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You might have heard the term API somewhere, and you might have wondered what that meant. Well, wonder about it no longer, we're here to help.
In this episode of The City Speaks, we're talking about APIs and how they help us serve the Church. Don't worry, it's a short video, and there's even a little comic relief for those of us who remember the good old days of the VCR.
It's been a couple weeks since Steve Jobs died, and that time has been heady for me. As a designer, I can't deny the impact that Steve Jobs has had on my life, my work, and my surroundings, and I know most of us can say the same. Here is a man who changed the world, who derailed the direction that technology was going and made it go somewhere different. He challenged us to think different about… read more »
Today is my last day here at The City. It is surreal to type these words.
I love my job. I love the team. I love helping the church. This is easily the best job I have ever had and I can positively say I love it more today than I ever have.
For my entire career, I have been working as a designer to support my ministry endeavors as a worship leader. Many of you live in the same tension. It’s… read more »
Twitter Best Practices for your Church
Why Facebook is good for your church
Facebook, Twitter and The City
So, let’s get specific about what this means for the church. At the highest level, a church needs to decide what its main goal for using social media is. Is it communication? Is it community? Is it outreach? In all cases, the need for both public and private platforms is essential because different goals require different tools. You wouldn’t host a dinner party… read more »
How do you utilize technology without taking away from relationship? We’ve found this question intriguing because of the range of responses it creates. While some see opportunity to connect, others get very nervous. Some cite the increase in email, sms, and social networks as the cause of relational disconnection, and they have some good points.
The question is important because these… read more »
How do you use technology to promote your mission? This is a fantastic question that we should all consider. All churches, big or small, forward thinking or traditional use some sort of technology to do church. The prayer chain utilizes phones, sharing prayers on The City utilizes the internet, both are technology.
In our most recent City Conversation, Pastor Mark Driscoll shared an… read more »
What are you doing? What's happening? What's on your mind?
Familiar questions, aren't they? Questions our culture is obsessed with. Questions we ask, answer, and have answered for us constantly. In fact, we see the effects of this all around us: regardless of the social sphere, an inordinate amount of time and effort is spent answering questions of what or how.
Thanks to this general… read more »