Check These Out [Mar. 11, 2009]

Here’s the latest installment of blog postings that I really really like… and that I really really think you might like too!

• 5 Step Plan for Social Media Ministry – Once you’re convinced that social media is important to further your ministry… what do you do?
• Creating Magic – Applying Disney business principles to the church. This reminds me of a tweet by @perrynoble back on Jan. 25th (I know because I “favorite’d” it) “The church SHOULD be doing church better than Disney does Disney! They do it for a mouse…we do it for Jesus. We should care way more!”
• Get Your Head in the Clouds – Defines cloud computing and highlights a seriously cool looking application called “SlideRocket”!
• Killing Sermon Cockroaches – Pastors take note! This is a good review of Tony Morgan’s book and how it relates to writing sermons.
• Why TV Lost – When you read this… replace the word “TV” with the word “MINISTRY”! (as suggested by Tony Morgan).
• Yes, CEOs Should Facebook And Twitter – Illustrates how Web 2.0 is no longer just for teenagers! Really… this is a MUST READ!
• Don’t Be the Social Media MySpace – Our efforts to be “social” on the web must have some level of control. Since MySpace hasn’t really changed since it went live… it’s actually dying off! Don’t let the church die off because it’s afraid of change!
• Pastor Shot Dead in the Puplit: 5 Questions to Heed – Addresses the recent pastor shooting in Maryville, IL and asks some unpopular but basic church security questions.
• GraphJam – Just a hilarious waste of time…
  
• Dude Turns to Twitter As Guy Breaks In His House – This actually happened!!!
  
• Goodbye, Evangelicalism – Hmm… interesting.
• Technology Shapes Faith – You’ll seriously want to buy this book!!!

I read/skim hundreds of blog postings each week… I realize this is a lot of links… but seriously… if you realize how many I actually read! Whoa… I “share” a lot of my favorites in my Google Reader. So check that out…