Collide Magazine

The weekend is here, which means the “Big Game” is approaching. But before you sit down in front of your massive HDTV with all your friends and enough junk food to feed a small army, may I suggest you read the Week In Review.

• A list of the top social networks of 2008.
• 10 reasons why people leave your church website.
• Taking silent pictures with your cell phone could soon be banned.
• Christ and Pop Culture takes a look at TV and films in 2009.
• The Pope recently embraced Facebook, but also issued a warning.
• A baby becomes the youngest person to use Twitter.
• Are Christian reality shows on the rise? We hope not!
• The best HD video web service out there.
• Google officially releases an offline email service.
• Barton Damer offers some suggestions for worship backgrounds and typography. 

Happy Football Day!

This week’s videos are an odd bunch but a good one! Enjoy.

The newspaper on the internet? No way!

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Chris Seay just led a great Worship & Arts breakout at Innovation3 on the arts in the church–specifically, communicating stories that help people learn and engage with Scripture. Did you know that neurological and sociological research suggests that people’s brains can’t retain facts long-term unless they have a narrative with which to frame and hold those facts? No, I didn’t either. That’s why Chris Seay is awesome.

Here are my notes from his breakout: (more…)

Another great main session (Ed Stetzer, Nancy Ortberg, Bob Roberts, John Bishop), another unedited minddump of my session. Enjoy, but please read at your own risk: (more…)

Here are my stream-of-consciousness notes from Dawn Nicole Baldwin’s Church Branding breakout at Innovation3. If your church is in need of some branding & identity strategy/consultation, do yourself a favor and get in touch with Dawn at AspireOne.

The notes: (more…)