Too Much Email? You Need Five Sentences

five.sentenc.es is a personal policy that all email responses regardless of recipient or subject will be five sentences or less. It’s that simple.–source If you are a part of a large ministry organization this may be impossible. You can however commit to five sentences as a personal challenge, blog about it, tweet it out, etc….   Read more


Yes, You Might Need $200 Headphones

I purchased a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre Solo headphones two years ago that have significantly increased my productivity. Noise Cancellation Eliminating distracting noises and ambient conversations allows me to complete tasks quicker and efficiently, especially when I’m working at coffee shops and restaurants. Visually Show Your Busy-ness Sometimes my slim pair of iPhone…   Read more


The Basics of… Using Technology?

If you’ve followed the adventures of Staffhacker up to this point, there’s a pretty heavy chance you’re comfortable enough with technology to use your web browser and mail even to sign up for email updates or an RSS feed. So when you see “The Basics of Using Technology,” you’re more likely to pass it along…   Read more


Readable: A Pain Free Way to Read the Web

Finding a blog post that is exactly what I’m looking for is awesome. Having my reading interrupted by pop-up banners/headers/footers is not. Introducing Readable: Editor’s Note: The service Readable is based on, Readability, was a “bookmarklet,” or a tiny script packaged into a browser bookmark. When you click the bookmarklet in your browser, instead of…   Read more


Request for Ideas: New Student Outreach / Back to School

We’re getting ready for another big series, and this time it’s going to be posts about welcoming your students back to school and starting off the semester right with New Student Outreach. Since many ministries get started during their Summer semesters, especially those with summer B semesters starting in July, we’re going to step it…   Read more