I’ve been a big person when it comes to beta testing a new social platform. I would love the chance to be able to try out Google Wave. I requested an invite from Google weeks ago, but I imagine I’m a long ways off from getting a direct invite.

I’ve been a big person when it comes to beta testing a new social platform. I would love the chance to be able to try out Google Wave. I requested an invite from Google weeks ago, but I imagine I’m a long ways off from getting a direct invite.

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I don’t have much of a ministry or church way I’ll use this, but I just wanted to comment and say “Thanks” for a good giveaway idea. A thousand times better than “Follow me and retweet this message.”

Really shows your heart and passion for the church.

I don’t have much of a ministry or church way I’ll use this, but I just wanted to comment and say “Thanks” for a good giveaway idea. A thousand times better than “Follow me and retweet this message.”

Really shows your heart and passion for the church.

I work with ministries and non-profits helping them upgrade their image and teach them how to use the internet to communicate with their donors and gain new ones.

I would love to get a jump on using wave and see what it has to offer.

Plus it would be pretty fun!

I work with ministries and non-profits helping them upgrade their image and teach them how to use the internet to communicate with their donors and gain new ones.

I would love to get a jump on using wave and see what it has to offer.

Plus it would be pretty fun!

looking for a google wave invie hope i get 1

looking for a google wave invie hope i get 1

josh is a good dude, you should give it to him!

This is an awesome thing you are doing. I am the lead pastor of LifePoint Church in Cleveland, TN and would love to use this with my team to streamline how we communicate. I also do web design and it would be an awesome tool for collaboration.

I would love an invite if you should be so inclined.

josh is a good dude, you should give it to him!

This is an awesome thing you are doing. I am the lead pastor of LifePoint Church in Cleveland, TN and would love to use this with my team to streamline how we communicate. I also do web design and it would be an awesome tool for collaboration.

I would love an invite if you should be so inclined.

Michael – I would like a Google Wave invite to use on my journey of moving into full-time ministry. I am collaborating with people all over the country on this journey that are mentors, friends, supporters, and advisers and the real-time features would assist us in sharing ideas and honing plans for eventual move into ministry. Besides, I want to be like all the other cool kids on the block.

Cyril

Michael – I would like a Google Wave invite to use on my journey of moving into full-time ministry. I am collaborating with people all over the country on this journey that are mentors, friends, supporters, and advisers and the real-time features would assist us in sharing ideas and honing plans for eventual move into ministry. Besides, I want to be like all the other cool kids on the block.

Cyril

I am an old dog that keeps learning new tricks! Google Wave is new! And I want to stay fresh… I love anything that is collaborative.

I am an old dog that keeps learning new tricks! Google Wave is new! And I want to stay fresh… I love anything that is collaborative.

I would love and invite. I am a an educator in the Digital communication department at houston community college and i have multiple emails for several different classes. I would love to see how wave would help me better communicate with my students.

We’re a new church in Denver that takes seriously the need to adapt quickly to new technologies (Monvee beta church, using YouVersion Live in our next series … You get the point). Would love to ve able to begin integrating Wave now instead of weeks from now!

I would love and invite. I am a an educator in the Digital communication department at houston community college and i have multiple emails for several different classes. I would love to see how wave would help me better communicate with my students.

We’re a new church in Denver that takes seriously the need to adapt quickly to new technologies (Monvee beta church, using YouVersion Live in our next series … You get the point). Would love to ve able to begin integrating Wave now instead of weeks from now!

Hi Michael, man I’ve been dying to know what this Google Wave is about. I watched half of the video preso and was wow’d. I’m webmaster/designer for Fellowship Church of Houston and would love to introduce Wave to my team, if you can spare one.

Thanks!

Hi Michael, man I’ve been dying to know what this Google Wave is about. I watched half of the video preso and was wow’d. I’m webmaster/designer for Fellowship Church of Houston and would love to introduce Wave to my team, if you can spare one.

Thanks!

Hi!

Thanks for this opportunity! My husband and I started a church about a year ago. We are very small so we use a lot of volunteers for everything. With our alternate work schedules and using volunteers so much I think Google Wave could really help a lot as we brainstorm to get everyone’s input in a simple and effective way. We watched the videos on YouTube a while ago when they were showing us all the fun stuff and have been EAGERLY waiting for Google Wave to come out! I’d LOVE an invite to check it out and hopefully help us out!

Thanks!
Vicky

Hi!

