ChurchCrunch’s 1,000th Blog Post – The Big Thank YOU Giveaway!
It’s been 10 months and 8 days (or 311 days) since we first started and this blog post marks the 1,000th post on ChurchCrunch.com! We’ve managed to maintain a wickedly-high post volume count of about 3.216 blog posts a day.
Wow. Pretty insane.
And although myself (and about 30+ contributing authors) have been driving the content it’s only because of the community that’s been developed that all of this seems to be sustainable. Each blog post was simply a “brick” laid down that I hoped would create a pathway of connection and community.
Eventually, we might actually make something of it (or get “somewhere”).
So, a big Thank You to the community that’s been encouraging me forward as we seek to understand and explore how best to use web technology for the Kingdom.
The Big 1,000 Giveaway – 10 Winners!
If you’ve been here before, you know we like giving away free loot.
So, we’ll be giving away 1,000 Unique Business cards courtesy of MooMini: 10 people will get a set of 100 Mini’s to sport classy business card swag.
All you have to do is leave a comment below including something you’ve learned from the last 1,000 blog posts here at ChurchCrunch!
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What have I learnt. Loads but the thing that stands out is the use of IntenseDebate commenting system. I now use it on my blog (much smaller and lower volume than here) because of it's use on ChurchCrunch.
Keep it up guys …
Learned how to create a facebook app for a live show.
I learned that it's not human three rawr, and that even though @dewde thinks you are, you are not Chinese.
But mostly I learned about a bunch of tech nerds with a heart for Christ and have a great time learning from them and with them.
Congrats on the 1000th
Puhah. Congrats Church Crunch! I've learned how to meld authentic personality and real focused thematic content from following you here and at your human3rror side of life. Thank you!
1000? good gravy. k ready for this.
I was using Wordpress when I meandered over to this here blog, but this is where I really became a believer that Wordpress is the way to go. I guess you could say I'm a fanboy…
Well can't wait for the next thousand.
What have I learned? Way too hard to limit down to one or two things. John, I think you guys strike a unique chord of finding the marriage between ministry & tech life. So many great things you've introduced us to and/or started needed conversations about.
Happy 1000th post! Congrats!
I learn about lots of great new tech and try things out that previously I would probably have not tried. I learned about WordPress and it's amazing power and capability. I found lots more folks that share my passions for using tech to impact culture with the Good News. Thanks for the site and for sharing your passion and your experience.
When I first started reading this blog, I was enamored mostly with the technical/geeky stuff that was brought forward from a Christian perspective. However, over time I've come to appreciate and be reminded by what you write that the technical goodies are merely just tools. It's the people who are using those tools and how they're using them that is important especially when in the context of lifting up His Kingdom. The post that illustrated this more than any other was this one:
http://churchcrunch.com/2009/04/16/twestival-the-...
It was through that, I learned about Charity Water and over the last 4-6 months have been reading more about what God is doing through people in Africa and it's just amazing. Recently, our church challenged small groups to take a more active role in communicating with missionaries around the world. As such, I have been kind of lobbying to connect with the missionary family that is in Togo and perhaps we can connect our missionaries with an organization like Charity Water to see what we can do not only to spread the Gospel, but make a real difference.
I've really come to appreciate Church Crunch not just for the blog entries and the wealth of information they provide, but more importantly, to me, I appreciate the effort that you have made John, to make it a place of community where people can share ideas, thoughts and make connections with people we might otherwise never know. I'm looking forward to the next 1,000 posts!
I have learned a lot about how a church can use technology to engage membership and increase connectivity. Now if only I can help put it into practice!
Where should I begin.
I have learned a lot from church crunch in my little time here.
I have only been reading the blog for about a month, but the biggest thing that sticks out to me the most is the article on church planting and online community. The post that sticks out is the post about soul city church and planting a church with an integrated online stategy. Good stuff right there.
Hope I win, I have been working on getting some business cards
Churchcrunch.com kicks my butt on a daily basis…
What have I not learned. I have learned that the Church world is totally embracing technology to reach the world with Christ. The power of technology helps to break down walls, borders and the distance to reach out to spread the Gospel.
I love that there are folks in the church (leaders and lay alike) that are ALL leading the way with technology and social networking. I read every post that comes down the pipe with the hopes of learning, implementing, and ultimately teaching these concepts to others right here in my own circle of influence (on and off line).
Thanks for doing what you do!
Congrats on reaching such a milestone!
Since discovering this Web site, I’ve acquired the most knowledge about social networks and how to potentially use them.
I’ve also been exposed to points-of-view outside my own personal frame of reference, and previous experience.
i've learned so much here. In fact, a big chunk of my blogging roots have been learned here off this site. I know that I can come back later and search the archives for something I saw months earlier.
I've learned from posts about strategy, hacks, missions. I jokingly tell others that this is like techo-seminary.
What have I learned? Hmmm… so much to choose from! I'd have to say that one of the bigger things was just thinking a little bit more about strategy in everything that I am doing.
I agree with one of the other commenters. I like the marriage between ministry and tech here. I've learned a lot of tidbits through this blog and found the site very helpful. Thanks for inspiring us all … (and making us more productive).
Happy 1000th!
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1000 posts in 10 months? Dude you are the man! I like this blog because its always informative and it gives us some insight into the life of @human3rror
Keep rocking on John!
I love the innovative approaches that you bring. I especially like the post a couple weeks ago about new ways to do online registration, casual/informal. I think it's a great approach to engage people and keeping the entire experience relatable and not at all sterile.
Gosh, how can I narrow it down to one thing? I learned about Media Temple here, Intense Debate, how to make better use of Wordpress layout, hacks and plugins, how to leverage social networks to direct traffic to my blog, etc.