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Upward Sports™ Award Night Quick Tip: Keep It Short
I have been performing at Upward Sports™ Award Night programs for many years now, so I have seen a lot of them–both good and, well, ones with room for improvement. I thought I’d create a few posts of tips to make your Upward Sports™ Award Ceremony the best it can be. Here’s a big one: [...]
, on January 20, 2011
Category: Random Thoughts, Upward Sports™ Award Night Tagged Upward Sports Leave a commentFacebook Fan Pages for Churches and Ministries
A lot of churches and ministries are trying to build a presence on Facebook. (And they should. It is a very powerful tool for building community.) I’ve started a brand new project to help churches and ministries to do this. I have started a page on Facebook called Fan Pages for Ministries. I’d like to share [...]
Charging People to Hear The Gospel?
I’m going to suggest something that sounds heretical, but hear me out. Sometimes it makes sense to charge people to hear the gospel. When you are putting on an evangelistic event, in some cases it might be more effective if you charge admission rather than letting people in for nothing. Charging admission for an event has [...]
Am I Religious?
When someone refers to me as being “religious,” it makes me cringe. You see, I’m not a big fan of religion. That’s probably a surprise to some people, given how much religious stuff I do. I am heavily involved at church. I am a seminary student. I even have a full time Christian vocation. It’s not that [...]
Is Faith Worth The Trouble?
I’m wondering if “faith” may be more trouble than it’s worth. Before you write me off as a heretic, hear me out. I don’t have a problem with the biblical concept of faith, it’s the word itself that I have a growing dislike for. In our postmodern culture, many words have been redefined. This creates [...]
Upward Sports™ Award Night Quick Tip: Keep It Short
I have been performing at Upward Sports™ Award Night programs for many years now, so I have seen a lot of them–both good and, well, ones with room for improvement. I thought I’d create a few posts of tips to make your Upward Sports™ Award Ceremony the best it can be. Here’s a big one: [...]
Category: Random Thoughts, Upward Sports™ Award Night Tagged Upward Sports Leave a comment
Facebook Fan Pages for Churches and Ministries
A lot of churches and ministries are trying to build a presence on Facebook. (And they should. It is a very powerful tool for building community.) I’ve started a brand new project to help churches and ministries to do this. I have started a page on Facebook called Fan Pages for Ministries. I’d like to share [...]
Charging People to Hear The Gospel?
I’m going to suggest something that sounds heretical, but hear me out. Sometimes it makes sense to charge people to hear the gospel. When you are putting on an evangelistic event, in some cases it might be more effective if you charge admission rather than letting people in for nothing. Charging admission for an event has [...]
Am I Religious?
When someone refers to me as being “religious,” it makes me cringe. You see, I’m not a big fan of religion. That’s probably a surprise to some people, given how much religious stuff I do. I am heavily involved at church. I am a seminary student. I even have a full time Christian vocation. It’s not that [...]
Is Faith Worth The Trouble?
I’m wondering if “faith” may be more trouble than it’s worth. Before you write me off as a heretic, hear me out. I don’t have a problem with the biblical concept of faith, it’s the word itself that I have a growing dislike for. In our postmodern culture, many words have been redefined. This creates [...]
