The Switch: PC to Mac

April 23, 2012 in Ministry, Technology with 0 Comments

Recently our church had a 21.5 inch iMac donated (Thank you, Lord!). Its brand new, which is very nice, and it’s been a pleasure to sit down and prepare it for use in our media department.

Our main use will be projection during our church functions (Song lyrics, PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.), but we will more than likely use it for audio and video in the future as well.

I am already a Mac user and see all the benefits of using Mac, so the switch from PC to Mac in our Media department will be a welcomed change.

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Worshipers the Father Seeks

March 15, 2012 in Ministry with 0 Comments

What is worship? Not just in the sense of worship as a word we tend to use so loosely. I read once that there really isn’t a way to define worship, it has to be experienced.

Have you ever did a search for worship on a stock photo site? It’s fairly evident that “worship” has become a very broad term to most. It’s a lot like the word love. “I love that house.” “I love that car”. We don’t really love these things in the way that word was meant to be used.

With worship, a word we seem to use just as loosely, have we as the people of God began to use it in the same way? We go to Sunday morning “worship”, Sunday evening “worship”. We listen to “worship” music. We say “I’m a ‘worship’ leader.”

It’s become something so normal in many ways to us.

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It’s all About App-reciation

March 10, 2012 in Technology with 2 Comments

  • Things Website
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I have a problem. As you can tell from reading my blog, I have an affinity with technology. I love to try out new pieces of technology. I find myself standing around Best Buy or Futureshop just gazing at the latest gadgets.

I have become fascinated with apps lately. I’m always looking for that new app that will somehow make me a little more organized. (Because the right app will suddenly make me the most organized person in the world.)

I find myself searching through the productivity section of the Apple App Store looking for a new todo app that I haven’t tried yet or a new note taking app that has a new feature I haven’t seen yet.

I have found a few that I use on a consistent basis. For example, for sermon prep these are the ones I enjoy.

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Life Update – Design, Design, Design

March 8, 2012 in Life, Web Design with 0 Comments

Starbucks + Keurig! Helps with the busy days.

Well, my blog has been lifeless again lately. Sad times! It has been super busy with life and work.  On the flip side, Starbucks for Keurig became available for us in Canada.  Yes!

A cool thing coming up work wise is our youth retreat for all the youth groups in our area. We have a great speaker and worship leader coming to do ministry at the event and as youth pastors, we believe God will do some amazing things through the event. So that’s exciting!

Another reason I haven’t yet did anything to spruce up my blog or posted much is I have been very busy doing a website redesign for the church I work at. It’s been a lot of fun working on this project.

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White Space in Web Design

February 4, 2012 in Web Design with 5 Comments

Content may be King, but white space is a Prince in waiting.

My mind has been taken up a lot lately with the concept of creating Websites that are easy to read, navigate and are attractive in design.  White space has to be something that for a long time was overlooked.  Sites would jam loads of content into as little space as possible. Or was it just me that thought this way?

Content is king, but if this content isn’t displayed in a way that welcomes visitors to actually view it easily it’s never going to be appreciated for what it is–No matter how amazing this content is. 

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E-Books to the Next Level?

January 30, 2012 in Technology with 2 Comments

I love to read, but I’m not the traditionalist reader. I don’t care about the smell of the book or the feel of the pages in my hands. I’m the same way with music. I really don’t care about holding the physical copy in my hand. I’m happy to be able to go on iTunes or other online distributors to purchase the album or book from there. Within seconds I’m listening to a new cd or reading a new book.  You can’t beat that in my opinion.

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Re-thinking My Blog

January 29, 2012 in Life with 3 Comments

Lately I have been spending a lot of time thinking about where my blog is heading. I went through a ton of transition in the Fall that caused me to neglect my blog. So, I have been thinking…and thinking…and thinking…

Where do I want to go from here?  I think I can basically start over because I don’t feel I have put too much into my current strategy.

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Social Networking for Churches

October 18, 2011 in Ministry, Technology with 4 Comments

I think we can all agree that Social Media has taken over our world in the last few years. MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and now Google+ (to name a few) have all come on stream and are seemingly all doing well.  They have all taken a different outlook on Social Media, but they all are trying to help us connect and network with others.

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Unity: It’s Not Supposed to be Foreign To Us

October 17, 2011 in Life, Ministry, Theology with 0 Comments

Do we really believe that unity within the body of Christ is important? I don’t believe anyone can debate that unity within the body of Christ is an absolute must for us as Christians. I have read many scriptures in the Bible that talk about Unity. One of my favourites being “How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity,” found in Psalm 133:1. It pleases God when we follow His lead on this!

Let’s think logically for a second. If we would strive to live in unity it would cause us not to fight and quarrel (we may disagree, which I think has its place in strengthening us as believers) both which cause dissension in the body. I have alway seen disunity as a cancer to the body of Christ.

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The End is Near

October 11, 2011 in Life with 0 Comments

No, I’m not talking about the End of Time. I know we don’t know for sure when the second coming of Jesus will be, just that we work until he does!  But that’s not what I am writing about anyway. Ha ha.

We received news that the final stages of our home are finally underway. As I am writing this post, there is flooring being put down and paint going on the walls. If the schedule goes as planned we should see cabinets and other finishing touches happen on Friday! This is one of the greatest things we could hear right now! Not having a “home” has been extremely hard. But thank God for some great friends who have helped more than anyone should be expected to.

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