Author: Chris Eller

Christ Follower, Husband, Father, Pastor, Geek, Writer, Photographer.

Adult Ministries Discipleship Planning

Grace Church Adult Ministries Advisory Team Discipleship Planning February 7, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.       Grace Church Charter Adult Ministries Leadership Team November 2008 Rationale: Grace Church established the Adult Ministries Leadership Team (AMLT) to serve as resource, represent the congregation and volunteer leaders within adult ministries, and to coordinate the … Continue reading Adult Ministries Discipleship Planning →

Churches and “The Big Game” Copyright Issues

Photo Source: The Christian Post. Every year, churches across the USA face huge competition from an event that has become known as the Super Bowl. In fact, as National Public Radio commentator Frank Deford observed in a piece called “A Merry Super Bowl To All, And To All A Good Game”: Like Halloween and Valentine's … Continue reading Churches and “The Big Game” Copyright Issues →

Old Line Journalism Dying One Tweet at a Time

Today demonstrates well why old line print journalism involving large, corporately-owned media conglomerates is a dying breed. In today's Des Moines Register, publisher Laura Hollingsworth describes the economic woes facing the newspaper: Like all Iowans, we’ve already had a few months of tough decisions. We’ve dealt with a reduction in employees and a furlough program … Continue reading Old Line Journalism Dying One Tweet at a Time →

Introducing Scrapplet: Creating Your Own Site from Scraps

Don Reisinger over at CNET.com’s Webware provides a nice review of Scrapplet, a new web service that allows users to create their own mashable dashboard using “scraps” from other sites. Here’s a brief description from the article: Want to grab your Twitter stream and put that on the same page as your Friendfeed? With Scrapplet, … Continue reading Introducing Scrapplet: Creating Your Own Site from Scraps →

Cliff Notes for the Financial Meltdown

Do you find yourself completely intrigued by the historic economic meltdown confronting the USA and the world? Do you find yourself completely lost in a sea of economic jargon, and as a result, struggling to understand how this could happen? After all, how many of us can understand terms like “credit default swaps” or even … Continue reading Cliff Notes for the Financial Meltdown →