by Rhett Smith | Sep 15, 2009 | Leadership
The Cultivate Conference in Chicago is getting closer every day. Two weeks ago I posted my interview with Carlos Whitaker [aka Ragamuffinsoul], and last week I posted my interview with Cynthia Ware of the Digital Sanctuary. Check it out. This week I’m talking...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 8, 2009 | Leadership
The Cultivate Conference in Chicago is only about 6 weeks away and I’m getting more and more excited everyday with the number of amazing people that are showing up to participate. Last week I posted my interview with Carlos Whitaker [aka Ragamuffinsoul], and he...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 16, 2009 | Technology
it’s official..i have disabled Twitter from my Facebook group..2 very different groups..I wrestled with this for months, but now i did it–12:19 AM Feb 12th from web In the grand scheme of life this decision is about as unimportant as the come…really,...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 3, 2009 | Leadership
incarnation: the act of embodying or state of being embodied in human form I have been thinking about that word quite a bit in recent months as I have come “face to face” with more and more of my online friends on Facebook, Twitter and blog. In fact, if...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 8, 2008 | Leadership
If you are thinking about having more of an online web presence for you church, but aren’t sure how to dive in…or even if you have a great web presence and are in need of some ideas, check out below. First, Tony Steward has a great post How to Launch an...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 18, 2008 | Leadership
Last week I was debating on whether or not I should attend the ECHO Conference, mainly because I was pretty exhausted from just moving here. And second, I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to pay the $329 for the conference. I debated, but ultimately I felt like it...
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 | Jun 19, 2008 | Technology
On Tuesday afternoon I went to coffee with Chris Capehart, one of the co-founders of ROOV. I told Chris when we met that I wasn’t quite sure what to think of ROOV when I heard about it. 1) One more social networking site seems like one too many right now. 2) I...
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 | Apr 18, 2008 | Technology
Obviously we have reached the tipping point, or maybe we are now beyond it. But as others are saying more eloquently than me, the New Media is not a trend, and it’s here to stay. The New Media, Web 2.0, Social Networking, etc…. Check out Collective Muse....
by Rhett Smith | Apr 16, 2008 | Technology
I’ve come across a couple of interesting items the last 24 hours regarding Web 2.0, New Media, technology, etc. First. Cynthia Ware posted Is Your Church Leadership Interactive? at her blog, and at the Leadership Network Digital blog. I love what she says: The...
