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• #orange09 is trending right now in twitter. it is ranked 9th right now. sweet. #
• RT @michaelchanley: @mattmckee said he is wearing Orange underwear!? #cmconnect #orange09 // I didn't say that and I don't own orange undies #
• Reggie Joiner at #orange09. Story telling is his gift. #
• RT @OrangeConf: 650 following via webcast #orange09 // that is cool. #
• RT @michaelchanley: for those who say twitter is narcisstic... search #orange09... it's a tool to spread the word... to connect the vision. #
• RT @jcisonline: Now for some Fee #orange09 #
• On our way to #orange09. #
• At #orange0. Late to the first session. Oh well #
• RT @jonathancliff: @yancynotnancy on the stage at #orange09 //if you need good music for your kids, than get it from this girl! #
• Not connecting to the wifi. Come on #
• Francis Chan is up next at #orange09. #
• RT @davidhall: Kristian Stanfield's turn to rock out! #orange09 // bring it. #
• Orange Conference Session 1: www.mckeelive.com Just another guy trying to make a difference tinyurl.com/dhoxzv #
• RT @Rick_Smith: They just showed a video of Francis Chan brake dancing - awesome! #orange09 #
• Computer issues on my end. Live blogging though is happening at jabberfrog.com #orange09 #
• live blogging with an incredible group of people at #orange09 #
• Pray for your boldness #orange09 #
• RT @JeffPelletier: 'We have to go overseas to be radical, b/c if we try to be bold here, others will talk us out of it.' F Chan #orange09 #
• I'm a professional blogger. Just look at the pic. :-) twitpic.com/49vuc #
• Orange Session 2: www.mckeelive.com Just another guy trying to make a difference tinyurl.com/dg7dnv #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1580254 #
• RT @Rick_Smith: Do you think Jesus lusted after influence like we do? #orange09 #
• RT @jonathancliff: Have you seen @mattmckee and his pants yet? Come to bloggers lounge at lunch #orange09// I'm wearing jeans! #
• Brown Bag Lunch at 1:15. Meet at the blogger lounge. First 50 only. #orange09 #
• RT @brandonhair: There are 2 great days I'm a person's life. The day they were born and the day they discover why. #orange09 // nice quote. #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1580444 #
• Giving away Reggie's book tomorrow at the brown brag @ 1:15 to a Danny Gokey look alike in the blogger lounge #orange09 #
• Connie is trying to share her lunch at #orange. She is from Alabama. twitpic.com/4a4gd #
• in a breakout at #orange09 entitled small ideas that make a big difference. a nice panel approach to teaching. #
• First small idea that is huge. I met a director of parents for Children's Ministry. Primary role is to give/supply resources to parents. #
• RT @mattroden: I end staff meetings the same way Jesus cleared the temple. I flip the table. @kurtpdean at #orange09 // that's funny. #
• Sue Miller is making me move and stop twittering. What's up with that? #orange09 #
• Small idea- Parent Fuel, a monthly take home resources about what is going on in ministry. #orange09 #
• RT @mattroden: There should be no fear of conflict on your staff. But those conflicts should produce lots of fear. @kurtpdean at #orange09 #
• RT @kurtpdean: You never drift towards health, you drift towards unhealth. be intentional.Craig Julita at #orange09 // not the swine flu :-) #
• Sue is making me get up again. #orange09 #
• Thank you Sue for making me get up. Talked about an idea of parents creating video content for Sr. High kids. Very interesting #orange09 #
• The group is back to live blogging. Come join us at mckeelive.com #orange09 #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1581728 #
• The band is having a great time just playing some cover songs. #orange09 #
• That was an incredible setup opening by #orange09 #
• The creativity at this conference is unbelievable. Sometimes over the top but still #orange09 #
• Sue Miller introducing Nancy Beach. #orange09 #
• Back to live blogging at mckeelive.com #orange09 #
• Orange Session 3: www.mckeelive.com Just another guy trying to make a difference tinyurl.com/dzx9yu #
• "Frankly, I didn't like kids that much." Nancy Beach #orange09 #
• "I don't know where your studies will take you,.... but it's time to get over it." Nancy #orange09 #

