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Communicating on MY terms.
Posted by nathan on 19 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Communications, thoughts on god.
Have you ever noticed some people like to communicate via E-mail (or Instant Messaging), and others don’t?
There are even some people who i E-mail to communicate with, and they always only call me back–never E-mail back.
There are other people who if you leave a voice mail to call you back, they will send you an E-mail instead.
That got me thinking–people like to communicate on their own terms. Which, made me wonder, do we communicate to God on our terms? And the bigger question–do we want God to only communicate back to us on our terms?
rolling out a simple calendar
Posted by nathan on 12 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Communications, New Hope stuff.
yesterday afternoon, i quietly publicly rolled out New Hope’s fully integrated online calendar. There are some minor things left to include on it, but there are no problems with it as it currently is, so I went ahead and rolled it out.
I am particularly geeked about this calendar, because it is fully integrated to our centralized database, eliminating several steps and the de-centralized database (old, stand-alone calendar).
Check it out by clicking on the Calendar button.
Next up: A mostly-integrated Events page, which will house a chronological list of upcoming events. I am shooting for an early to mid-July date of this release.
By the way, if you’re interested in learning the inner workings of a CMS (content management system) and are interesting in rolling up your sleeves and getting busy in Web development at New Hope, be sure to let me know.
‘Need to Know’ or ‘Nice to Know’?
Posted by nathan on 07 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Communications
There is literally a ton of information available today. Tons.
The thing is, when you try to give me tons of info, i don’t pay attention to any of it. When you have a bunch of things you want me to know, if i don’t want to hear them all, i don’t really get any of it.
There are two fundamental groupings of information: Need to Know and Nice to Know.
examples of Need to Know:
There is a python loose in the atrium. Please exit via the back door only.
The building is on fire. Please exit now.
examples of Nice to Know:
The python is green and gray. He got loose when he ate his owner. But don’t worry, he doesn’t have a history of eating people.
The fire department is on its way. They are a good fire department.
See the difference? The Nice to Know is all fluff…it doesn’t really matter if the python is green or blue or red–i’m out the back door! if the building is on fire, i could care less if the fire department is on its way–i want out!
By cutting out all the information which is nice to know, but not vital, people actually get your message. Where the snake is, you don’t want to be. But who really cares what color it is? i don’t want to be near it, nor in a burning building, regardless of who is coming to put it out.
Cut the fluff for increased effectiveness in your communication.
Getting to Yes.
Posted by nathan on 16 May 2007 | Tagged as: Communications, my life., random.
Seth Godin posted a really great blog today about getting to Yes.
I think i’ve spent too much of my time worrying about the peeps who are “No” people. People who are always “No” people. Seth also posted about “No” people this morning as well.
Keep Guests Away from Your Church
Posted by nathan on 14 May 2007 | Tagged as: Communications, churches on the ball.
One Step Jackpot: Adopt a Slogan like “Give ‘Til Feels Good”
Once you’ve done that, people will do the rest for you. You’ll likely never reach anyone who isn’t already a Christian, because you’ve just reinforced one of the chiefest complaints of those who aren’t following Christ–the Church is only after my money.
Balance: Yes, there is truth to that statement, and it’s certainly true for the core people of your church. And while there is truth, there is a benefit to understanding the mindset of those who aren’t attending a church. You can’t treat them just like you want to be treated! They are spiritually immature, and can’t grasp a concept like “Give ‘Til Feels Good” (They hear “We Want All Your Money!”)
cut the fluff.
Posted by nathandiehl on 27 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: Communications, New Hope stuff.
people are busy…very busy.
people don’t need 10 choices of things to do…they need clear direction, i.e., one thing.
cut the fluff. the 9 things that have nothing to do with someone provide so much distraction to the person that by the time the one thing they really ought to be doing, their mind is already shut off. they don’t pay attention because of all the fluff.
is this true in your experiences? would you rather be given 1 opportunity, or 10 opportunities? do you shut down with overload like i do?
on a mission for less noise and clutter. cut the fluff.