Category Archives: Church

Conspiracy vs. Collaboration

There are two models of communication at play today. Conspiracy or Collaboration There are times when conspiracy is a necessary evil. Most of the time though, conspiracy is a detriment to our relationships. It limits us and pits us against one another. Which do you use in your business? … in your church? … with …

July 2, 2008 – 9:26 am | By DUST!N | Posted in Church, Communication, Marketing, Word of Mouth | Comments (5)

Birds of a Feather

A little Thursday update because I don’t know if I’ll blog tomorrow. Just got out of Kem Meyer’s session Got Blog? It was a great session. Yes, some of the material was basic, but that’s what the session description stated. Still, she shared some great advice to bloggers – novice and veteran alike. Also, I …

June 14, 2007 – 10:47 am | By DUST!N | Posted in Blogging, Church, Creativity | Comments (0)

Learning the Art of Faith and Art

This isn’t as profound as the title suggests. Next week, I’m attending a Chicago conference with a team from Liberty Church in Broken Arrow, OK.   It’s the Arts Conference at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago’s suburb of South Barrington, IL. This will be my third time to attend one of their Arts Conferences.  It’s …

June 8, 2007 – 4:29 pm | By DUST!N | Posted in Blogging, Church, Spirituality | Comments (2)

… I’m it!

Sorry I didn’t have time to make this shorter. After being tagged by both John Grant and Spike (who both have GREAT blogs – check ‘em out), I’m way late in getting this done. We’re going through some exciting changes at our fledgling agency. Since I merged my consulting practice with Sandy’s agency, I have …

January 26, 2007 – 8:55 am | By DUST!N | Posted in Bloggers I Read, Church, Personal/Family | Comments (2)

A Conspiracy the Church Should Get In On

If you’re strongly involved in a church, you might be wondering how this new world of Cluetrain, word-of-mouth, and Web 2.0 affects the church body. Bill Kinnon has written (and recorded) an excellent book addressing this topic, A Networked Conspiracy: Social Networks, the Church, and the Power of Collective Intelligence. Bill was kind enough to …

July 7, 2006 – 8:11 am | By DUST!N | Posted in Blogging, books, Church, Technology | Comments (2)

It’s Not Accounting…

…maybe that’s why I love the concept so much (sorry my CPA friends): Asset-Based Thinking (non-flash version) Just think what could be possible if people focused on: • Opportunities rather than problems • Strengths more than weaknesses • What can be done instead of what can’t Within their material, I see the phrase: Small Shifts …

April 28, 2006 – 11:57 am | By DUST!N | Posted in books, Church, Human Resources | Comments (1)

Convert or Awaken?

Are you spending all of your time trying to convert people to your product, service, church, organization, or political party? Get ready for the long, hard road ahead. I’m not saying that it won’t work, I’m not even saying it won’t be worth it. It is just a very difficult, yet strangely widely accepted, road …

January 27, 2006 – 5:36 pm | By DUST!N | Posted in Branding, Church, Seth Godin, Unconventional Marketing | Comments (1)

Can Advertising and Faith Coexist?

Advertising and the Christian faith make strange bedfellows. My wife and I are currently going through a small group study by Crown Financial Ministries. The study is intended to help families apply biblical principals to their money management. One of the points they make is that the more TV you watch, the more catalogs you …

September 16, 2005 – 9:15 am | By DUST!N | Posted in Advertising, Branding, Church, Marketing, Society, Spirituality | Comments (3)