This past winter when I was still working for Free Methodist Church USA, I was privileged to speak to the leadership of the denomination through six regional events called “Equipping for Excellence”. My keynote was in two parts: Developing a Communication Strategy for Your Church and a vision/tutorial piece on a platform we built for the denomination. Both were received well. However...
What Life Lessons Have I Learned About Vocation Since College? [Part 3 of 3]
Here’s a goofy promo pic of our at Upper Room Technologies. It’s one of the coolest places to work. I recently had opportunity to speak to communication majors at Spring Arbor University. The question I was asked to answer was What do our students need to know as they are preparing to enter the ever-changing Com & Media workplace? What skills, knowledge, (life...
The Illusion of Privacy
A couple of weeks back,the star wide receiver for USC made some inflammatory statements on Twitter towards his coach. He also said he was quitting the team. After he made these comments, he took the tweets down and made his profile private. But the damage was already done. He’s now no longer with the team and his potential future in the NFL. That same week, iCloud had a security flaw...
Facebook Contract for Teens
This is a repost from my family blog from a few years ago. I’ve had some requests on these type of resources, so I’m posting it here. I’m a parent of an amazing teen. I acknowledge that growing up as a teen today is 1000 times harder than when my shadow dawned the hallways of high school. Social media, specifically Facebook, has changed the way high school students connect. A...