chrisdat's Comments

Social Media 4 Good : Flickr for non-profits - 8 lessons learned

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:46:44 +0000

Nonprofits and Creative Commons is always confusing. I've researched this issue in depth and as I understand it, if you are using CC3 (noncommercial) another nonprofit cannot use your photos on their website, annual report, fundraising emails etc. Even though they are a nonprofit - it is considered "commercial-use" if they use your CC3 anywhere where they are soliciting donations. I don't think you have to worry about a competitor using your photos to raise funds for their cause if that was your concern. Of course, this is not widely known, and many assume nonprofit means non-commercial. Your post is very helpful. I hope to employ some of your tips on our Flickr NP group and photostream. Thanks!

Mine and Thine : 5 Reasons Christians Should Buy Pastured Eggs

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:08:49 +0000

I love the Children's Catechism. How nice to walk outside when memorizing the Bible and catechism. I think I may try that! Thanks.

Mine and Thine : Are there too many women in the church?

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:54:52 +0000

I have the same question as you -

What is it that is keeping them from eagerly serving, looking for and welcoming opportunities to serve, and encouraging women to serve as co laborers?

I think the two questions are intertwined, what is keeping them from eagerly serving and encouraging women to serve as co-laborers? I suspect if men were joyfully serving they would be more welcoming to women as co-laborers. But, when there is a vacuum they fear women will rush in and fill that vacuum. What is sad though, is the church suffers and the vacuum remains unfilled. Thanks for bringing up this point - very helpful. Also, sorry for the late response, the week flew by.

Mine and Thine : Are there too many women in the church?

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:13:32 +0000

Pride - so often comes down to that doesn't it? Great point - thanks for commenting.

Mine and Thine : Are there too many women in the church?

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:41 +0000

Way to go Michele! We didn't have a High School Sunday School for a couple of years because no man would volunteer. There were women who were willing and qualified. As a Mom of one of those HS students I'm afraid waiting for a man to teach was a matter of putting priorities in the wrong place and my son suffered because of this. Your right - your not a substitute. We need to realize God doesn't have a Plan B - if the need is there and you fill it, you are (woman who fill that need) are God's first choice.

Michael Hyatt Blog : My Take on the Vibram FiveFingers Running Shoes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:56:40 +0000

15 years ago I started barefoot running as a cure to my Planter Fascitis. It took 6 mo. to a year to be able to run the same distances. My PF was/is cured after years of orthotics, expensive shoes and Dr. visits. I've been using Nike Frees. But I really want Vibrams I think they are the best. As soon as the snow starts I'll be ordering my pair. Thanks for a great review.

ChurchCrunch : Poll: ChurchCrunch 1 Year Celebration...?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:13:15 +0000

Love to see the festivities. Maybe I can wear a funny hat if you do it by video:) Congratulations! You've offered a great service to the church!

ChurchCrunch : Widening your Talent (and Resource) Pool

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:27:54 +0000

While the ministry I work with does not make direct appeals for pro bono work (although we take it if offered:)), I can relate to your story. I have found Twitter in the Christian community to be invaluable. We have found designers, strategists, photography and more from talented professionals that share our mission and values. Because they share our vision, they catch the excitement and give far more then their hourly rate - they give their prayer-fueled best. Through Twitter I've connected with fellow Christian professionals that extend far beyond my reginol network. Rather then pro-bono work I view Twitter as a way to get connect with mission sharing professionals and am thankful to see God working in the the "internets".

ChurchCrunch : Using Mapspread for Your Church Locations

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:09:44 +0000

That sounds great! I'm already planning where the new map for the nonprofit I work for is going to go.

ChurchCrunch : Using Mapspread for Your Church Locations

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:14:24 +0000

Very nice application! Does anyone know if someone is good with the Google maps API if this could be done for an individual website without the MapSpread branding? If so, is if fairly easily done or would it be a complicated job for an API developer?

Human3rror : Human3rror is Broke.

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:16:12 +0000

First new post should be on how to automatically backup your blog!! I am so sorry to hear this. You are amazingly positive, considering the scope of your loss. I look forward to the fresh Human3rror.

ChurchCrunch : What is the Career 'Path' for a Web Technologist in the Church?