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Orange Conference Session 1

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• Here is what a bunch of #kidmin look like at a Mexican Restaurant. twitpic.com/46job #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1569824 #
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• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1570025 #
• Registering for #orange09. Getting ready to go to the tweet up. #
• Hanging out with @jonathancliff. He's is living up to expectations. Sorry @samluce & @kennyconley. #
• RT @RobTuma: I can't believe how good looking @kennyconley, @samluce, @mattmckee, and @jimwideman are in person! #
• In a hotel room with a PC. @theuprisinglive @samluce @kenneyconley & @jkornbrg all have Macs. A little jealous. All blogging #orange09 #
• RT @theuprisinglive: are you shutting me out of the hottie list? // @theuprisinglive is a hottie #
• College recruiters are Twittering, too usat.me/?34902824 // not surprising. #
• Did 1 tweet for all of my non #orange09 tweeps. Now get ready for the flood. #
• #orange09 bring it #
• In Creative sets for Preschool and Children's. #orange09 talking about magnetic paint and Velcro. Creativity is a wonderful thing. #
• Just tethered my iPhone and my laptop so that I can get some tweetdeck action at #orange09. Where is the WiFi? #
• I'm using PDA Net to tether my iPhone and laptop. It's killing my battery. The Creative Set breakout doesn't have a creative set. #orange09 #
• To tether your iPhone and laptop you have to jailbreak your phone. #
• Things to think about when thinking sets: Who is the audience, What's the inspiration, Design it, Frame it, Wall it. #orange09 #
• There is Wifi at #orange09 but it cost $8. #
• Creative Sets is talking about Foam. @mikefjohnson should be here. #orange09 #
• Tethering has killed my battery. Looking for outlets. Someone else was using my peer network. Should have used a password. #orange09 #
• Creative Sets: Showing pictures of sets they've done. Cool ideas with foam, furr, contact paper, faux brick, using things you have #orange09 #
• RT @jessica_mckee: @kennyconley @jonathancliff Where are the pics of my hot man @mattmckee? // I'm not that hot but I'm wearing white pants #
• Heading to pick up @amyrudge at the airport. #
• At the airport. People look at you funny when you wear orange shoes. #
• RT @kennyconley: @mattmckee outfit at #orange09 twitpic.com/47qhu // you wish you could wear white pants and orange shoes #
• Giving away "Thinking Orange" signed by Reggie Joiner to the person who looks most like Danny Gokey from Idol. Are you it? #orange09 #
• Back to the #orange09 preconference. #
• Going to Fine Tuning Your Systems. #orange09 #
• Fine tuning your systems starts with the idea that you have to want to change your system. Most people don't want to. #orange09 #
• To refine your ministry system the budget must reflect the changes you are going to make. Invest in the change or it won't happen. #orange09 #
• RT @kendra_m: atlanta tweeps: i find myself with (2) *free* passes to orange. you want them? DM me phone # for details. please rt. #orange09 #
• Heading to the bloggers lounge at #orange09. Stop by while you are here. There are really good tweeps here. #
• Veiw from the bloggers lounge #orange09 twitpic.com/48cip #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1575378 #
• Live blogging #orange09 on mckeelive.com #

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• Still haven't finished packing for #orange09. Also still need to watch 24 on the DVR. It could be a late night. #
• RT @joelcomm: Looks like Microsoft is planning a Twitter competitor - www.vine.net/ // really? #
• Getting ready to head to the airport to go to #orange09. Let the fun begin. #
• At the airport. Got thru security and didn't get searched. That's the start of a good trip. #orange09 #
• RT @John_Enright: @mattmckee I don't know you should always be searched twice! Hahaha // that is only when we traveled together. #
• Security level today is Orange. Hmmmm... Fitting I think. #orange09 #
• Southern Baptist new baptisms at lowest level since '87 usat.me/?34871594 // @thomrainer is this accurate? #
• Just landed in ATL. Hoping @samluce & @kennyconley are ready to have some fun. #
• RT @kycat1a: @mattmckee Why the NY Times should acquire twitter bit.ly/u8MRG // very nice idea. I don't how plausible though. #
• Guy next to me on plane, "I don't speak English." I think he meant, "I don't bathe that often." just saying... #
• Hanging with @samluce, @kennyconley & @jkornberg. #orange09 #
• I thought @kennyconley and @samluce would be cooler in person. Well I hope @jonathancliff & @jabberfrog lives up to the hype #
• 2 Min. Tuesday: While Daddy's Gone: 2 Min. Tuesdays range from random to funny to what was that. This one may be.. tinyurl.com/dkmzd5 #
• I'm live streaming video. Come see what I'm seeing. qik.com/video/1568992 #
• The Qik.com tweet was a test. You can check out the video at qik.com/mattmckee #
• Heading to Frontere Mex Mex on 6555 Sugarloaf Parkway. Come join us. #

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2 Min. Tuesday: While Daddy's Gone

2 Min. Tuesdays range from random to funny to what was that. This one may be all 3 of those rolled into 1. I don't know how I didn't catch Azlan putting "yellow things" in his mouth but it makes for great video blogging. I hope you enjoy.