Thanks for this opportunity! My husband and I started a church about a year ago. We are very small so we use a lot of volunteers for everything. With our alternate work schedules and using volunteers so much I think Google Wave could really help a lot as we brainstorm to get everyone’s input in a simple and effective way. We watched the videos on YouTube a while ago when they were showing us all the fun stuff and have been EAGERLY waiting for Google Wave to come out! I’d LOVE an invite to check it out and hopefully help us out!

Thanks!
Vicky

Hey Michael! I would love to try out Wave. I’m working on a few ministry projects that involve people across the country. Wave looks like a great tool for communication and idea sharing. I love the ability to play the history of the Wave which will make following an idea thread so much easier than trying to trace it back in an email.

Also, I am working a few writing projects. Some are collaborative and others are independent projects that I have some peers and author friends editing and providing feedback on. My favorite part of the Wave demo was the ability for all of the people in the Wave to work on text edits together. Love it! I could see that being a very helpful application, especially on the collaborative projects.

Talk to you soon,
Nicole

Hey Michael! I would love to try out Wave. I’m working on a few ministry projects that involve people across the country. Wave looks like a great tool for communication and idea sharing. I love the ability to play the history of the Wave which will make following an idea thread so much easier than trying to trace it back in an email.

Also, I am working a few writing projects. Some are collaborative and others are independent projects that I have some peers and author friends editing and providing feedback on. My favorite part of the Wave demo was the ability for all of the people in the Wave to work on text edits together. Love it! I could see that being a very helpful application, especially on the collaborative projects.

Talk to you soon,
Nicole

Well I work for an Internet campus so I’d love to be able to play around with it and see what applications it has for our live broadcasts online.

Well I work for an Internet campus so I’d love to be able to play around with it and see what applications it has for our live broadcasts online.

I’m just an early adopter that likes to find, try and pimp cool new resources to churches and ministries.

I’m just an early adopter that likes to find, try and pimp cool new resources to churches and ministries.

I would love an invite if you still have one left.

I would love an invite if you still have one left.

Because I want Google to take over the world. After Google takes over the world we will be much better people. We will have no wait time for the internet, the streets will be paved with gold and customer service will be non-existent because everything will be so perfect that we won’t need to talk to anyone.

Uh, in reality I have no clue how I will use it but it looks very RAD and I want it. Honesty is the best policy.

Because I want Google to take over the world. After Google takes over the world we will be much better people. We will have no wait time for the internet, the streets will be paved with gold and customer service will be non-existent because everything will be so perfect that we won’t need to talk to anyone.

Uh, in reality I have no clue how I will use it but it looks very RAD and I want it. Honesty is the best policy.

I do a lot of e-mail collaboration every week both at work and at church. It would be great to have a a central gathering place for all of it.

I’m beginning to wonder if Google Wave is all that everyone says it is. I wouldn’t mind settling the matter firsthand.

I do a lot of e-mail collaboration every week both at work and at church. It would be great to have a a central gathering place for all of it.

I’m beginning to wonder if Google Wave is all that everyone says it is. I wouldn’t mind settling the matter firsthand.

I am the volunteer TEch Arts guys are my church. I have a bunch of other volunteers and staff that I coordinate with during the week. I see Google Wave as being a way to collaborate with them more effectively. Hope to get an invite!

I am the volunteer TEch Arts guys are my church. I have a bunch of other volunteers and staff that I coordinate with during the week. I see Google Wave as being a way to collaborate with them more effectively. Hope to get an invite!

The best way to understand the potential of a tool is to give it a spin

The best way to understand the potential of a tool is to give it a spin

I need an invite because I’m a Mennonite Ninja and I missed the Anabaptist Communicators conference and I need to ride a wave to catch up.

I need an invite because I’m a Mennonite Ninja and I missed the Anabaptist Communicators conference and I need to ride a wave to catch up.

If your name was pulled out of the hat, your nomination for a Google invite has been cast. Not sure the process really, I just know I was given 8 invites to use as “nominations”. As I get more I’ll keep sending them out to those who were part of this conversation.

For the record and since I actually received some negative feedback on asking people to post here; this wasn’t about building traffic. I don’t blog to build traffic, or send tweets to build followers. Those are all just numbers, and serves no purpose (unless you sell ads).

I wanted you to post because I really want to see how you are going to use this in ministry and to show my focus of helping the church communicate more powerfully. I was trying to do something nice and I’m sorry if anyone took it the wrong way.

If your name was pulled out of the hat, your nomination for a Google invite has been cast. Not sure the process really, I just know I was given 8 invites to use as “nominations”. As I get more I’ll keep sending them out to those who were part of this conversation.

