Jul
28/
11

Is Your Pastor a Jerk?

by Michael Buckingham
Is Your Pastor a Jerk?

Ok, this isn’t really about your pastor. It’s about you. It starts with a very interesting experiment by Adam Galinsky at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Draw the letter E on your forehead. Really. Go ahead. No peeking at the answer. This won’t hurt. Probably. Photo credit: Adam Galinsky, Blackwell Publishing Which does yours [...]

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Jul
26/
11

I’d rather have church in an Apple store.

by Michael Buckingham
I’d rather have church in an Apple store.

When I first saw this video, I laughed…because it’s funny, I mean true lol-type funny. Here, watch it. You’ll see, it’s funny. Right? How fun would that have been? I can’t believe they let all that in there. They even posed for pictures with Darth Vadar. Can you imagine ordering a pizza and having it [...]

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Jul
20/
11

Campus Crusade Drops Christ

by Michael Buckingham
Campus Crusade Drops Christ

Yes, the title is all drama but Campus Crusade for Christ has indeed announced a name change. I think a name change was a good call. Campus Crusade for Christ, besides being a mouthful, feels outdated and much more focused on the organization and donors than those they are reaching. It is a bit trendy, [...]

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Jul
19/
11

Forget the feelings, just pass the dip.

by Michael Buckingham
Forget the feelings, just pass the dip.

Great video on how small groups would look if some had their way.

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Jul
18/
11

Your tract is a waste of ink.

by Michael Buckingham
Your tract is a waste of ink.

There’s a story at Christianity Today asking “Should We Still Give Out Tracts?” as a group in Illinois petitioned the courts to distribute anti-Catholic leaflets at Catholic festival. They were given the green light as a Court of Appeals declared it unconstitutional to restrict them by Christians at an Arab International Festival in Dearborn. Really? [...]

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Jul
15/
11

Week 1 highlights with Google+

by Michael Buckingham
Week 1 highlights with Google+

Congratulations Google, you finally have a winner. While Buzz and Wave were major flops, Google Plus is a winner. Facebook killer? No…it’s more than that. Twitter killer? Not so much even in that arena. Here are my highlights and why G+ will take a very dominant role in the online arena. Making social, personal I [...]

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Jul
15/
11

The real reason Netflix #failed

by Michael Buckingham
The real reason Netflix #failed

(more fun Netflix doodles here.) I’m still thinking about Netflix’s flop this week. While it seems everyone’s upset about the price, the biggest fail for Netflix wasn’t the price increase but how they handled it. Or more to the point, how they didn’t handle it. They pretended this to be something we should be excited [...]

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Jul
11/
11

A typeface for dyslexia

by Michael Buckingham
A typeface for dyslexia

Thought that a typeface was all about how it looked? This typeface from studiostudio helps people read. So cool.

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Jul
04/
11

My Gift of Freedom

by Michael Buckingham
My Gift of Freedom

Aside from helping the church communicate Christ more effectively and with more impact, one of the greatest benefits of owning my own creative studio/consultancy is freedom. I’ve talked with many people about going out on your own and as I see books like Jon Acuff’s Quitter, conferences like Ben Arment’s Dream Year and the economy [...]

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Jun
30/
11

Context and Voice

by Michael Buckingham
Context and Voice

My friend Vince Marotte has just written an ebook Context and Voice. I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with Vince a number of times, and God has filled him with amazing wisdom. I just simply love his approach to communicating. I’m only half way through it and let me just say I’ve highlighted a [...]

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