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January 27, 2023
New Year, New GraceWhat would you want to accomplish at work this year if there were nothing to hold you back or stop you from doing it?
I don’t know about you, but the turning of the calendar year has gotten more important to me over the years. For my work, the calendar year definitely has a tone of seasonality for me. Lamentations 3:23 is one verse I know by heart because I am a walking example of God’s graces being new every morning (some of you know my story, and you know how big of a deal that is for me); but for work, I really feel like that flip of the calendar year is a way of saying God’s graces are new even in my work every year!
And when I am able to tap into His grace, then I am able to experience the freedom that He offers me. That is huge for me concerning the workplace, because just like IRL (as the kids say these days), my brokenness (sins) limits my ability to tap into God’s grace and hence, the freedom He offers.
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January 20, 2023
Standing Out Among 10,000 AdsThe average person can see up to 10,000 ads per day. According to Radiomatters.org, “183,425 commercials were run during the first week of August 2020”. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, “U.S. Podcast Ad Revenues Grew 19% Year over ...
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January 13, 2023
Givers and Takers – a John Frost follow-upRecently, my brilliant friend and associate John Frost wrote a column that struck gold. Here’s part of what John said: When you think about the people that have had the greatest influence on your life, I reckon you'd say they were GIVERS. I wonder, then, why so ...
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January 6, 2023
EncouragementIf encouragement literally means to put courage into someone (to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope), what could possibly put more courage into a man or woman than showing them exactly who God is and what He has done for us through the finished work of Jesus on the ...
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December 9, 2022
Looking Back, Looking AheadDear Christian broadcasters and media personalities, First, I want to say Merry Christmas! Second, I want to say thank you for putting up with me for the past year; it has been an honor to participate in the CCM Perspectives for All Access. It’s amazing to me ...
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December 2, 2022
Where Stories Are BornIn the last tip, I wrote about getting away from Information and concentrating on Storytelling. That tip and this one grew out of an email conversation my associate John Frost and I had with the PD of a CCM station we both work with. Let me share it with ...
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November 28, 2022
You're Invited! Part 2In my previous article I wrote about the power of an invitation. Read Here. In summary, the idea is that if we want to get to know our donors, to thank them properly and to help them grow in their relationship with our ministries, we need to meet them. Inviting them to ...
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November 18, 2022
Buy-In Beats Bossing Around“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” - Theodore Roosevelt. When bosses drive, it can feel like you and your team are swimming upstream. I’ve learned you have a better chance at moving downstream ...
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November 11, 2022
Using DAI for the AskBefore I hop in here, I want to wish you all a happy, healthy holiday season – here’s to your happiness, joy, and continued health and prosperity! Alright, alright, alright, let’s get on with the show! Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) has been around for ...
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November 4, 2022
Out of the Box: Becoming an Unconventionally Strategic PodcasterTwo things can be true at once: Let your message find your people That message still has to be strategic. Confession: I stole that first point from Daniel Whittington during a session at the Wizard Academy in Austin. (The second point is pretty obvious. ...