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 02:07:57 +0000

John, You replicate what you do so well for many churches. Eventually that means you oversee teams of people who do a lot of the work you presently do, while you work with churches strategically. A web technologist by definition is a single-man role. I think the way to grow in that job is to become a technology steward. You steward many in technology.

ChurchCrunch : TinyChat.com - Video Conferencing in 2 Clicks

Thu, 28 May 2009 02:22:09 +0000

Thanks John - that was a lot of fun. Also good to know what it can do. Seems like a great application and I'm sure I'll be using it in the future.

Mine and Thine : Generation of Tinkerers

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:48:17 +0000

I think tinkerers have an important contribution to make. But tinkerers need to be careful to not overestimate their role while diminishing the role of the "builder". There needs to be both, and God in his wisdom has filled the church with both. So yes, I think it is necessary for the church to recognize both the tinkerer and the "builder" in the church. If you are at all like me, if there is an exception, an inconsistency, or a better way I am providentially wired to find it. That exception or inconsistency resides in an unbearable tension that must be tinkered with until solved. History I imagine is strewn with the wreckage of tinkerers' experiments and solutions. But history has also been forever changed by tinkerers who did not give up, or give in. I hope you are right and cooperation is possible, but living humbly with the tension is probably the first step (for me). Thanks for taking the time to comment and add to the my thinking.

ChurchCrunch : Feedburner Settings - Optimize For Maximum Effectiveness and Awesomeness

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Wow - this is the best post you have ever done. Thanks so much. I love all the step-by-step instructions, that’s what I need. Hope this post quickly brings you to 2000 RSS subscribers. People are crazy not to check your blog daily. I learn so much and am trying to apply as much as possible to the ministry I work with.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Keeping the Swine Flu in Perspective

Sun, 3 May 2009 10:23:12 +0000

Don, I couldn’t agree with you more. When I read the epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists who are willing to blog a comment or write candidly they are saying exactly what you are saying. We don’t know - but there is reason for serious concern. The lack of any immunity in the population, the lack of a viable vaccine (development 6 months, production a year or more once developed), the compromised health of millions, lack of appropriate medical care for 100 of millions and potentially the most dangerous - the chance of a more virulent mutation. Avian flu, which we laugh at and bandy around has mutated several times. We are hour 1 of what may be a very long period of time. Lastly, I am afraid we have the attention span of a knat, a lack of historical perspective and the depth of a puddle. Serious people (WHO, CDC) are not crying wolf. But they are also acting responsibly. If they were to lay out the potential medium-to-worst case scenario, real fear, real desperation could grip the world - and that is not necessary or helpful. Hopefully - today, “hour one” will in history be looked as the “great flu scare”. I hope so. But hopefully, it will never be looked at by CDC, WHO) and historical scientists as “crying wolf”, but instead look at "hour one” as a drill.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Keeping the Swine Flu in Perspective

Sun, 3 May 2009 01:33:03 +0000

I do think it is a concern. I think that WHO and the CDC would not be reacting with such a serious response if it was all media hype or political diversion. What we are seeing now, 4 months from now may be very different. We are at the very beginning and will soon grow weary of this story - but it may be still spreading exponentially. What seems silly now, may become quite serious. In the US we may not have as much to worry about. It it hits 30% of the population we have enough Tamiflu and medical help to many if not most to make a full recovery. But what about the rest of the world? The countries that don’t have Tamiflu, adequate medical treatments, 30% is a big number, and that is a very big global number. That’s a lot of people. Reason for concern, not panic - in my opinion. The question I have, is the church preparing to respond? Are we ready to help families with children, the elderly, the poor. We we willing go into villages and towns where infection rates are high and help. Or are we going to sit hording our Tamiflu, sanitizing our little spaces, watching the news and wringing our hands?

Human3rror : Conference-Specific Business Cards

Sat, 2 May 2009 21:03:35 +0000

New or not - that’s a great idea. I’ve been to so many conferences where I meet people and then try to remember there name or even the bare minimum of contact information so I recognize there business card. I often fail. Hope this trend takes off.

Nerdlets : Ferguson: Baptism in the Early Church

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:29:43 +0000

How’d you get your copy? Mine’s been order for weeks. No fair!

Human3rror : Caption Please.

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:50:44 +0000

Pwnd!