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Go Jott.

written by Dave Merwin
Tuesday, May 1, 2007

With Jott, you call a number, leave a message and it is converted to email and a text message and then sent to whom ever you are jotting.

SurveyMonkey

written by Ben Dubow
Sunday, April 22, 2007

We are currently doing a church-wide survey at St. Paul’s Collegiate Church using the online survey tool SurveyMonkey. I really believe in the power of surveys and evaluation in the church. Our survey is covering everything including evaluating preaching, web use, music, children’s ministry, giving, serving, parking, spiritual growth, personal evangelism, demographics, etc.

Where did we go… Check Out Google Apps

written by Dave Merwin
Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Wow. That was lame. We made some server changes and the DNS got messed up. That brought the site down for a bit. Sorry for the confusion. We aren’t going anywhere.
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Second Life Ministry

written by Ben Dubow
Monday, March 19, 2007

Awhile back, Dave posted about Second Life and ministry possibilities there. It turns out that two of the most innovative ministries in the country–in terms of the use of technology and connecting to people where they are at–have launched ministries in Second Life. They are LifeChurch.tv and XXXChurch.com.

Purpose Driven 2.0?

written by Ben Dubow
Saturday, February 24, 2007

I just got back from a Purpose-Driven Conference at Saddleback Church. It was a fantastic conference with tons of take-aways. (Read some of my general thoughts on the conference here). One of the most interesting things at the conference was when Rick Warren spoke about some of the things they are doing with technology and web.

The Blogging Church

written by Ben Dubow
Sunday, February 18, 2007

I’ve been meaning to write a review of the new book THE BLOGGING CHURCH by Brian Bailey with Terry Storch. I haven’t had time, but let me say it is a very good book, especially for churches and pastors considering blogging.

Introducing Krugle - The Code Search Engine

written by Dave Merwin
Thursday, February 15, 2007

I just saw the Scoble Vodcast about Krugle – the code search engine. If you are working on ANY development project, you need to know about Krugle.

Text Message Sermon

written by Ben Dubow
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Tonight we tried something different and I think innovative in our service at St. Paul’s Collegiate Church. The message was on prayer and we invited people to text message me during the service and message with questions, comments and reactions to the message and on the topic of prayer. Some of the “texts” got integrated into the message in “real time” while others…

Understanding Web 2.0

written by Ben Dubow
Thursday, February 8, 2007

WEB 2.0 is a term that gets thrown around a lot. Bobby Gruenewald has posted a YouTube video that does a nice job of explaining and capturing what Web 2.0 is and why it is pretty revolutionary. You should check it out and let me know what you think. LINK: web 2.0 at LifeChurch.tv : swerve

Dave is a Second Life newbie

written by Dave Merwin
Thursday, January 11, 2007

For those of you who do not know, Second Life is a paid online community taking place in a completely interactive virtual world. What a fascinating place. A completely virtual world with out constraints like death or physics, disease or a personal history. My head is spinning with what this new world represents. What it will mean to sociology? What will it mean to corporate responsibility?