by Rhett Smith | Apr 12, 2023 | Intentional Living, Videos
I have been sharing a lot with friends, colleagues, and clients recently, the life giving importance I have found in being completely embedded in open community during this season of life. In short — being deeply connected in relationships with others where I...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 4, 2023 | Intentional Living
embed — “fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass” (Oxford Language Dictionary) I chose that word intentionally, because connect didn’t seem to accurately portray what I am getting at. Connecting to community seems categorically different...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 30, 2017 | Faith, Podcast
This week’s episode is somewhat of a continuation of Episode 89 where I reflected on the role of Lent in helping us process pain and suffering, and as a time to work through trauma. That is, Lent is a period of remembering that is important for us if we are to...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 16, 2015 | Podcast
“The people who are having the greatest impact are the people who have heaps of this one thing… Trust.” (Learning to Master the Art of Trust, pp. 1) You may recognize Aubrey’s name from episode 14 which was a very popular episode. In that...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 29, 2013 | Intentional Living
Back in December I was laid up in bed sick for a few days. And while in bed I decided to watch a few documentaries on Netflix. There were so many options to choose from and I couldn’t decide. But I remember someone on Twitter or Facebook mentioning that if you...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 3, 2009 | Technology
So I wrote this post back in November of 2008, Community Organizer+Grasp of Web 2.0/Social Media=President Elect Obama. And then I saw this on July 1, 2009. And then this tweet by Tony Steward on July 2, 2009. #churchonline political campaigns found leveraging online...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 24, 2009 | Leadership
This is a guest post by John Sampson. John is a Residence Director who supports discipleship and missional work for Oasis Church in Pasadena, CA. He blogs on church mission, leadership, and life at Jon Sampson. Jon also Twitters at @jonsampson. Rhett’s recent...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 31, 2009 | Technology
Asking whether or not online community is real community is really not even a good question, or the right question in my opinion, but it’s one that everyone seems to be asking. Lots of people have already answered that question but many are continuing to...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 27, 2009 | Intentional Living
What Are You Passionate About? I like all the creative things that different bloggers are doing online to help us connect and get to know others in the online community. I love Rick Smith’s “double popped” interviews and John Saddington’s chats...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 28, 2009 | Leadership
Stay tuned for the second part of my interview with Anne Jackson tomorrow.
by Rhett Smith | Dec 17, 2008 | Technology
The Question? It seems like people have been asking the question: Can you have community online? Or at least some form of this question is asked. Usually adjectives are thrown in front of the word community such as “true” or “real” or...
by Rhett Smith | Dec 15, 2008 | Leadership
Connect, Network and Collaborate are just three of the things that I hope to do at the Innovation3 Gathering in Dallas, TX on January 27-28. The event is put on by Leadership Network and is host to a plethora of speakers in just two days. Leadership Network says this...
by Rhett Smith | Dec 8, 2008 | Technology
Social Media as a Tool If you look up social media on Wikipedia this is the first sentence you read. Social media are primarily Internet- and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. So inherent in the discussion (at least here and...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 17, 2008 | Intentional Living
Great guest post by Leo Wurschmidt over at Church Crunch today, Meatspace Monday 4–CLT WordCamp–Taking the Online Community Offline. I love the phrase, “taking the online community offline.” For as big a fan as I am of social media, online...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 22, 2008 | Technology
Is Blogging Dead Yesterday afternoon I read two Tweets from Jeremiah Owyang, Senior Analyst at Forrester. They were as follows: Wired suggests blogs are old hat –call me old fashioned! followed by, What’s interesting is that the Wired opinion doesn’t...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 3, 2008 | Leadership
In class my adviser, Ryan Bolger, often tells a story about a pastor of a mega-church in Arizona. One day the pastor, while walking with his son across the campus of the church he built, said, “Son, this is all going to yours someday,” and his son took a step...
by Rhett Smith | May 16, 2008 | Technology
It’s funny how some words become commonplace in a community or culture. As a resident of Los Angeles you hear a lot of talk about “sex” and “sushi.” It seems that these are two things that Angelenos highly esteem. So when I came across...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 29, 2008 | Writing
I am really behind in some reviews, but here is what is on deck: Sex, Sushi, & Salvation: Thoughts on Intimacy, Community, & Eternity by Christian George. I am almost done with this book and will have a review shortly. But so far, I really like what I see. ...
