It was the anniversary of 911 this week. September 11, 2001 is a tragic date, especially for people who lost loved ones in the planes, World Trade Centers, Pentagon, and near Stoystown, PA. It is good that we honor their…
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Brian is a sought-after international and inspirational speaker and Consultant. He enjoys filling guest-speaking slots at conferences, churches and youth groups whenever he gets the chance. Brian has served as the Director of Digital Communications at American Bible Society, and the Director of Digital Media at The Bible Gateway (Gospel Communications International). He has worked as a communications director, technology manager, church-planter, radio announcer, welder, and ice cream man. Brian has served on the board of directors of an adoption agency and on the Internet Committee of the National Religious Broadcasters. He has a lot of t-shirts.
911 Recovery
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: 9-11, 911, American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, anti-Semitic, Christian, crash, Crusade, Flight 93, genocide, jihad, KKK, Klu Klux Klan, muslim, Nazi, New York, PA, Pentagon, planes, September 11, Spanish Inquisition, Stoystown, terrorist, Twin Towers, World Trade Center
Fish Where The Fish Are
No matter who you’re trying to reach, or for what purpose, you need to go where they are.
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: Christian, church, church consulting, consulting, fear, fish, fishing, marketing, outreach, relationships, speaker, speaking
Being a Christian Without being a Jerk
As a Christian, I expect better from my Christian brothers and sisters. It hurts more when things go wrong.
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, business, Christian, Corinthians, hopeful, intolerance, jerk, kind, loving, loyal, patient, secular, speaking, supportive, tolerance, trust, truth
Missionaries Wanted
As of March, 2015, Facebook became the equivalent of the world’s largest country with over 1.4 Billion monthly active users. Do they need missionaries there?
Posted in Digital Ministry, Social Networking, Speaking Tagged with: digital ministry, facebook, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, social media, social networking
4 Easy Church Lessons from Ron Popeil
I’m not embarrassed to admit that Ron Popeil, the Ronco guy, is one of my heroes. Inventor, entrepreneur, marketer, and the godfather of the TV pitchman has four easy lessons for churches.
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, Christian, christian leadership, church, leadership, Ron Popeil, Ronco
As You Go
In the Great Commission, Jesus tells us to go and make disciples. Do you really need to go somewhere to make disciples? Is it even possible to live out the Great Commission in the digital world?
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: digital ministry, discipleship, Evangelism, go, great commission, Jesus, Make disciples, Matthew 28, ministry, missions, overseas
Unexpected Speaking Invitations
Speaking invitations come in all forms. You can contact me to invite me to speak. Sometimes people refer me to someone organizing a conference who might be looking for speakers, and I always appreciate those referrals. Sometimes, it’s an email,…
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: Bible, biblical perspective, sex, speaking, speaking invitation, speaking invitations, unexpected, what the Bible says about sex, youth, youth group
Good For You
As an American Christian, I might want to outlaw things that are not good for you. I’m not alone. On May 30, 2012, The Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, announced the Portion Cap Rule. It stated that sugary…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: 10 commandments, 16oz, American, American Christian, American Christianity, American Christians, Bill of Rights, Bloomberg, Christian, Christianity, Constitution, Do All to the Glory of God, equality, freedom, Freedom in Christ, How to Use Christian Freedom, illegal, Large Soda, legal, Live to Glorify God, Marijuana, marriage, marriage equality, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York Mayor, NY, Obesity, personal freedom, Pop, porn, pornography, Portion Cap Rule, Soda, Supreme Court, Supreme Court decision, ten commandment, The Believer’s Freedom, worship
Skate Where the Puck is Going
Clairvoyance isn’t one of my spiritual gifts. I’ll go out on a limb and say that Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One,” didn’t have it either. He did have the ability to look at the players on the ice, and see…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital communication, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Flying Cars Conference
I’ve been a featured speaker at a variety of different conferences. Some are technology conferences, some faith-based, some not, and whenever I do, people look at some of my past job experience (Director of Digital Communications, Director of Digital Media)…
Posted in Digital Ministry, Digital Strategy, Speaking Tagged with: Christian, church, consulting, content strategy, digital media, digital ministry, digital tools, facebook, flying cars, internet, internet ministry, marketing, ministry, social media, social network, social networking, speaking, strategy, success stories, technology, web
It’s Supposed To Be Tough
Reaching people across generations, across different communication tools, and becoming a missionary into a different communication culture sounds scary. It is. It’s not easy. The thing is, it’s supposed to be tough.
Posted in Digital Ministry, Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Distracted by Math
I recently spoke at my own church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As the church is preparing a new outreach to college students in the Fall, the pastor and I talked about the need for the church get a handle on…
Posted in Speaking Tagged with: church, consulting, digital tools, generational, marketing, new millennium, speaking
Pioneers not Settlers
I just remembered a moment from my recent speaking engagement in Wyoming. This one came out kinda off the cuff.
Posted in Random Thoughts, Speaking Tagged with: church, church consulting, consulting, ministry, speaking
