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Rocky River Community Church Marriage Retreat

Posted Mon, 03/09/2009 - 7:41am by shrop

Lisa and I had a great time in Charleston this past weekend. We really missed Emily Grace though. Rocky River Community Church hosted a marriage retreat. Twenty-Seven couples learned about God's will for marriages and exchanged some ideas on marriage, raising children and family in general. The church staff all did an awesome job of making this happen.

Anyway, check out some pics that we took while walking around historic Charleston.

New Rock Group

Posted Sun, 11/09/2008 - 3:23pm by shrop

I was a bit skeptical when Lisa wanted to start a new small group. It is a major time commitment, but very rewarding. We have both felt a strong need to connect and Bible study with others who share our interest to learn.

Bible App Released for the Blackberry

Posted Thu, 11/06/2008 - 6:28am by shrop

I a m no fan of Blackberry mobile devices, but many of my friends and colleagues use them. Good news is that LifeChurch.tv has release a version of their Bible app for the Blackberry. Check out the details here: Introducing the Blackberry Bible App!

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Steve Jobs On Being Meaningful: What Can The Church Learn?

Posted Wed, 08/27/2008 - 6:55am by shrop

In the short video below, Steve Jobs talks about marketing a company's core values so that the company is meaningful. Keep the message simple and don't let mixed messages confuse customers about what your company is really about.

Does your church market its core values well? Do web site visitors, fist time attenders and even members/regular attenders get what your church is about? If not, you may want to rethink how you market your church's core values.

Top 90 Church Websites | churchrelevance.com

Posted Sun, 08/24/2008 - 7:21pm by shrop

Church Relevance has release its picks for the 90 top church web sites. The blog post below explains that they are based on design, usability and innovative ideas. That still sounds very subjective to me, but once you look at some of the sites in the list, there is no denying that we can all learn a good deal from these web site designs.

http://churchrelevance.com/resources/top-church-websites/

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Once upon a time, The Bible was printed on paper

Posted Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:12am by shrop

YouVersion (www.youversion.com) is one of my favorite web/iPhone apps out there right now. Check out the blog post below to find out how the new iPhone app is changing Bible publishing.

[From Once upon a time, The Bible was printed on paper - LifeChurch.tv : swerve]

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Thirst Camp/Beach Trip

Posted Sun, 07/20/2008 - 6:56am by shrop

We are heading off to the beach (Myrtle Beach) after church today. Rocky River is sponsoring Thirst Camp 2008 for middle school and high school students. You can read more about it here. My wife, Lisa, will be the camp nurse. Me and Emily Grace do not have any specific duties, but will help out as needed. We also plan on spending a lot of time in the pool.

Thoughts from a guy who runs ProPresenter?

Posted Tue, 07/08/2008 - 10:27am by shrop

Good stuff on running Pro Presenter or really other presentation tools.

[From ricky.merrefield » Blog Archive » Thoughts from a guy who runs ProPresenter?]

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Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only Way to Heaven

Posted Tue, 06/24/2008 - 7:51am by shrop

Very interesting stats here. Thanks to http://twitter.com/godsmac for letting me know about this article via Twitter.

[From FOXNews.com - Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only Way to Heaven - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News]

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Is the Bible we have today the same Bible from 1900 years ago?

Posted Tue, 06/17/2008 - 6:48am by shrop

The accuracy (or alleged inaccuracy) of the Bible is often a topic brought up by non-believers. Let's face it, if the Bible isn't accurate, how can one believe. I found this comparison between ancient texts to be very interesting. Thanks to http://twitter.com/mxbx for publishing on his blog.