by Rhett Smith | Mar 18, 2009 | Technology
LifeChurch.tv Second Life Campus Tour Douglas: Is the virtual church a real/genuine church? Andrew Absolutely not. But neither is a physical gathering in a church building on a Sunday morning. The body of Christ is a spiritual aggregation of believers whose names are...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 23, 2008 | Technology
There are a lot of amazing things happening in the world of ministry and technology. So much so that it’s hard to keep up with all of it. Some churches are on the leading edge of innovation, while others are still trying to get a website put together. Wherever...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 22, 2008 | Leadership
This last weekend was a great time at Blogworld and New Media Expo, and GodblogCon. It was my fourth year at GodblogCon, and my 2nd time at Blogworld. I have some thoughts about the conference and I will be posting them this week, but just a sampler of some things...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 20, 2008 | Leadership
10:44am: Andrew Jones is setting up for his talk….people are beginning to stream in the room..everyone looking for power strips. haaa 10:50am: #bwe08 is one of the best conferences to be at in my opinion. Where else do you get such diversity in the tech world...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 13, 2008 | Technology
I had the privilege yesterday of interviewing Andrew Jones along with Andrew Jackson, Cynthia Ware, Matthew Anderson and Marcus Goodyear. Jones has some great insight into the history of blogging (he’s been blogging since 1997/1998) and ministry. Some really...
by Rhett Smith | May 12, 2008 | Technology
A little over a week ago I was having coffee and talking technology and ministry with Cynthia Ware of The Digital Sanctuary. And she told me a story about some friends of hers and how they had received information from Twitter regarding some events that later became...
by Rhett Smith | May 1, 2008 | Technology
Everytime I think I am advanced with the Web 2.0/New Media stuff, I realize I’m not. I usually realize it after reading one of Andrew Jones’ posts. Take yesterday’s post for example. His spring cleaning led to my anxiety. But don’t worry...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2008 | Leadership
I just got back from 8 days in Mexico City and one of the things that stuck out to me the most (in a sad, discouraging and appalling way), was all of the photos, paintings, etc. of a Euro Jesus with blond hair and blue eyes all over the city. That is what you get when...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 29, 2008 | Technology
As a lot of you know, I have been invovled with GodblogCon the last few years, last year speaking on New Media Ministry to the Myspace- Facebook Generation: Employing New Media Technologies Effectively In Youth Ministries. I will be doing something this next year at...