Most of my fellow students at Sioux Falls Seminary are there to get a Masters of Divinity degree so that they have the academic qualifications to become a pastor. There are also a few that are there to get counseling degrees, but not me. Eighteen months ago I was invited to take an informal class …
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How to Make Your Email Less Annoying in 8 Easy Steps
Earlier in the year, I realized that I spent far too much time checking my email and clearing out my inboxes each day. At the time, I had four active email accounts that I used and none of them worked terribly well with the devices that I wanted to check email on (other than my …
Is Podcasting the New Radio Ministry for Churches?
Many medium and large-sized church congregations (300+ members) have used the mediums of radio and television as a form of outreach ministry during the last half-century. By broadcasting the worship music and message of a Sunday morning service to the outside community, there’s the possibility that God will reach someone that might not ordinarily walk …
Working with Committees: How to Build a Successful Website
Imagine that you and your ten closest friends are put into an industrial kitchen and told to make food item that contains everyone’s favorite ingredients. If you all like exactly the same types of food, you might wind up with something that’s not half-bad. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. You would more likely end …
Building Church Websites: My Experience with Central Baptist Church
I’ve recently gone through the process of building out a new website for my home church, Central Baptist Church of Sioux Falls am now in the process of building new websites for my friends at West Center Baptist and Trinity Lutheran Church of Madison, SD. As I go through the design and development process with …
I’m Tired of Paying $150.00 Electric Bills
I’m a relatively happy customer of Southeastern Electric Cooperative. They provide me electricity for much cheaper than I could generate myself and I’m part owner of the company (as is everyone else that gets electricity from Southeastern), but after receiving a bill for $150.00 in the mail for my August electricity, I figured it was …
Fall TV Shows
I’m not a terribly huge television watcher, but I do watch/listen to a number of podcasts on a regular basis. I usually try to get into one or two shows every fall season, but quite often the shows get stale rather quickly (I’m looking at you, Flash Forward) or I otherwise lose interest. There are …
How to Ensure You Will Actually Get Paid as a Freelancer
As unemployment rates remain elevated in most developed countries, people with specific marketable skill sets, such as website development, graphic design and copy writing, have been applying those talents in the marketplace in the form of freelance work to supplement their income streams. As a person that has done a lot of freelancing work in …
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Yankton Trail Park and Tut Hill Park Flooding 7/30/2010
Yankton Trail Park: Tut Hill Park: