Blog Archive

Explaining the Holocaust to our Nine Year-Old Daughter Wednesday, 27 March 2013
This is the World You Live (and Lead) in Now Monday, 18 March 2013
Send Great Church Emails People Actually Want to Read Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Pastors, You Are Not Too Busy (or Important) To Exercise Tuesday, 05 March 2013
Frodo Baggins: Model for Ministry in Tough Times Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Helping Our Youth Become Digital Disciples Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Give Up Your Telephone for Lent Tuesday, 12 February 2013
The Church's Generational Log Jam is Making Everybody Cranky Monday, 07 January 2013
Best of the Blog 2012: Digital Ministry, Pastoral Transition, and Church Leadership Friday, 28 December 2012
Feast of the Digitally-Integrated Incarnation Saturday, 22 December 2012
Social Media Strategies for Synods and Dioceses Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Should I Stay or Go? Three Questions and Resources for Discerning a New Call Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Remembering The Rev. Dr. Ronald Thiemann Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Pastors, Stop Complaining About Sunday Morning Sports Monday, 26 November 2012
What Churches Should Learn from Mitt Romney's Defeat Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Leadership for a Church on the Edge: Wisdom from the Lewis and Clark Expedition Wednesday, 07 November 2012
The Rise of the "Nones" and My Trip to Asheville Monday, 29 October 2012
Animate Faith: Finally, An Adult Formation Program I Can Love (Review) Thursday, 25 October 2012
How to Get Your Church Podcasting on iTunes Monday, 22 October 2012
How To Host Your Own Beer and Hymns Night Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Our Amazing Experience of Digital Prayer Friday, 12 October 2012
I Love to Tell the Story: Use Podcasts to Improve Your Preaching Tuesday, 02 October 2012
Should Ministry Leaders Post About Politics on Social Media? Friday, 28 September 2012
Social Media Bishop: A Conversation With Bishop Jim Hazelwood Sunday, 23 September 2012
Don't Be That Guy: Five Common Mistakes Ministry Leaders Make on Facebook Tuesday, 04 September 2012
New Pastor in Town? Use Foursquare to Connect With Your New Community Tuesday, 14 August 2012
10 Commandments for Church Websites Friday, 10 August 2012
What Young Clergy Want You To Know Wednesday, 25 July 2012
"How Much Time Do You Spend on Social Media?" I Have No Idea. Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Dumbledore is Dead: The Death of Mainline Denominations Monday, 16 July 2012
Churches Can Change...But It Takes Guts Saturday, 14 July 2012
How To Use Twitter to Engage Your New Ministry Context in Five Easy Steps Saturday, 30 June 2012
Should Pastors Remain Facebook Friends With Former Parishioners? (Social Media and Pastoral Transition, Part 4) Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Whose Sermons Are These, Anyway? (Social Media and Pastoral Transition, Part 3) Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Social Media and the Call Process (Social Media and Pastoral Transition, Part 2) Tuesday, 05 June 2012
#WoburnUnites Candlelight Vigil: Social Media and Community Healing Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Digital Disentanglement (Social Media and Pastoral Transition, Part 1) Thursday, 17 May 2012
Digital Ministry: It's Not Brain Surgery Monday, 14 May 2012
Five Ways Church Members Can Participate in Digital Ministry Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Three Questions on Religion and Media for Professor Mark Vitalis Hoffman Monday, 07 May 2012
Announcing My New Call Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Why I Don't Pray the Bidding Prayer for Jews on Good Friday Thursday, 29 March 2012
When We Reduce Evangelism to Membership Friday, 23 March 2012
Using Pinterest in Your Digital Ministry Friday, 16 March 2012
Steve Jobs on Self-Care: Keep Your Passion Kindled Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Life is a Highway: Making the Case for Digital Ministry in Congregations Thursday, 08 March 2012
Six Apps for Simplifying Your Time Online Tuesday, 06 March 2012
How Digital Ministry Builds Traditional Churches, An Interview Wednesday, 29 February 2012
How To Deliver Worship Materials to Mobile Devices Using QR Codes Monday, 27 February 2012
The Church's One Vocation Friday, 24 February 2012
