. The great part of that is that digital communication when compared to print communication is relatively inexpensive. The bad part of that is that expectations for your print communication just jumped.

Posted 05/30/2008

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The Wonderful World of Wikis

A look at why wikis are special and why you might want to use one in your ministry context.

Posted 05/20/2008

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Mind Shifts

Allowing old structure to constrain your thinking about the future is a continual challenge. And it is a challenge for everyone. What mind shifts have to happen to get you where you want to go?

Posted 05/08/2008

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Day Three at WFX Spring in Indy

It’s obvious that the WFX attendees are so engaged, and involved in trying to do new and different things to engage today’s culture for God’s purposes, but I LOVE the fact that SO MANY of the WFX exhibitors are here for the same purposes.

Posted 05/01/2008

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Day Two at WFX Spring 2008

“Architecture shapes expectations,” just one of the many jewels we received this morning from during the Wednesday keynote address from Dr. Mark Beeson.

Posted 04/30/2008

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The Power of 140 Characters or Less

Text messaging has power way beyond the simple act of getting information from Point A to Point B. If you haven’t fully explored your cell phone’s capability with text messaging, you might want to take some of the following creative options for a test drive.

Posted 04/30/2008

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Day One from WFX Spring in Indianapolis

While the tradeshow floor was abuzz with set-up activity, the attendees were moving from class to class with the show’s only day dedicated to conference seminars.

Posted 04/29/2008

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The Facebook Experiment

Digital immigrants and digital natives react to social networking applications differently. Here's what I found out while researching an article...

Posted 04/21/2008

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Social Networking Apps

Social networking applications are changing the way we connect, communicate and collaborate. Take a look at what's out there and why you might be interested in participating.

Posted 04/14/2008

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RSS Feeds

Keeping up with the things that interest you can be time consuming. Thankfully, the digital world came up with RSS feeds.

Posted 04/04/2008

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Adding Your Church to the Blogosphere

A look at the risk and rewards of adding a blog to your church’s website along with some tools to help you explain the idea to your leadership team if you decide it is for you.

Posted 03/25/2008

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Postcard from a Digital World

Church technical teams are in a unique position to help churches navigate the culture shift.

Posted 03/13/2008

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