I recently decided to create a separate blog called Simple Church Communications. It comes out of my own learning about church communications, and the needs we have to look for new effective ways to tell our stories. Most recently I wrote about What the “Social Media Revolution” Means for the Methodist Church. Here is the [...]
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Splitting My Blog In Two- Simple Church Communication
August 17th, 2010
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You write about what you know. When I started Forkintheroadmusic I was basically just leading worship both in churches and out at camps, and retreats. Since that time I have become increasingly interested in how we as a church communicate. Because of that interest I have taken on some communication responsibilities in our church, and [...]
Youth Band: Three Things to Check Before Beginning After Summer Break
August 11th, 2010
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Our youth program, like many others, takes on a different schedule for the summer. With all the trips and unusual schedule we found it hard to keep up with our Youth Band over that same period of time. Now summer has come to an end and it’s time to get going again.
You also may be [...]
So You’re Leading Worship for Church Camp- Part 1- Questions to Ask
April 13th, 2010
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So you are sitting in the bookstore, drinking coffee and your phone rings.
“Hey, I was wondering if you would be interested in leading music for camp this year?”, the cheery voice on the other end says. “Um, sure?”, you say “When is it?”.
After a promise to check your calendar you hear, “I’ll call you later [...]
What I Am Reading-Freebies, Printing Press and Questions
November 26th, 2009
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Thought I would let you in on a few different blogs and articles I have been reading lately-
1. The Internet is Not Your Delivery Boy- From Church Marketing Sucks I learned that the internet is not just the 20th century printing press, but should be so much more. It’s not about informing but connecting…
2. Freebie [...]
Help Me Save a Life
November 15th, 2009
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For the past two years I have been supporting the “Nothing But Nets” campaign. The campaign raises money to provide mosquito nets that protect from Malaria with the goal of wiping out the disease on the continent of Africa.
Between now and Christmas I want to raise enough money to buy 1000 nets. At $10 each [...]
Veterans Day
November 11th, 2009
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Here are some photos from a Veteran’s day celebration held at our church.
Before You Create Your Webpage
November 11th, 2009
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“Do you want people to spend time visiting your church website or visiting your church?” This is the question a wise person asked me when I was talking about upgrading our church website. The question caused me to rethink some of the things I was planning for our site. I am not arguing against having a [...]
Instrumental Reflection #11- Veteran’s Day
November 9th, 2009
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This past week we created a video of member of our church, who was in the military, sharing his thoughts on what veterans day means. This weeks instrumental reflection is the background music I composed for that video. Click here to see the whole video.
Just a reminder.. Instrumental Reflections is now available as a podcast. Click [...]
Appreciating Your Worship Team- Ask for Feedback
November 3rd, 2009
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I encourage you to find some way where you can receive honest feedback from those you work with on a weekly basis.
