Jan
26
2013

Ministry Tech Tip: Get the best of the internet delivered to you.

Every morning, I glance through dozens of blog posts. If post title interests me, I read it. If I feel like it would be helpful to my friends, I share it on Facebook, twitter, and Google+. This would probably take a ton of time if I went to each blog and web site to get [...]

Jan
8
2013

Ministry Tech Tip: Getting Your Sermons Online for Free

One of my goals for 2013 is to publish a book on Tech Tips for Pastors. This book will empower Pastors with ten simple and free (or nearly free) tricks that will see them doing amazingly useful things with the technology that they already own. All of these tricks are things that I use in [...]

Sep
29
2011

The Ultimate Sermon Manuscript iPad Workflow

Introduction Why a sermon manuscript When I preach, I prefer to have a sermon manuscript. Now this does not mean that I read a manuscript. I am a firm believer that there is a difference between reading and preaching, but I don’t feel prepared unless I have a manuscript written, and I have wrestled with [...]

Sep
1
2011

Five Web Apps I Use To Teach

Typingweb.com I teach a typing class and a computer class to junior high students. I think learning to type is fairly straightforward. Unfortunately, it involves a lot of repetitious drills. The hardest thing about teaching typing is assessment. In our class, most of our typing is done the old fashioned way, using typing books that [...]

Aug
29
2011

Five Steps to Writing a Sermon (My Sermon Writing System)

Recently, someone asked me how I prepare sermons.  I don’t know why anybody would be interested in this information, but I do think I have found a system that works (for me).   Plan out expository sermon series well in advance. One of the things that has helped me immensely is to plan out my [...]

Aug
4
2011

Five iPad Apps I Actually Use In My Ministry

We did pretty well on our income taxes this year and it came back about the same time we put the last nail in the coffin of our debt, so to celebrate we got  iPads.  To be honest, I got my iPad (like most people) to be a big shiny toy.  After two months of [...]

Aug
1
2011

Eek! Just lost my whole website updating wordpress!

I guess I’m not cautious enough. I guess I always took those warnings about backing up your wordpress files when you update as meant for other people. Whatever my shortcomings, I just lost years worth of content and design work, all because I hit the “update” button a little too hastily. So if this website [...]