New Ministry Strategy and Media Blog
I came across a new ministry strategy and media blog today, Forward Thinking. Recent posts includes topics like strategic volunteering, defensive blogging, and ministry branding. All are written from a decisively Christian view and seem to reflect a genuine desire to glorify God through the strategic use of media, technology, and business principles. For instance, in the post about strategic volunteering, the author demonstrates how the principle reflects Biblical teaching, quoting Eph. 4:15-16 in support. The blog doesn’t smack of a desire to increase a church’s size through slick marketing; rather, it reads like genuine Christian service meant to enable churches to communicate and function more effectively, for the glory of God.
The blog reflects my own desire to merge my skill in communications with my passion for world missions. I’ve thought about starting a blog or website geared to helping missionaries better communicate their stories, but I’ve never got past the thinking stage. Seeing this blog, and the (possibly new) Lucky Rock media ministry \ ministry strategy \ mobile & Web ministry group that it is connected to rekindles my dream .
Students giving up social networking for Lent
I thought this was interesting. Any takers? There’s only a little more than a week left; it wouldn’t be that hard.
Students giving up social networking for Lent
Awesome Missions Videos
In an effort to recruit the YouTube generatin, TWR has released three missions videos. The videos are really entertaining and catchy. I wish I knew how to write stories like these. Take a minute and watch one; I’m sure you’ll be impressed!
Boot camp for Internet addicts in China
I just saw an interesting story on NBC Nightly News that I thought I’d pass along. Turns out, the economic upturn in China has led to many young men from well-to-do families becoming addict to the Internet. The parents interviewed in the segment described violent outbursts from their kids when they tried to restrict their Internet use, and online stories suggests that the kids risk failing grades and other events all in a never-ending effort to keep up with their friends online.
To help combat the program, the Chinese government has started a boot camp for the Internet addicts. The students are forced to participate in physical exercise and military-style simulations, all in an effort to unplug the kids from the Internet and connect them to the real world again.
Who would’ve thought? Read more.
