#Unco11
We’re on our way to New York for a week. We’ll do some touristy things, not having been to the Big Apple before, but the reason we’re going is for the 2011 Unconference. #unco11 (as it’s known on Twitter) is a gathering of about 70 adults to build IRL community & learn from one another. … Read more
iPhone Apps for Clergy
Christie and I have had iPhones (of the 3G variety) for nearly 2 years now, and have come to value their functionality, simplicity, and beauty (even if we also need to join a support group from time to time). And we’re just 2 of the growing number of pastors & church workers — many of … Read more
Civility
A brief thought today. I’m not the first to say it, but I’m deeply concerned about the incivility and viciousness that electronic communications seem to generate. Whether it’s getting personally attacked in an email, leaving a nastygram masquerading as a blog comment, or igniting a flame war on social networking sites — it is wrong. … Read more
UMCOR Haiti avatar
I don’t know if the good folks at UMCOR are gonna appreciate this, but I’ve quickly cobbled together an avatar for use on Facebook, Twitter, etc. to help support United Methodist Committee on Relief’s Haiti efforts. United Methodists have already donated more than a million dollars, and tomorrow’s special offerings will bring much more; I … Read more
Ministry, Death, and Making the Words Obey
My conference was breaking for lunch today, and I pulled my iPhone out (the laptop I’d been tweeting on died) to post a Twitter update when this tweet appeared: I was shocked, numb. I had been concerned about Gideon Addington since Sunday when Meredith started wondering where usually active @gideony was. At first we were … Read more
HootSuite iPhone app review
I’m a big fan of HootSuite, a browser-based Twitter application with some very nice features. They provide some insightful statistics on their ow.ly shortlinks, provide the ability to schedule tweets in advance, and provided a lists function before Twitter rolled theirs out. They’ve also recently rolled out the ability to update Facebook and LinkedIn statuses … Read more
