19 Sep Notes from MinistryCOM, Day 1

I’m in Oklahoma City attending the MinistryCOM conference–my third year. It’s designed for local church communications specialists, most of whom come from megachurches. Some churches come with an entire staff of 4-5 people who work only in communications (graphics, video, internet, etc.). Then there are a few folks like me.

Today, I met two persons who do fulltime communications work in churches of less than 1000 attendees. First time I’ve seen that. (I’m not aware of any UB church with a person working fulltime solely in communications. Doesn’t mean there aren’t any. But if they exist, they should definitely attend MinistryCOM.)

Just finished lunch with three people from Houston. The one couple said they planned to attend MinistryCOM before the hurricane, but the hurricane made it even more attractive, because they’re expected to be without electricity for another 3-4 weeks. Bummer for them.

The opening speaker was Mike Foster, founder of XXXChurch.com Some notes from his session:

• Spend your life in the ocean, not in the tank. Be in the wild. Experience new things. Get out among nonChristians.
• The average age of videogame players is 33. (I would have guessed much younger.)
• Our guardian angels are bored. We’re playing it safe, not taking chances.
• Ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s easy and fun to dream. What’s valuable is a well-executed idea.