Today I was talking with Bob Nahrstadt of Next Creative Media as we made some plans for next week’s CTDRT SoCal Meeting. Something he said brought to mind a comment he made on our webinar a while back. He was talking about managing our technical ministry in such a way that we get a seat [...]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Sustainability–How Do We Achieve It?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about sustainability. If you missed the previous 2 posts, you can read them here and here. The first post is about what sustainability is not. The second talks about reasons we don’t tend to live sustainable lives. Today, I want to explore how to live sustainably. Now [...]
Sustainability–The Reasons We Blow It
Last week we looked at what sustainability was not. This week I want to explore some of the lies we tell ourselves as we work at an unsustainable pace. But first, let’s consider the phrase, “sustainable pace.” When I talk about a sustainable pace I mean this; Working at a pace that enables you to [...]
Confessions of a Workaholic
This week, I did the unthinkable. I postponed 2 projects and took a few days off.
Hi. My name is Mike. And I’m a workaholic. I would say a recovering workaholic, but just as quickly as I think I’m “recovering,” I’m back at it again. And don’t look at me with that “I can quit anytime” [...]
Reaching Out
I’ve written about this before but this is a subject that bears repeating. Being a Tech Arts Director is a pretty lonely job sometimes. You might be the only one on your church staff who has any technical knowledge at all. Even if you work at a larger church with a tech staff, it’s hard [...]
Nine Reasons I Twitter Pt. 3
Wrapping up my series on Twitter with the final three reasons. Number seven…
Twitter Reminds Me I’m Not Alone
When someone tweets about forgetting to unmute the audio for a video roll (no names this time…), I’m reminded I’m not the only one who makes mistakes. When someone writes about having a really rough day, I think, [...]