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• I'm amazed by the amount of buzz #orange09 is creating on twitter. I expect it to be the # 1 hastag on Wednesday and Thursday. Thoughts? #
• Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal usat.me/?34883118 // great news unless you own Blackberry stock. #iPhone #
• RT @wlwt: Swine flu tip #5: Flying Pig Marathon is unlikely to create swine flu problem. Just don't lick other runners. // That's funny. #
• RT @steverubel: The Next Twitter or Facebook is the Open Web ff.im/-2omZn // I couldn't agree more. #
• I'm about to unlink Facebook and Twitter so that all of my Facebook friends don't get overloaded on #orange09 post. There will be many. #
• RT @CoffeeWithChris: @mattmckee just use the selective twitter app in facebook then you add the #fb to have it go through to FB. // Nice tip #
• Getting ready for #orange09. #
• Why don't all laptops come with a video projector built in to the back of the screen? #
• RT @marcwarnke: One 4 your gee wiz files: Children ages 4-12 spend an estimated 35.6 billion of their own cash annually. // #kidmin stat #
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Warning: #Orange09 Ahead

Warning! Warning! Lots of information is about to come your way. If you like quotes, ideas, technology, passion, ministry, and maybe an interview or 2 than please stay tuned. This week is going to be an overload of information coming from the Orange conference in Atlanta about how to connect and minister to the entire family. Please consider yourself warned!

This blog will resume to its regular scheduled programming next week. Until then, may we all learn from and encourage each other.

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• Churches that staged 'pulpit' protest await IRS response usat.me/?34871736 // isn't this a case of free speech? #
• Getting ready for church. If you are in Cincy looking for a church, Horizon Church meets at Cincinnati Country Day school @ 10:30am. #
• Thinking about going to sleep......... #
• The family is taking our 1st trip to King's Island Amusement Park this year. Waiting in line for our Gold Passes. #
• Hoping Azlan is tall enough to ride Little Bill's Roller Coaster. #
• Azlan has declared that he is Roller Coaster Boy Jr., Patriot is Roller Coaster Boy. #

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• Lions get their man: Stafford agrees to record contract usat.me/?34873016 // $41 mill in gauranteed money. #
• Coaching track #
• At Patriot's game. #
• Just left track. Still wasn't over but I am spent. #
• RT @jessica_mckee: Patriot's soccer team got beat 15-1. They got apple slices afterward. Patriot declared it the best soccer game ever. #

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• Another Track practice is complete. Woot. #
• Giving away a signed copy of Reggie Joiner's new book at #orange09 to the person who looks most like Danny Gokey. I expect 1000 contestants. #
• Men's Bible study here I come. #
• The gas pumped just asked if my debit/credit card was a debit card. I said no because I get more reward points. Do I need to confess my lie? #
• playing outside with Patriot and Azlan. It is absolutely gorgeous out here today. #
• Brain-Twitter project offers hope to paralyzed patients adjix.com/55w3 // This is a cool story #
• RT @kycat1a: @mattmckee got tweetdeck on my office computer now. skeptical. // isn't that always the case? Give @kycat1a some love. #
• Yard work. #
• RT @mexiabill: #followfriday 2 drop @record_attempt @barefootexec @kennyconley @spoonsie @alexisneely @mknisely @dawnnicole more 2 come ltr #
• Yard work complete. I hate the weed eater. #
• Taking Patriot and Azlan to see Monsters vs Aliens 3D. I consider this #kidmin research. Would you consider this work as a Children's Patror #
• Monsters vs Aliens 3D= a sub par kid's flick that happens to be in 3D. #

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• RT @guykawasaki: Comic Sans? Helvetica? What font are you? adjix.com/3gq5 (also typography.alltop.com/) // @kennyconley enjoy #
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• Reading, praying, listening #
• RT @mikefjohnson: How to carve with foam demo area #c3kids twitpic.com/3rxpf // Mike does this by hand. Incredible stuff. #
• RT @JeffPelletier: "We fall in love w/ the plan, but we abandon the vision. Sacrifice the plan for the vision." Andy Stanley #catwest #
• RT @tonymorganlive: here are my live blogging notes from andy stanley's session. great stuff! bit.ly/t8oH1 #catwest // great stuff #
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• What you say, what you do and who you are: We no longer care what you say.We care a great deal about what you do.. tinyurl.com/d2lekt #
• You may not, but you can.: tinyurl.com/djefx6 #

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Tech Thursday: Orange Conference Tech Tools

Did I tell you that I am going to be at the Orange Conference in Atlanta, GA next week? Of course I did. Do you want to keep up with the conference even if you aren't in HOTlanta? Well, I've got great news for you. You can and not only by me but by a host of people.

First let me tell you the approach that I'm going to take to cover this conference. Let's break it down into 3 categories. The hardware, the software/ways to follow along, and the giveaway.

The Hardware
1. iPhone
2. HP Tablet (sorry iMac you have to stay home)

Yes that is all the hardware I will need. I like to make it easy on the travel bag. I think you will be amazed though by all of the things that you can do with just these 2 pieces of hardware. Moving on...


