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2016 Look Back: YouTube Series

We’re living in such a unique time in history where the world is more connected and anyone can create and consume high quality videos anywhere and anytime. 2016 was a year when video creators surged...

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2016 Look Back: Snapchat Series

Many predicted Snapchat to be 2016’s social network. It’s not hard to see why since the social network undoubtedly caused quite a stir in the social media world. Last April I dedicated a blog series...

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2016 Look Back: Church Website Series

Last May I wrote a series of blog posts about church websites. I looked through Wordpress and Squarespace and detailed my experience sharing some advice on managing church/ministry websites on these...

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2016 Look Back: Podcasting Series

Last year we continued to see the trend of podcasting grow tremendously. Anyone anywhere has the capability to create valuable audio content and share it to a massive mobile audience.The truth is, as...

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2016 Look Back: NYC Favorite Things Series

Our family had an incredible 2 years living in New York City. Our hopes and dreams for living in the city were far surpassed by the experiences that we had and we will forever be shaped by these...

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2016 Look Back: The Future Series

Last September, I wrote a series of blog posts about The Future Of various things like social media, websites, TVs, etc. I made some predictions on how certain technologies will develop. Some of my...

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2016 Look Back: TVApp Series

For almost a year now, I can still remember how my friends and I worked together to create a powerful, flexible and affordable TV Application for Ministries! Learn all the reasons why your church or...

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Instagram Live is Here and Why You Shouldn’t Use It

I love new things, especially on social media! Innovation seems to continue to be the key to success whether you are a social media user or a social media platform creating new features for users....

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Thank You PushPay

This past week I had the privilege of presenting at the eChurch Summit at Disneyland Hotel hosted by PushPay. Prior to this event I was already a big fan of PushPay and had helped several churches...

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Thankful for Church Leaders Stepping Up

Last week I was catching up on old podcasts and listened to the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast recapping their first year of podcasting. In their discussion around technology and communications in...

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5 Facebook Live Ideas for Your Ministry

Facebook Live is the hottest trend in social media right now. We are seeing so much engagement around this new feature and I believe that every ministry has a unique opportunity to use this feature...

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5 Facebook Live Tips for Your Ministry

Recently I shared 5 Ideas for your ministry to use Facebook Live. This list could have been 100 points long and I think the best thing you can do is just start using it as much as possible and see...

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What I’m Learning about 360 Video and Virtual Reality

I’ve been obsessed with Virtual Reality (VR) since the first time I put on Oculus Rift VR Goggles for the first time about 2 years ago. Shortly after that Google released Google Cardboard and it...

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What I’m Learning about 3D Printing

For Christmas this year I bought my daughters (4 and 7 years old) a 3D Printer.Okay, maybe it was for me, but I saw it as a learning opportunity for them and something that I could create little toys...

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What I’m Learning about Drones

If we’re connected on social media or if you listen to either of my podcasts (Social Media Church  and Awesome Marriage Podcast) you know that I’m a big fan of drones. For Christmas about 3 years ago...

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We’re Hiring a Social Media Ministry Leader

Do you love social media and have a passion for ministry? Are you highly detailed and love working with people and managing process? We might just have the job for you! I joined Dunham+Company now...

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What is YouTube?

When it comes to social media, I often get the question of where YouTube fits. Well, I see YouTube having 3 core purposes:A Video LibraryA Search EngineA Social NetworkFirst, I see YouTube as a video...

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YouTube vs Vimeo

Organizations are always asking me if they should use YouTube or Vimeo. My answer is almost always the same: both.These 2 platforms are great, but for different reasons.YouTube is a great standalone...

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My 360 Camera Rig

In January I got my first 360 camera and many have asked me about my camera rig as they’ve seen some of my 360 videos on Facebook. It’s actually quite simple and consists of 3 things:Insta360...

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Creating a Generous Culture in Your Church

I met Trent Dunham over 3 years ago now where I first heard him share a presentation titled “Creating a Generous Culture” to church leaders. I immediately began to integrate some of these learnings...

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