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In the hierarchy of important church days, we’ve got Easter. Christmas. And the Blessing of the Animals on the Feast of St. Francis. Ok. So theologically this celebration may not have the significance of the resurrection. Fair point. But a Bles...

A recent car commercial makes me want to hurl things at the TV. A thoughtful male voice asks How do you want to live?As a decent person?A fine human being?Always showing up? Getting the job done?As a good father? A good friend? Son?Is that it?O...

A few weeks back, I was working, and by “working” I mean I was scrolling through my Facebook feed. I scrolled right past a daily prayer graphic. You know the one – a scenic photo over which a fancy-font scripture verse is superimposed. Co...

It’s that time of year when churches host Ministry Fairs, those annual pitches for potential volunteers willing to jot their name, phone, and email address on a piece of paper and commit to serving in some church initiative. A few years ago, we...

This was not the blog post I planned to write. As sometimes happens in church-related communication, the relative importance and timeliness of the planned topic was superseded by another more significant development. Like so many across the co...

We tend to focus our digital efforts on broadcast communications – logistical details of service times and event dates, recordings of sermons, or digital storytelling with pictures of parishioners engaged in ministry. All are good and valid uses...

One of my favorite aspects of my work is showcasing great examples of digital ministry, lifting up work done at the parish level by people whose efforts don’t always receive widespread recognition. But when an accomplishment is all about the pr...

For every one of the 1,300 young people and adults who gathered in Oklahoma City for the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), there were legions – like me! – stuck at home who wished we could be there. Fortunately, the energy and excitement of the ev...

Where do your church’s stories reside? It probably depends on the story. Scriptural stories? They live in the books in pews, pulpits, and libraries. They live in references in sermons and study groups. They live in the colored images of stained ...

I’m not sure how I stumbled across them on Facebook, but I absolutely love the free instructional videos made by Emil Pakarklis, who started the online iPhone Photography School. Fair warning: the website is a jumble of hyperbolic copy and fran...