The Software/ways to follow along
1. Scribble Live will be here at mckeelive.com (and yes this is a blogger site and not wordpress, I know already)
2. Twitter will be lively at twitter.com/mattmckee with pictures, quotes, and fun stuff
3. Qik will be streaming live video to qik.com/mattmckee, mogulus.com/mattmckee, and facebook. You can actually interact with the live video that is being shot from my iPhone at qik.com/mattmckee.


The Giveaway
I have to opportunity along with some others to give away a sign autograph copy of Reggie Joiner's book "Think Orange". The book is signed by him and not me unless you really want my signature but I don't think you will. The book will not be released until June so don't try and go buy it right now. Anyways, here is how I'm going to give the book away. I have a feeling that there is going to be 1000 guys at Orange that look like this guy:



So here is the contest... The person who looks like and sounds most like Danny Gokey at the conference is going to win the book. I will be taking pictures of the finalist and maybe have a poll to see who you think should win the prize.

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• Going to hear Ben Utecht in concert. That's right -- the TE for the Bengals. #
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• Ben Utecht as a worsip leader? A Bengal who is a great guy and a Christ-Follower? Yes to both questions. Great to see. #
• Give @benutecht a follow. The dude only has 67 followers right now. Not good for a 6'7" TE in the NFL. #
• Will White House observe National Day of Prayer? usat.me/?34831020 // I hope so. #
• iTunes, Audacity, Media Shout, Illustrator, Magic DVD Ripper, and Premiere. All the tools needed for a new and being used right now. #
• RT @kennyconley: CMO: #kidmin Dell + Apple = Depple tinyurl.com/ckrt47 // Very cool device for under $300. #
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• At home. West Wing is on the TV. I forgot how good the writing is. #

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Sign Wednesday: Orange Signs

When I was in high school and college I was always tempted to take the Orange Construction Signs. My favorite was this one:



My roommate in college, Matt Walton, and I talked about putting this sign above our dorm room door. We never did but believe me when I say that we were MEN Working.

Of course this is not the only Orange Sign that we see on a daily basis. Here are some others:



Of course there are even more Orange Signs out there and they are a staple when it comes to signage.

So why am I thinking Orange Signs? Next week I will be in Atlanta at the Orange Conference. I will be hanging out in the Blogger's Lounge (Come by and say What Up). I will be at the Tweet Up on Tuesday Night before the conference begins (More info here). I will be one of the people teaching a brown bag lunch session on Collaboration (limited space so come early and the other speakers are a lot smarter than I). Needless to say I'm stoked about this conference. I get to be with friends. I get to do some team building with our Student Ministry team at Horizon. I get to meet new people. I might even get to wear white pants and orange shoes (long story and you would know more if you were on Twitter).

If you are going to the Orange Conference I can't wait to meet you. If you aren't going then you will be able to follow along on this site. I will post tomorrow all of the ways that you can keep up and make it feel like you are there with us.

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• RT @mikefjohnson: C3kids Conference is 2 days from today! Let the countdown clock begin!! #c3kids // praying for you guys. #
• 5 Ways to Get Your Questions Answered on Twitter: One of the rare services that Google was forced to shut down w.. tinyurl.com/c3svf4 #
• Companies get into deal mode usat.me/?34824746 // For Preston Mitchell's Portfolio #
• Celebrating Sarah Youngblood's birthday as a staff. Her birthday is actually Thursday. #
• A day in the life of 'Idol,' from rehearsals to the live show usat.me/?34823124 // just in case you're watching tonight #

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• This looks like a Twitter sponsored baby swing. twitpic.com/3mia1 #
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• Update on my 5 projects. 3 are done. 1 didn't start. 1 blew up in my face so bad that we are spending the night with my parents! Don't ask. #
• Reaching out, lifting up: Prison ministry now Dungy's priority usat.me/?34809738 // Way to go Tony. #
• Heading to Men's Bible Study. Finishing the book of Daniel. #
• The book of Daniel is done. I'm almost done as well. Need some coffee. #
• Lady at Starbucks to me, "If your church is half as cool as you dress then I'm coming this weekend." fasion evangelism is alive. #
• Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B after IBM dropped bid usat.me/?34814910 // not surprised & I think better for both companies #
• For all of those interested in "fashion evangelism" follow @edyoung. I'm one of his disciples. #
• Just added @anna_meadows blog to my Google Reader. Sorry it took me so long Anna. Look forward to #orange09 and connecting. #
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• Thanks to my Dad, our bathroom is now fixed. We can go back home and sleep in our own house. tinyurl.com/cspxvt #

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Ministry Monday: Fashion Evangelism?

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This past weekend I heard 2 sports talk radio hosts talking about what they wear to church. You read that correct. I was hoping to hear something about the NBA playoffs or the upcoming NFL draft but instead I got a discussion on whether or not you should dress up to go to church.

