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The Christians’ Favorite Pet

We all love our pets. They bring us comfort, encouragement and a sense of value. Be honest, coming home to your dog who has been waiting all day and is gitty with excitement just over the thought of being near you is close to the top of your “life’s awesome stuff” list. Our pets have a special place in our...

Posted by Dave Shrein on Jul 12, 2011 | 2 comments

The Gospel According to MiO

My wife & I recently went on a cruise to Alaska. It was my first cruise. One of the options you have on the ship is to choose to purchase a soda or juice package. For $30 each you can sign up for unlimited soda or 24 juices. RIDICULOUS! We were determined not to spend $60 on Soda packages. Next to the single serve Crystal...

Posted by Dave Shrein on Jul 7, 2011 | 2 comments

Men, Get Fired Up!

I had been charged with the mission of finding something about Biblical Masculinity to share with the middle school boys at my church. I came across a gem. Maybe a little too intense for 12 year olds, but definitely not too intense for a man wanting to make an impact on this world for Jesus! If you’re a man and you want...

Posted by Dave Shrein on Jun 29, 2011 | 0 comments

“IT’S ALIVE!” Is Your Ministry?

Jun 27, 11

Posted by Dave Shrein in Everything, Ministry

Complacency is an epidemic in the American church. Comfort is just something that is too easy to pass up sometimes. When we get comfortable in what we’re doing, ministry can start to suffer. I think it’s healthy to continually try and gauge how you are growing your ministry. That might manifest itself in a numerical...

Let the Good Times Roll!

Jun 24, 11

Posted by Dave Shrein in Everything, Thoughts

I lead a college & young adults group at my church and this past Thursday during our discussion someone shared how they ask of God, “what’s the balance between enjoying the things life has to offer and sacrificing for Jesus.” I think it’s an excellent question and very relevant. Piper teaches that the...

Hoot Suite is Quite A Hoot

Jun 22, 11

Posted by Dave Shrein in Church 2.0, Everything

Hootsuite is a service that we’ve been using at my church for a while. It is a social networking agent that allows you to manage all your social networks in one interface. We use it for Twitter & Facebook, naturally. In addition to a one stop place to Like & Re-tweet, you can also schedule your posts to either of...

10 Ways to Use Facebook In Ministry

Jun 21, 11

Posted by Dave Shrein in Everything, Ministry, Resources

My friends over at SHRINKthechurch published an article several days ago by Dan Navarra entitled 10 Ways to Use Facebook In Your Ministry. Just before I started typing this post I was checking out the Facebook insights for some of the pages I’m an admin for. It’s amazing to see the power of Facebook. In the last month...