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July 07th, 201106:48 AM ET

By Paul Steinbrueck

Today I’m hopping on a plane with 5 other people from my church to head for Africa where we’ll be serving the staff and kids at the Springs of Hope Kenya orphanage and the people in the surrounding community of Nakuru (Kenya missions trip details & watch the Kenya missions trip blog for daily updates). Then after a short 3 da...
What the Internet is Hiding from You

July 05th, 201106:04 AM ET

By Paul Steinbrueck

When you search Google you expect to see the entire Internet, right? When you check Facebook, you expect to see updates from all your friends, right? Wrong. Google, Facebook, Amazon, NetFlix and countless other companies are personalizing their sites for us. They’re showing us things based on our location, demographic info, likes and dislikes. I...
Kentucky UMC Social Media Policy Requires Access to Pastors’ MySpace, Facebook Accounts

July 04th, 201110:02 PM ET

By Paul Steinbrueck

In a move that screams “we fear what we do not understand” the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is requiring its clergy to sign a “MySpace, Facebook and Website Disclosure Agreement.” The agreement requires clergy to “agree to allow the Kentucky Annual Conference to examine any and all MySpace, Facebook, or ...
How to Build Online Relationships Like Jesus (Part 5)

July 01st, 201107:32 AM ET

By Paul Steinbrueck

If you’ve been following along parts 1 - 4 of this series, you have your systems (lists & apps) in place to facilitate both deep relationships with close friends and connections with large crowds, and you’re using “best practices” to prepare your heart and engage with people in all of you relational tiers each day. But we can...