I found it fascinating. One, because I really do like clothes and two because I of course I really like church. One of the guys thought it was appalling that people wore jeans, t-shirts, and tennis shoes. The other guy that it was ridiculous that people thought they had to wear a suit. Where do you come down on this issue? Do you care? Does it matter?

This morning while at Starbucks I had a very nice barista lady tell me, "If your church is as half as cool as you dress then I'm coming this weekend." She of course got a little extra tip even though I don't think that was the intention. She was just being kind but really did make my day. People give me a hard time quite often about how I dress in Cincinnati. If I was in Dallas no one would think anything about it but Cincinnati is a much more conservative town. In fact I have toned down the way I dress a lot since I moved here.

So what about your dress outside of Sunday or should I say outside of church? As a pastor or minister does it matter? Should pastors care about looking trendy, casual, or even business like? Can there be evangelism through what you wear? These are all of the questions I have had since this morning's conversation with a really nice barista.

By the way, one of my secrets on how to look fashionable but not spend high end prices is to go to stores like the Buckle, MetroPark, Nordstrom, Sak's 5th Avenue, and try on clothes. See what fits and what you like. Don't buy it there though. Then go to TJ Maxx or even Ebay.com and buy it there. It will save you money and you still look good.

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• At dinner club. Rich Palmer is putting butter on his corn bread. Rob Carpenter wanted to know. #
• I hear that Graeter's Strawberry Chip is great at least that is what Kellie Palmer says. Also Rich had a cat named Sparky. That's funny. #
• Thinking not as many people coming to church today as last week but I hope I'm wrong. #kidmin #
• Drain going out of our house was clogged. Water backed up in the basement. My Dad and Mom came over and fixed it. That's a true family. #
• Study: Nearly half of high schoolers have been hazed usat.me/?34788704 // nice #stumin read #
• Heading to Lowe's. Hope to fix 5 things when I get back. I said hope not not expect to #

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• This is what I call a great night. twitpic.com/3hpcv #
• U.S. monks put faith in wrinkle-cream to raise funds usat.me/?34799250 // who says business and ministry don't mix? #
• Jammin to Cold Play with the windows down. #
• Another Patriot soccer game down. Now off to coach track. Just another full Saturday. #
• Leaving the track meet. Our team did well. #
• RT @guykawasaki: Social media director's entrance exam adjix.com/kw6i see also social-media.alltop.com // I passed. You? #

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• I'm back... In 26 hours I missed 57 emails, 21 phone calls, 6 voicemails, and over 1700 tweets from tweeps I follow. It's good to be back #
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• For those wondering why it looked like I tweeted over my 26 hours of being unplugged. All of that was automated. The silence was very good. #
• a #orange09 #followfriday @samluce @jonathancliff @jabberfrog @kennyconley @prince4jc @robinmckee @danscott77 @ericechols @coffeewithchris #
• going outside to play with Patriot, Azlan, and a mad dog named Toodles. #
• So I hear @Oprah did a show on Twitter. She already has over 100,000 followers. Did anyone see the show? #

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• Couples' Small Group. #
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• Tech bellwether Intel's earnings top forecasts by 8 cents a share usat.me/?34764916 // it's nice to see good news #
• Looking forward to our staff getaway tomorrow. Still need to clean out my car. Sleep or clean out the car. You got it... Sleep it is. #
• Facebook Connect makes signing into your sites fast usat.me/?34765980 // for all you Facebook lovers this is nice #
• It is a prayer type of day. #
• Going to unplugged from all technology including my phone for 26 hours starting in 20 minutes. Prayers are wanted and needed. :-) #
• Unplugged. #

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• Watching #idol. Adam is just gifted. #
• Searching twitter for gold. All I have found is really good information and connected with to many people to count. Maybe gold tomorrow #
• The popularity of Twitter has some relationships in a twist usat.me/?34766274 // nice article #
• Getting ready to solve the world's problems. OK, maybe not but the oatmeal is good and the company is great. #
• RT @samluce: New Blog Post: A Tale Of Two Signs: uptownkids.tv/wordpress/?p=1278 #kidmin // I couldn't say this any better #
• Printing the set for our next Elevate series which is Center Stage. Very nice series on worship, lots of video though. #kidmin #
• Putting Twitter's World to Use adjix.com/tu65 // A nice New York Times article about the twitterverse. #

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• Wanted: 100,000 places to play usat.me/?34752806 // #kidmin rate & promote your church's play space #
• Facebook use linked to less textbook time usat.me/?34754552 // that's why I prefer Twitter over Facebook. :-) #
• Meeting Tuesday is going very well. How's your Tuesday? #
• Management Staff meeting. #
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• Just had a great meeting with our Spiritual Growth Pastor, Tom McKittrick. #
• RT @chadricks: Staff meeting to stop following Matt McKee or to plan our twitter intervention we haven't decided yet // I say unfollow #
• Soccer practice #

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2 Min. Tuesday: Imagination Movers

Patriot and Azlan love the Imagination Movers. Therefore they picked today's topic. I hope you enjoy it.