For the record and since I actually received some negative feedback on asking people to post here; this wasn’t about building traffic. I don’t blog to build traffic, or send tweets to build followers. Those are all just numbers, and serves no purpose (unless you sell ads).

I wanted you to post because I really want to see how you are going to use this in ministry and to show my focus of helping the church communicate more powerfully. I was trying to do something nice and I’m sorry if anyone took it the wrong way.

I thought it was a nice ideas. Thanks for sharing. Any chance you might post the names you drew so we know if we are just waiting on the process or out of luck?

I thought it was a nice ideas. Thanks for sharing. Any chance you might post the names you drew so we know if we are just waiting on the process or out of luck?

Disregard my last comment. All has been made clear and thanks again for all you do and did.

Disregard my last comment. All has been made clear and thanks again for all you do and did.

Google Wave? No idea what it is, but I like a good contest.

SO…anyone who reads this comment and then leaves a comment on my ‘mom’ blog will be get another chance to win.

Afterall, I really run the show around here!

Google Wave? No idea what it is, but I like a good contest.

SO…anyone who reads this comment and then leaves a comment on my ‘mom’ blog will be get another chance to win.

Afterall, I really run the show around here!

Hey Michael. I’m one of the contributing authors at the church tech web site http://www.churchtechmatters.com. We’d like to use Wave to collaborate on content and posts… but we don’t all have invites. Love it if you could help me out!

thnx.

kdl

Hey Michael. I’m one of the contributing authors at the church tech web site http://www.churchtechmatters.com. We’d like to use Wave to collaborate on content and posts… but we don’t all have invites. Love it if you could help me out!

thnx.

kdl

All the Google Wave invites have been sent out, as I (if I) get more I will continue to pull from this list. I sent you an email if we pulled your name.

As you get those invites do come back and share how you are using it. So often we all rush to a new toy, but then fumble with how to use it.

All the Google Wave invites have been sent out, as I (if I) get more I will continue to pull from this list. I sent you an email if we pulled your name.

As you get those invites do come back and share how you are using it. So often we all rush to a new toy, but then fumble with how to use it.

Oh and Kirk…my wife says you get to put your name in twice since you posted on her blog.

Oh and Kirk…my wife says you get to put your name in twice since you posted on her blog.

Why wave? Well, I think it’s the coolest thing since email and want in!

Really can’t wait to use this with my teams for collaboration and fun google wave stuff…

How does one get an invite?

Why wave? Well, I think it’s the coolest thing since email and want in!

Really can’t wait to use this with my teams for collaboration and fun google wave stuff…

How does one get an invite?

Sorry Greg all my nominations (which apparently is different than an invite) are gone for now. As I get more I’ll send them out.

So far Wave seems okay, but seems to needed masses to work. I mean it’s okay one on one but definitely more for group collaboration….perfect for church staffs.

Sorry Greg all my nominations (which apparently is different than an invite) are gone for now. As I get more I’ll send them out.

So far Wave seems okay, but seems to needed masses to work. I mean it’s okay one on one but definitely more for group collaboration….perfect for church staffs.

EVERYONE else in my office has Google wave but never received invites to give to me. Now they are all collaborating on projects but I can’t get on to see what we are all working on. Please give me an invite!

EVERYONE else in my office has Google wave but never received invites to give to me. Now they are all collaborating on projects but I can’t get on to see what we are all working on. Please give me an invite!

As an art director on a media team with 6 other staff we are always in conversation regarding everything from a key art design concept to which conference to go to.

This would be invaluable in a small to medium group of people where it’s handy to track the conversation.

We have already implemented Google Calenders and looking to integrate into Google’s mail platform in the next few months. This would be huge leap.

This is why I would love wave.

As an art director on a media team with 6 other staff we are always in conversation regarding everything from a key art design concept to which conference to go to.

This would be invaluable in a small to medium group of people where it’s handy to track the conversation.

We have already implemented Google Calenders and looking to integrate into Google’s mail platform in the next few months. This would be huge leap.

This is why I would love wave.

it’s so sad…I’ve had one for some time now, don’t use it at all…Mainly because it’s not open to everyone yet.
Funny, I’ve been using a different online collaboration program for a while called Kono Live… it’s in more of an app form than a web app. I think it’s more useful than wave, at least for now.

it’s so sad…I’ve had one for some time now, don’t use it at all…Mainly because it’s not open to everyone yet.
Funny, I’ve been using a different online collaboration program for a while called Kono Live… it’s in more of an app form than a web app. I think it’s more useful than wave, at least for now.