http://knight.with.sim.org/wp resources for "describing God's mighty works" around the world Thu, 08 May 2008 19:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not quite sure what to make of this, but apparently America (i.e., the United States of America) now has its own website, and the tagline is "Telling America's Story." Well, I have no comment on that, but one of the resources that this site points to is a publication ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/05/08/americagov-telling-americas-story/ YWAM's Create International ministry has posted (on CalCast - the Gospel Gadget Podcast) a video message from YWAM founder Loren Cunningham on the subject of "IT Missionaries and the Internet." Cunningham shares "how he believes that God is raising up a new type of 'I.T.' missionary that will use the ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/05/05/god-wants-it-missionaries/ Apparently today, May 1, is "RSS Awareness Day." Since I was just speaking yesterday to a group of SIM leaders about communication and mission (and urging them all to get an RSS reader), this seems like a particularly appropriate time to re-link the "RSS in Plain English" video and to ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/05/01/be-aware-be-very-aware/ For a while now, I've been promising a blog series on Shane Hipps' book The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture. I feel the time for that is drawing nearer and nearer ... (Does that sound non-commital enough for you?) Anyway, Shane was in New York this week speaking at the ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/04/11/be-the-message/ Here's a nifty illustration to explain the photography/videography "rule of thirds," which "gives you eight elements to work with — four lines and four intersections. Placing points of interest along the lines or at the intersections tends to create a more interesting composition": (HT: Kung Fu Grippe via The Life of ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/04/08/the-rule-of-thirds/ I've been saying essentially this same thing about online video, but it's always encouraging to hear someone else say it so I now have someone reputable to quote: “We’re talking about a generation that doesn’t just like seeing the video in addition to the story—they expect it. And they’ll find it ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/03/27/online-video-is-just-expected-nowadays/ "The [technological] advances have been so breathtaking and the platforms of distribution that are available to us today far exceed the wildest imagination of any Christian broadcaster from a generation ago. The challenge, of course, is that since consumers of electronic media can get their content so many different ways, ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/03/27/ready-to-step-things-up/ Last month, CNN launched a beta site for their iReport program, which engages "citizen journalists" in providing stories, photos, and video to the cable news network. The tagline is "Unedited. Unfiltered. News.", and that pretty much describes the iReport website—a holding tank for information that has not yet been vetted ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/03/12/kingdom-journalism-training-from-cnn/ I'm a few months overdue in mentioning this here, but the Wikiklesia book to which I contributed a chapter on communication and global missions won a prestigious award last year—the Award of Merit (non-profit category) from the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR). Other 2007 SNCR award recipients included Microsoft, ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/03/11/im-an-award-winner/ My friend DJ Chuang, Director of Digital Initiatives at Leadership Network, recently invited me to join the Digital Leadnet blog, which covers "the latest technology trends and what that means for the church." The goal of this team blog is to answer questions such as, "What do I need ... http://knight.with.sim.org/wp/index.php/2008/03/10/live-webcastingstreaming/