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• Pay attention: '24' is ticking again, and this one's a blast usat.me/?34744232 // no spoilers here, but a good read #
• Bible Study this morning with some of the best guys in Cincinnati. #
• Breakfast with John King. He makes me smarter. #
• Seeing @drmattfinke. A week off and I'm feeling it. #
• Preparing for our next Elevate series for kids. "Center Stage" starts in 2 weeks. Very good music from the the team at #FC #
• RT @ThomRainer: Results of "What do you think when you hear 'Southern Baptist'?" is.gd/s9WR // Same should be done for others #
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• checking out Church Online by Lifechurch.tv. bit.ly/lJfl8 #
• I just canceled Track practice tonight on the chance of T-Storms. Is that wrong or very smart? #
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Ministry Monday: Jesus has a Branding Problem

When you think of Jesus Christ what is the first symbol that comes to mind? If I had to guess I would say it's the cross. The second symbol could range anywhere from a lion, a fish/ichthus, flame, white robe, lamb, alpha/omega, and the list could go on and on. In fact here are some of the symbols that I have found across the great internet:







When I say resurrection what symbol comes to mind? For many of you it is a nice big blank that comes to mind. For others it could be a nice picture of a stone to the side of a cave but that is more of a picture than a symbol. For some it could be this, but very, very few I would suspect:



Yes the butterfly was a symbol of the resurrection for years because it goes into a cocoon and then comes back a new beautiful creation. It was adopted by the mass majority of Christ-followers though. I think that is because it isn't a great symbol.

When you brand something you like to find what makes it different than it's competitors. You want the brand to be easily identifiable. Great brands have a symbol/logo that evokes emotion, familiarity, and notoriety.

You see this is where I think Jesus has a branding problem. The cross is a great symbol of his death and I am glad that Jesus died for my sins. The problem is though that his death is not what made Jesus unique or different. Christ is different because of his resurrection. I get to go to heaven because he beat death. I get to have a relationship with God because of the resurrection. Jesus is ALIVE is the gospel. That's the good news. Why don't we have a great symbol for that? Why after 2000 years we don't have a logo of hope and of good news? Why don't we have a symbol that tells the world about a risen Lord, but instead have one that shows off his death?

Don't get me wrong, we should be grateful beyond belief about Jesus dieing on the cross, and I am grateful.

What should the symbol of resurrection look like? I can't say that the butterfly does it for me. What do you think? Do you have a symbol in mind?

I have a new mission. I want to find the symbol for the resurrection. A symbol of hope, future, grace, triumph, victory, reign, and of lordship. Let me know if you find it.

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• Iraqi Christian church plans Easter renewal usat.me/?34721898 // Powerful story. #
• RT @Just1Word There are 31,105 verses in the Bible... see one chosen at random www.j1w.com/word/ran... #
• Incridible breakfast this morning, even if I didn't have oatmeal. Bible Study starts back up next Friday. We are doing Judges. #
• YouTube, Universal launching music site usat.me/?34719076 // music videos coming back? Internet killed the television star #
• If you don't know Jesus Christ this #followfriday then get to know him and give him a follow. #
• Just made a reservation at a restaurant for our date night tonight. Has anyone ever eaten at Relish Modern Tapas? #

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• Passover, Easter offer canvas for art of telling the Lord's story usat.me/?34709086 // how do you express your faith? #
• I play golf. I have a hard time watching golf. I am excited about the Master's though. #
• Prayer time. If you have a request send it my way. Know that it will be prayed for. #
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Tech Thursday: Tweetdeck vs Seesmic Desktop

I found it very odd yesterday when I went to download Seesmic Desktop to try it out that a new version of TweetDeck popped up on my screen for me to download. As if Tweetdeck knew I was on the Seesmic site getting ready to check out their competitor. Hummm... Coincidence or perfect timing by Tweetdeck? I will let you be the judge.

So which desktop Twitter client is better? I could write everything that Mashable.com wrote yesterday or I could copy and paste what they wrote and give them credit. Let's just give them credit. Here is the post: (Thank you Mashable for doing a great job. If you don't read this site on a regular basis then you should. It really does rock.)

At the rate that TweetDeck () and Twhirl () (which as you might know just morphed into Seesmic Desktop yesterday) are iterating, it’s hard to keep up with which client should be crowned the king of the desktop for Twitter ().

In round one of our head-to-head, Twhirl emerged the victor, but Twhirl is no longer Twhirl, and TweetDeck has since blossomed into a full-featured, multi-purpose application with much improved performance. To the victor go the spoils, but who’s at the head of the class right now? Let’s take a closer look and find out.

