Good Ideas vs. Ideas that Do Good

Good Ideas vs. Ideas that Do Good

Here's a quick story I made up to illustrate a common church conundrum. Let’s call our first congregant Amy. Amy is highly involved in leadership and has an opinion about everything. Every time something goes wrong, Amy is quick to point out what we should be doing...

Digital Proficiency Matters

Digital Proficiency Matters

Let me be upfront. I am not a digital native. I am a resident alien in all places wireless, HTML, and electronic. In seventh grade, while all of my peers were excited about fancy keyboards which would allow a person to press a button and play Ode to Joy with a Salsa...

Systemically Sinful Algorithms

Systemically Sinful Algorithms

The recent exposition of Facebook's psychological experiments on it's users raises of bevvy of questions related to the moral use of algorithms. First off, here's a quick primer on what an "algorithm" is as it relates to social media. An algorithm is a complex...

Announcing Iowa Interfaith Power and Light

Announcing Iowa Interfaith Power and Light

URLoved's newest site is Iowa Interfaith Power and Light. It's packed full of interactivity and useful information and is fully responsive. At first glance it is monochromatic blue, but most of the elements you interact with turn green, a symbolic nod to the mission...

Worship for Millennials

Worship for Millennials

What factors should be taken into account when designing worship with Digital Native, Millennials in mind? It's often said that Millennials have short attention spans and are non-committal, but I think this is a miss-representation. Instead, I believe that they crave...

Now Everyone Can Speak in Tongues

Now Everyone Can Speak in Tongues

Just in time for Pentecost! Skype announced the imminent release of Skype Translate last week. Skype Translate will translate your Skype calls in real time via text or voice. It's unlikely that it will be as good as a "universal translator" or "babblefish," but it...

Challenging the Status Quo for Church Websites

Challenging the Status Quo for Church Websites

Several years ago I made it my mission to help churches leverage technology for ministry. I understood that technology would fundamentally change the way we do church and that we were ill equipped to handle the challenge. I've done my best to venture into new...

Where to Find Free Church Graphics

Where to Find Free Church Graphics

Below is an current list of the best places to find free church graphics. Church Specific http://www.openchurch.com/category/free-resources/artwork/ http://www.ccvresources.com/ http://churchmediadesign.tv/category/freebies/ http://churchvisuals.com/downloads/...

The Prototypical Church Website

The Prototypical Church Website

I reviewed about 100 top rated church websites to determine what the typical church website looks like. To be clear, the intention wasn't to determine what the best church website should look like; but rather, what people believe the best church website should look...

Why Christianity Should Be Entrepreneurial

Why Christianity Should Be Entrepreneurial

God was an entrepreneur in choosing to relate to us through Christ in a new way. Up until that point, our direct experience with God was limited to some choice "burning bushes." Christ was the embodiment of risk taking on behalf of God; constantly finding new ways to...

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