|
It seems there are many patriotic holidays during the summer months…Memorial, Independence day…others I’m sure. Then again, there are a lot of holidays all year long. Lots of them. So, which is the most liked I wonder… Which is your favorite? Your friends favorite? Share with us…tell us why! I’m a HUGE fan of a little thing called TWITTER. (social networking…lots of fun) Anyway, one of the fun things about TWITTER are the many ways we can do it. There are so many “apps” out there for your phones and desktops that add so many neat little tools to what you do with TWITTER. Its fun! Recently I just began using a new “app” called TWEETDECK! Personally, I’m LOVING it!! It allows me to…
For me, I’m loving the new treasures I’ve found with TWEETDECK! However, just like with all things…something new will be there tomorrow that’s even better! So, what do you use to TWITTER? I saw this episode when it premiered…hilarious! Wait till you get about a minute in, you’ll see!! Hit me back, what did you think?
Jul
01
2009
going one up on Disney, MTV & NickPosted by: pudge in CM TACTICS, LEAD, CREATE, COMMUNICATEHave you ever been to Disney world? Six Flags? Some amusement park that just PSYCH’D you out of our mind, it was so much fun?!?! I’m sure there’s some place you’ve been like that!! Truth is, you probably LOVED it and you begged to go back many, many, many, many times! Only to hear, “no, that was just a special trip” or “we can’t afford to go back that much.” But, let’s go back in time for a minute and pretend. Let’s say we changed things and you were able to go back to that place. You went back once every week of the year. 52 times. Every week. Same thing…just you. Do you think it would get old? Repetitive…? Maybe not at first, but in time, it probably would. You’d start to want someone to share the experience with. You’d want something more than just a connection to just a place. Now, let’s bring this back to what we do…
Many times we look to the BIG POWER HOUSES like Disney, MTV, and Nickelodeon for ideas for what to do. Which is good…great even! They are reaching kids for the sake of just fun. We are reaching kids for the cause & calling of Christ. We can learn from what they do. God teaches us through all forms of life. However, we have the ability to so something that they can’t. Something they continue to try to create but can’t, something they should look to us to learn from. We have the ability to connect kids to a LOVING SAVIOR, a COMMUNITY of kids and leaders that care about them & give them (the kids) OWNERSHIP in the outreach of this place they love. In the end, we crave more than just an experince. We crave a connection.
Jun
30
2009
people learn from experiencePosted by: pudge in LEAD, CREATE, COMMUNICATE, RAGAMUFFIN reflectionI like to study people. I’m one of those people that loves psychology and sociology. What’s interesting to me is that the more I watch and study people the more I’m noticing something about the way we learn as people. Tradition tells us we learn most by reading, writing, etc. Which, it’s true, there is A LOT of learning that takes place this way. Ironically though, I’m noticing that the best learning comes from what we experience. Think about it…
We learn more from experience more than we realize. How to clean a house, how to pump gas, how to change paper in the printer paper tray, how to twitter. Someone may have spoke into us to get us started, but we learned the in’s and out’s of it from experience. What’s interesting to me, is that, if that’s true…what are people learning from us right now?
The truth is. We learn from experience more than anything else. It sticks with us best that way. The scary part is…all the people watching us, learn the same way. How we do what we do, is how they will learn to do what they do. Our influence will impact their experience and affect HOW they carry out their calling; whether they’ll LIVE out their ministry, or just DO it. People are watching. How are we doing? |