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User Interface Updates

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Now that Seesmic Desktop supports multiple columns, we fear they may be in danger of over complicating the once super simple, yet powerful, UI. Where Seesmic’s client trips over itself a bit is with the all-powerful home column, which appears to be designed to replicate the experience of Twhirl.

Almost every Twitter-related activity occurs within the home column, until you detach a view into a separate column. Thankfully you can detach as many columns as need be (with TweetDeck you’re limited to 10), delete them just as easily, and drag-and-drop them to rearrange their order.

Seesmic Desktop’s left-hand side bar is a big improvement from Twhirl’s bottom navigation options, and enables you to quickly toggle between views of the Home column to see replies, private messages, sent messages (TweetDeck still doesn’t have a simple way to view your own tweets), accounts, userlists, and saved searches. We’re not sure why, but userlists and searches with their own column can’t be viewed in the Home column. It’s an oddity that will likely get fixed with time.

Another UI improvement is the search bar in the bottom left-hand corner. Type whatever you want to quickly search Twitter. Results are displayed in a new column. Since the query appears in the left-hand navigation bar, you can easily return to the column and your search, even when you go overboard on the number of columns you create.

On the flip side, TweetDeck’s UI remains unchanged. You can still have a single column for a very singular experience, or expand to multiple columns. Columns are consistent in size, shape, and function, but not as easy to find when you near column capacity — think lots of scrolling left and right.

For Twitter-only columns, from left to right, users can move a column left, filter tweets in a column, mark all tweets as seen, clear viewed tweets, clear all tweets in a column, or move the column right.

TweetDeck users can also look to the top right hand corner to open the tweet box, or add a column for all friends, replies, direct messages, favorites, a new group, search, Twitscoop, 12seconds, StockTwits, and Facebook ().

Both TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop use Twitter avatars to house four icons you can interact with to either send a reply or DM, retweet, or perform more actions. So it’s essentially the same experience for that function, though TweetDeck does provide a few more bells and whistles if you click “other actions.”

Believe it or not, the bottom line is that TweetDeck’s UI is currently the simpler of the two.

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Feature Frenzy

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If you need to manage multiple Twitter accounts, then you can stop the comparison the now. TweetDeck can’t help you in that department. Seesmic Desktop has no built in limitations when it comes to the number of accounts you can add, nor does it duplicate tweets common to multiple accounts.

However if tweet-related features are tantamount, then TweetDeck should be your final destination. Sure you can follow new tweeps via Seesmic Desktop, but it’s not obvious (look for the “+”), and there’s no confirmation of the follow at the moment. With TweetDeck, you can do a boat load of tweet and user-specific actions. Clicking the gears icon gives you follow, unfollow, profile, search, and group options, plus the ability to favorite tweets, email a tweet, translate, mark as read, or delete.

Oh and if you want Facebook, TwitStock, 12seconds, and TwitScoop integrated into your desktop experience, then stay with TweetDeck. Seesmic Desktop is Twitter-only, but only for the immediate future.

Both TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop support Digg URLs and custom groups, so neither of those features should be deal breakers for you on either app. Seesmic Desktop’s groups are called userlists and are available via the left-hand side bar for quick reference. TweetDeck’s groups, however, will appeal to you more if you need to bulk add members to them.

In the photo department, you’ll likely ooh and ahh at what you can do with Seesmic Desktop. Want to drag-and-drop a photo instead of upload one? No problem. Would you rather just take a snap shot using your webcam? You can do that too. TweetDeck just does TwitPic ().

We’re really torn when it comes to features, but pretty confident that they’re dissimilar enough to help you make a choice that suits your needs best.

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TweetDeck Is The Winner, But For How Long?

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Personal preferences aside (I need multiple accounts and unlimited columns so I’ve switched to Seesmic Desktop semi-permanently), we have a feeling that just more than half of you (we’ve been watching tweets and comments) will be more satisfied with TweetDeck over Seesmic Desktop for the time being.

Meanwhile, both competitors will continue to innovate and imitate at the top of the desktop client food chain. Our suspicions, based on what we know about the product plans, are that eventually Seesmic Desktop may have the upper hand on its chief competitor as it refines the user experience and builds in promised features like Facebook and Seesmic () integration, support for multiple photo sites, additional URL shorteners, and quicker ways to add people to userlists.

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Here is the major thing I want though from one or the other. I want to be able to sync across multiple computers. I would love to set up my Tweetdeck once and it be the same on every computer I use or that could be said of Seesmic Desktop as well.

I know that Peoplebrowsr.com will do the sync deal because it is online but the interface is not close to either Tweetdeck or Seesmic Desktop. Peoplebrowsr at this point is clunky and ugly.

