Our idea candidate:
- 3+ years applied web development
- intermediate to pro in LAMP and loves trying something new (including Ruby & Merb)
- detail oriented and an extroverted people person with a keen sense of communication skills
- thrives in a start-up environment and wearing more than one hat, and doing what it takes to get the job done
You can also see our listing at Authentic Jobs.
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]]>All church leaders have faced the questions that arrive with newcomers: Do they feel comfortable? Is there more we could do to serve them? Will they want to come back? Creating an environment that both embraces our newcomers and excites them enough to return does not happen by chance. We must be prepared to be effective stewards of the newcomers God brings us.
This innovative, practical guide is full of how-to information, testimonials from the recently assimilated and from participating church leaders, examples of the assimilation materials used and check points to make sure the reader is on track. Engaging, informative and immediately applicable, here is help for setting newcomers on the path toward true life transformation and spiritual maturity.
Putting it frankly, whether or not your a church planter, a small business owner, or just looking for a good book to read, Nelson’s principles are right-on! This is a must read!
What else can I say, but go get Fusion!
]]>A few days ago I signed up to receive what Google calls, “a private invitation” so I figured that there was not chance I was going to get an invitation. Well, to my surprise I received a “private invitation” to join. Registration was incredibly easy - I was up and running within 5 minutes. The process consisted of the following steps:
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the quality of the service is pretty good, plus all of the features are standard features compared to most VOIP and Analog phone services. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
A few features that I would love to see would be the ability to have an 800 number or the ability to register more local numbers - this way my family, friends and clients could call me on a local number. One other great feature would be to make outgoing calls via a softphone (computer based call) or via an IP Phone. Who knows what the future holds...anything is possible! Well, anyways, I’m excited to try out this new service and see if it lives up to all of its features that Google brags about! Here goes nothing....give GrandCentral a try, its free and easy!
]]>If you find us mentioned elsewhere, we would love to know about it!
]]>Learn more about Montag & Caldwell, and how Synergema worked closely to relaunch their Web site.
]]>We were recently invited to host a workshop at the Christian Chamber Business Expo in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to discuss this very topic. In dealing with this topic everyday we truly found that there are technologies that will allow businesses to remain comfortable and not spend any money, and then there are those technologies that can stretch the comfort level of a business and can also can stretch the budget. In our hour long presentation we took a deeper look into these technologies. Even though we were invited to share with business owners, the same principles could be applied to non-profits, ministries, churches, and schools - not just businesses. Here’s a recap of the Internet technologies we reviewed:
Blogging is an easy and very affordable way for businesses to create an interactive space on their Web site, and its widely accepted. Blogging can provide many wonderful advantages for businesses:
Although statistically speaking blogging is a very popular activity on the Web, it has been shown to have hits its peak. The reason being is that blogging takes work and it takes readers, and without readers typically the author gets discourages and gives up the activity. So the biggest thing to know and understand is that blogging is a time commitment, because you must keep your blog up-to-date, and current. If you blog is not current, then your readers will give up on you. Secondly, blogging is not only a time commitment to write and maintain your blog, but its a time commitment in that it make take the coarse of time for your blog to catch on with other readers. Just because your write it doesn’t mean that people will come and read it! Give it some time and promote yourself in your industry - become an industry expert.
Blogging with ‘No’ Budget (FREE)
Blogging with a Little Budget (under $1200 a year)
Let me put a small disclaimer here - when I’m referring to $1200 a year, I’m not saying that you are going to spend $1000 per year. I’m saying that this is the most you should spend, because you can spend WAY less!
Blogging with a Big Budget
Blogging with a big budget typically means a custom built blogging engine around your specific design and requirements, and typically involves a complete integration with your existing Web site.
Over the next few weeks we will add more technologies that were reviewed during the Business Expo (podcasting, email marketing, and social networks).
]]>So to prove it, it took me less than 5 minutes to create this image. With Picnik, I resized and created the image black and white, while giving the shirt the red effect for a nice pop! Then I added a polaroid effect with my own custom text. How cool! You have to check out this great tool
Note: There are some premium features that you have to pay only $25 per year to have, but I was able to make this feature with NO premium features.
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For more free stuff, check out Cory Miller’s free stuff category at Church Communications Pro.
