Connecting With Customers!

One of the best things about my job is that it provides me with the opportunity to meet wonderful people and to hear their “stories.” I consider it a blessing, a privilege and an honor! When I in turn receive a compliment or word of praise from them, I am...

Precious Connection

Some days we need a little inspiration, a reminder that people are still kind, generous, warmhearted and full of love. Once we make that connection, we feel a little brighter and the load feels a little lighter. This video lightened my load a bit. I hope it does the...

Small Churches Making the Connection!

I’m super proud of Stewartsville, UMC in Stewartsville, Indiana! This small Southern Indiana congregation of less than 100 people is embracing social media and is actively pursuing ways to reach out to and connect with the community and its church members. They...

Connecting With Quote Graphics

I’m sure most of you have noticed the new trend on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest where people transform their favorite quote or quotes into an interesting image, with the quote included. Are you noticing it? Are you wondering, “How in the world are...

Door to Door Goes Viral!

Hello Everyone! I subscribe to an online newsletter, “A Sacred Rebel,” that offers information on church technology and church social media strategies. It’s a great resource for me as I work with churches that are developing their “online...

Connectional Thought for Today

Go. Go where you are needed. Go where you will find God – In the eyes and in the faces of God’s beloved ones. This is where you are being sent. This is where you will find your work and, eventually, where you will find yourself again at home....

During presentations and church meetings, we are regularly asked for suggestions and recommendations on how to develop a social media policy for the church. Suggestions we have, but as we tell them, “Since each church is different, and each denomination has its...

Let’s Simplify Things a Bit…..

Are you thinking about developing a Social Media strategy for your church? Are you overwhelmed by the options available to you? It’s o.k. to feel a little overwhelmed by all the options, but it’s not o.k. to ignore them. Social Media and online member...

Connecting Your Voice With The Power of Social Media

The Bible says there is a voice of one calling in the wilderness… “Prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3) The phrase, “A voice crying in the wilderness” conjures up images of a man...

Connectional Thought for Today: Listening

Listening is a form of love, and as we befriend the Divine we can express our love through an act of generous attention. We listen to God when we listen to other people with care and grace. We listen to God by sitting with the sacred stories and allowing them to sink...