So please I am asking for a Twitter client that has all of the best funcitons and then some. Those include:

1. Multiple Accounts

2. Saved searches

3. Syncing across platforms and computers

4. Facebook intergration with reply to Facebook Status in Twitter Client

5. Picture management more than just Twitpic

6. 12seconds video

7. Set up and publish Twitter experiences for others/clients with search terms and followings

8. More than 10 columns

9. Better performance and less memory usage

10. Preview of shortlinks and pictures

There you have it. This is my wishlist. What would yours be?

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• Super ticked at our puppy right now. She somehow was able to pee in 4 different spots in our house in less than 10 minutes. Uurrgggg! #
• Idol on DVR. #
• Mama mia, Mario: Nintendo does it again with DSi usat.me/?34691384 // get ready to see a lot of these #kidmin #
• Last day to speak at chapel at CHCA. Talking about victory today. #kidmin #
• A kid says to me, I stayed up late last night. I say, How Late. 9:30 he say, I was watching Dancing with the Stars. He is a PARTY Animal #
• Sign Wednesday: Don't P Here: What do you do with a puppy who is certified a slow-learning, hyperactive, and ADH.. tinyurl.com/b3y7xj #
• FCC studies goal of nationwide affordable, fast Internet usat.me/?34698856 // it could be free and launched by Google but then no tax #
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• RT @guykawasaki: Not Intended for Small Children: Easter Bunny Dissection adjix.com/2usk // #kidmin funny #
• getting ready for Easter. MediaShout and Adobe Illustrator are my friends right now. #
• Heading to the in-laws. #

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Sign Wednesday: Don't P Here

What do you do with a puppy who is certified a slow-learning, hyperactive, and ADHD dog? Especially one that pees every time you pet her? It is as if she loses all bodily control and has no clue what she is doing. Seriously, I want to know.

Here is one option that my beautiful wife found in our neighborhood: (her blog is here)



I don't think this will work but we might give it a try. My house would be covered in signs but if it helps I am willing to do it.

By the way, who is this sign intended for? Is it that big of a problem that it is worthy of a sign? And if it is an animal issue, then who is going to read it to them? Just questions that I need to ask my neighbors.

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• The pasta from Pizza Hut was surprisingly good. Worth a try for sure #
• I know it's not #followfriday but give @AFrugalFriend If you want to save money on everyday things. #
• Watching the game at Gary Lytle's house. #
• Anybody else turning the game off early and going to bed? #
• 20% of U.S. preschoolers are obese usat.me/?34684988 // #kidmin story #
• New Web address endings could be start of turf wars usat.me/?34687748 // I could buy another 100 domain names next year? #
• Oatmeal in the tummy is better than in a bowl. #
• Chapel at CHCA today was a blast. Hey, I had a lot of fun. #
• Still can't believe it is snowing on April 7th in Cincinnati, OH. I miss Dallas on days like today. #
• The best blog post @jonathancliff has ever written and it isn't even on his blog. #kidmin adjix.com/45ju #
• working on my talk for tomorrow. need a good object lesson on victory. thoughts? #kidmin #

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• Just finished MediaShout for tomorrow's talk. Speaking the next 3 days at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. I can't wait. #kidmin #
• Tech firms eager to gobble stimulus funds usat.me/?34675264 // so are all other firms but I'm addicted to technology :) #
• Chapel at CHCA this morning. Those kids rock. twitpic.com/2wv85 #
• Communities print own currencies to keep cash flowing usat.me/?34676402 // this is wild. I think I'm going to print my own money... #
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• RT @kevincooper: i want a friendfeed t-shirt // I second that. #
• I finally have a reliable remote/presenter that works with MediaShout and Vista. Now I have to remember it in the morning for my talk. #

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Ministry Monday: We Forget

I wrote a guest blog post on Gina McClain's blog at http://www.jabberfrog.com. Gina is an incredible Children's Pastor at LifeChurch.tv. If you are not reading her thoughts on ministry then you should be. Here is the post that I wrote:

For some reason while I was with my 2 year old, Azlan, I started singing a line from the song “September”. I really don’t know why but I sang, “Do you remember, the 21st night of Septemeber?” On cue, Azlan sang back to me, “I don’t remember…” I was floored. One with laughter and two because of course he doesn’t remember, HE’S 2!

Ephesians 2:12 “…remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world“

How often we forget. We forget about what God has brought us through. We forget all of the steps of faith that has brought us to where we are today no matter where that place may be. We forget what God has done for us and through us. We forget…

What if we lived as people who remembered? What if we lived as people who have a hope that no matter what junk is going on right now that God is bigger and better than all of it? What if we remembered that the God we serve made the oceans and yet cares how many hairs are on my head?

Today I want you to remember. I want you not to forget to praise God for all that he has done. Remember what it was like before you had Jesus in your life. Share your story today of what God has done in your life. I am sure that it someone needs a little hope today.

Thank you Gina for letting me be a guest on your site. I appreciate it.