Transparency
TransparencyCamp 2009 just finished in Washington brought about by Obama’s initiative to make government more transparent. Personally I think this is a good thing, we need to be more transparent everywhere, it builds trust and accountability.
The fact that there was even a conference to discuss and converse about transparency is a step in the right direction government or not. If our government is trying to be more transparent to its people by the hand of the first African-American President, how much more do we as Christian people need to open up our homes, lives and churches. It would be wonderful to see a conference on transparency surrounding the operation of churches, denominations and non-profits.
Tags: Church, Denominations, Government, Obama, Transparency, Transparent
Wirecast 3.5
Telestream just recently released an update to their wirecast software. For those that haven’t used this software before, I highly recommend it for your media ministry. Its a cost effective way to stream and record your events.
New Wirecast 3.5 Features:
- Support for Flash streaming
- Built-in streaming service access from Mogulus and Ustream
- Ability to turn streams on/off
- Automatic reconnect at a lost connection
- Ability to turn off automatic device detection
Twinity
Twinity is a brand new online virtual world similar to Second Life. The difference is that the landscape and map of the world resembles our real world. The first city created is Berlin,Germany where you can build your own home, explore the city and meet new people. I like this idea of a virtual world better, because it gives the users a real reference point in the world we live in. It also opens up possibilities for real commerce and education programs. When a 3D environment can bring the real and virtual worlds closer, I think it eludes to a better experience and also provides realistic ministry possibilities.
Kluster
Have you ever had a good idea for ministry and then later found out that it wasn’t such a good idea? The power of collaboration is to discover new ideas, or brainstorm about new ministry initiatives. There is one such online service that can bring people together to help you collaborate and find out what’s really important on the minds of others. Kluster is a group decision-making platform for anyone that has a project or idea where they want group response or more brain power surveyed.
Tags: brainstorm, Collaboration, ideas, kluster, survey