TweetUp! How to Bridge Digital and Face-to-Face Relationships Tuesday, 21 February 2012
The Five Things I Hope For In Our Next Bishop Thursday, 16 February 2012
"Young People Should Be More Committed to the Church" Monday, 13 February 2012
Steve Jobs' Best Invention Monday, 06 February 2012
Churches Evangelizing Churches Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Facebook Is Not The Fax Machine: Technology and the Pastoral Office Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Ask Bigger Questions: Steve Jobs and the City Council Saturday, 29 October 2011
Praying the Manhunt on Twitter Wednesday, 07 September 2011
The Cultural Commute to Church Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Take Time This Summer To Review and Improve Your Church Communications. Here's How. Thursday, 23 June 2011
Four Lessons for Life in The Thank You Economy Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Get Local and Get Found: How To Bring People to Your Church Using Local Search Pages Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Bring More People to Your Church Website or Blog In Five Easy Steps Using Google Search Monday, 30 May 2011
Beyond the Printing Press: Thinking Theologically About Social Media Thursday, 19 May 2011
Be Human! (It's Harder Than You Think) Sunday, 15 May 2011
How Is Christianity Thinkable Today? Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Shifting from Institution to Networks: The ELCA LIFT Report Thursday, 05 May 2011
Shifting the Focus to Congregations: The ELCA LIFT Report Monday, 02 May 2011
I'm Lutheran. She's Jewish. My Interfaith Family Wrestles With Holy Week Monday, 18 April 2011
The Church is Not a Victim of Culture Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Heartbreak: The Cost of Discipleship Friday, 08 April 2011
How to Create a Social Media Plan for Your Congregation Tuesday, 05 April 2011
Six Ways Social Media Can Improve Your Preaching Monday, 21 March 2011
The Top 10 Things I've Learned about Social Media and Ministry Monday, 28 February 2011
You're Not My Pastor Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Can Social Media Build Social Capital? Sunday, 20 February 2011
Why Join My (Or Any) Church? Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Be Great in Social Media By Creating Value for Others Wednesday, 09 February 2011
What a Book on Cassette Tape Ministry Taught Me About Social Media Friday, 04 February 2011
9 Reasons We Are Taking Ministry Beyond the Building Monday, 31 January 2011
The Top 10 Things We've Learned About Welcoming Newcomers to our Church Monday, 24 January 2011
My Library is Killing It On Social Media Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The World Doesn't Need Another Blog Wednesday, 05 January 2011
Cracking our Crystal Cathedrals Friday, 17 December 2010
Clinging to Christendom Thursday, 16 December 2010
Finding God in the Food Court Thursday, 09 December 2010
Social Networking and the Future Church Sunday, 05 December 2010
Dinner Church: A Wordless Way of Saying Grace Thursday, 02 December 2010
Superpastor Must Die Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Seven Things I Learned About Marketing and Life From My Dad Sunday, 21 November 2010
Confusing Faith and Religion Thursday, 18 November 2010
Zero Percent Chance Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Naming It Holy: God on Tap Thursday, 11 November 2010
Facebook and Cake Monday, 08 November 2010
Going Public Tuesday, 02 November 2010
Intercessions Friday, 29 October 2010
God as Silence? Thursday, 28 October 2010
Follow Me: Our Changing Cultural Context Saturday, 14 August 2010
Follow Me: Putting the Pieces Together Saturday, 14 August 2010
Follow Me: Social Media Saturday, 14 August 2010
Google Voice: A Godsend for Pastors Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Create a Church Website from Scratch Using Only Social Media Sunday, 23 May 2010
14 Social Media Tools for Churches Monday, 17 May 2010
Four Benefits of Social Media for Churches Tuesday, 27 April 2010
But is Social Media "Real"? Sunday, 18 April 2010
Are Your Social Media and Website in Sync? Thursday, 08 April 2010
Running Prayer Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Parenting: A Sacred Path Saturday, 31 January 2009
My Soul Friend Finn Sunday, 14 December 2008
Scenes from Sabbatical: What a Wonderful View Thursday, 11 December 2008
Scenes from Sabbatical: Being in the Moment Thursday, 11 December 2008