Archive for April, 2008

Apr
29/
08

Unplugged : less conference, more conversation

by Michael Buckingham
Unplugged : less conference, more conversation

While I’m extremely excited about the upcoming HOW conference (and honored to be speaking)…I’m intrigued by Mark Batterson’s Unplugged. I knew Mark had been talking about doing a non-conference conference, but this is the first I’ve heard…

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Apr
25/
08

50 hours, 50 nets…$10.

by Michael Buckingham
50 hours, 50 nets…$10.

Now here’s a challenge we can all take on…Anne Jackson is championing an effort to save the 3,000 children that die every day from malaria. $10 buys a net that lasts 3 years, as well as training and treatment…

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Apr
25/
08

8 types of creative critics

by Michael Buckingham
8 types of creative critics

Are you guilty of any of these…

…if so, stop it! Be sure to check out the rest of Tom Fishburne’s comics.

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Apr
23/
08

Christian products…gone to the dogs

by Michael Buckingham
Christian products…gone to the dogs

First it was God’s Gym T-shirts, then Testamints and now…’christian’ dog leashes, dog tags and more!

Is there no end to the things we will sell with a cross on it? Folks, it’s tacky and silly…not two words that…

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Apr
20/
08

Rob Bell at Seeds of Compassion : Anything planted?

by Michael Buckingham

I was first introduced to Rob Bell through his Nooma videos, which I think are outstanding and serve as catalysts for great conversations. I’ve heard him speak at both “everything is spiritual” and his most recent “the gods aren’t angry”…

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Apr
16/
08

Seriously…that sucks.

by Michael Buckingham
Seriously…that sucks.

How do you say that, give the honest truth, and do so without upsetting someone, losing your job, etc?

Phill Cooke wrote a post about losing a potential client because they new he would be honest…

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Apr
15/
08

HOW Design Conference : Design Evangelist

by Michael Buckingham
HOW Design Conference : Design Evangelist

As part of the partnership of CFCC and HOW, I will be speaking at the HOW Design Conference next month. Here’s a snapshot:

More and more, churches are recognizing the value of good design and marketing. From billboards…

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Apr
12/
08

Are you a twit?

by Michael Buckingham
Are you a twit?

I’ll be honest, I didn’t think it would stick…but twitter just doesn’t seem to be going away. So…that means it’s time to investigate and consider jumping on the twittering boat.

So what do you think? Do you twitter, do you…

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Apr
11/
08

Church starts with the frontline

by Michael Buckingham
Church starts with the frontline

Who answers your phone? Who is the first person I see when I walk through your church doors?

They set the tone of the experience that is to follow.

If the voice that answers the phone simply answered the…

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Apr
08/
08

I ♥ Chicago

by Michael Buckingham
I ♥ Chicago

Great creativity only happens with great input and this city breathes creativity and not just as a candidate for the Olympics or in the theater district and places like Millennium Park but just in the way it carries itself.…

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